Apple M4 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Pro can run meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf with Q4 quantization. At approximately 36 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 | 36.25 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 7GB | 64GB | 26.60 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 15GB | 64GB | 14.45 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |