Apple M4 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of nvidia/Llama-3.1-Nemotron-70B-Instruct-HF. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Max can run nvidia/Llama-3.1-Nemotron-70B-Instruct-HF with Q4 quantization. At approximately 14 tokens/second, you can expect Basic speed - best for non-interactive tasks.
You have 94GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 34GB | 128GB | 13.56 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 69GB | 128GB | 10.95 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 138GB | 128GB | 5.02 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |