Apple M4 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Pro can run moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 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 | 36.10 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 8GB | 64GB | 23.18 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 16GB | 64GB | 15.19 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |