Apple M2 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of mistralai/Mistral-Large-Instruct-2411. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Max can run mistralai/Mistral-Large-Instruct-2411 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 11 tokens/second, you can expect Basic speed - best for non-interactive tasks.
You have 36GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 60GB | 96GB | 10.73 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 120GB | 96GB | 7.88 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 240GB | 96GB | 4.44 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |