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Can the Apple M4 Pro (48GB) run Llama 3.2 1B?

Apple M4 Pro (48GB) × Llama 3.2 1B8K context
YesRuns fully on the GPU
Memory at FP163.3 GB of 36 GB
Weights 2.5 GBKV cache 0.3 GBRuntime 0.6 GB
QuantFP16Full quality
Memory3.3 GBof 36 GB usable
Speed~66tokens per second
  1. FP16
  2. Q8_0
  3. Q6_K
  4. Q5_K_M
  5. Q4_K_M
  6. Q3_K_M
  7. Q2_K

Yes. The Apple M4 Pro (48GB) can run Llama 3.2 1B fully in unified memory at FP16 (full quality), using about 3.3 GB of the 36 GB available, at roughly 66 tokens/second.

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Run it with Ollama

With Ollama installed, one command downloads and starts Llama 3.2 1B:

ollama run llama3.2:1b

Ollama's default download is Q4_K_M (about 1.6 GB here). You have room for FP16, which is full quality: pick that GGUF in LM Studio or from Hugging Face.

Run it in the cloud

No Apple M4 Pro (48GB)? Run Llama 3.2 1B in the cloud.

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Memory needed by quantization

At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 36 GB the Apple M4 Pro (48GB) can use. macOS lets the GPU use about 36 GB of the 48 GB unified memory by default.

QuantQualityMemoryFits?Speed
FP16Full quality3.3 GBFits~66 tok/s
Q8_0Near-lossless2.2 GBFits~124 tok/s
Q6_KExcellent1.9 GBFits~161 tok/s
Q5_K_MVery good1.8 GBFits~186 tok/s
Q4_K_MGood, most popular1.6 GBFits~218 tok/s
Q3_K_MNoticeably degraded1.5 GBFits~270 tok/s
Q2_KHeavily degraded1.3 GBFits~352 tok/s

GPUs that run Llama 3.2 1B comfortably

Models that run well on the Apple M4 Pro (48GB)

Frequently asked questions

Can Apple M4 Pro (48GB) run Llama 3.2 1B?

Yes. The Apple M4 Pro (48GB) can run Llama 3.2 1B fully in unified memory at FP16 (full quality), using about 3.3 GB of the 36 GB available, at roughly 66 tokens/second.

How much VRAM does Llama 3.2 1B need?

About 1.6 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 3.3 GB at full FP16 precision.

How fast is Llama 3.2 1B on the Apple M4 Pro (48GB)?

Roughly 66 tokens per second at FP16, estimated from the Apple M4 Pro (48GB)'s 273 GB/s memory bandwidth.