Apple M4 Pro 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 Pro can run nvidia/Llama-3.1-Nemotron-70B-Instruct-HF with Q4 quantization. At approximately 7 tokens/second, you can expect Low speed - consider quantization or stronger GPU.
You have 30GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 34GB | 64GB | 6.93 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 69GB | 64GB | 4.84 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 138GB | 64GB | 2.62 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |