Apple M2 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of unsloth/gemma-3-1b-it. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Max can run unsloth/gemma-3-1b-it with Q4 quantization. At approximately 65 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 95GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 1GB | 96GB | 65.46 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 1GB | 96GB | 48.14 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 2GB | 96GB | 26.26 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |