Apple M4 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen2.5-14B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Pro can run Qwen/Qwen2.5-14B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 26 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 56GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 8GB | 64GB | 25.73 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 15GB | 64GB | 19.23 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 30GB | 64GB | 9.92 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |