Apple M4 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of openai-community/gpt2-xl. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Pro can run openai-community/gpt2-xl with Q4 quantization. At approximately 39 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 | 39.29 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 7GB | 64GB | 24.56 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 15GB | 64GB | 12.96 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |