Apple M4 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of mistralai/Mixtral-8x22B-Instruct-v0.1. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Max can run mistralai/Mixtral-8x22B-Instruct-v0.1 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 17 tokens/second, you can expect Basic speed - best for non-interactive tasks.
You have 59GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 69GB | 128GB | 17.46 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 138GB | 128GB | 13.04 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 275GB | 128GB | 7.84 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |