Apple M4 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-135M. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Pro can run HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-135M with Q4 quantization. At approximately 37 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 60GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 64GB | 37.44 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 7GB | 64GB | 26.02 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 15GB | 64GB | 14.53 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |