Apple M4 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Gensyn/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Pro can run Gensyn/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 37 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 61GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 3GB | 64GB | 36.78 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 5GB | 64GB | 23.52 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 11GB | 64GB | 14.09 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |