Mistralai Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct 2512 speed on Apple M4 Max and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Apple M4 Max does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Mistralai Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct 2512. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Max lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Mistralai Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct 2512 operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 128GB GPU is 210GB short of the 338GB minimum.
Options: (1) Try Q2 or Q3 quantization for lower VRAM requirements, (2) Consider cloud GPU rental, (3) Upgrade to a GPU with at least 16GB VRAM.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 338GB | 128GB | 8.79 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 675GB | 128GB | 6.15 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 1350GB | 128GB | 3.34 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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Compare prebuilt systems →Apple M4 Max is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Mistralai Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct 2512 (about 338GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 338GB VRAM on this page, while Apple M4 Max has 128GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.