Apple M4 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of OpenPipe/Qwen3-14B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Pro can run OpenPipe/Qwen3-14B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 28 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 57GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 7GB | 64GB | 28.21 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 14GB | 64GB | 19.38 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 29GB | 64GB | 10.76 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |