Question 1

What AI models can run on M4 Pro (48 GB)?

Accepted Answer

The M4 Pro (48 GB) (36 GB VRAM) can run models including gemma-3-12b-it, gemma-4-E4B-it, gemma-3-12b-pt, gemma-4-E2B-it, gemma-3-4b-it and more — 10 compatible models indexed so far. Compatible models are determined by whether the model's memory footprint fits within the GPU's 36 GB VRAM, potentially using quantization (Q8, Q6, or Q4) to reduce memory usage.

Question 2

What is the cheapest cloud option for M4 Pro (48 GB)?

Accepted Answer

We don't currently have cloud pricing data for the M4 Pro (48 GB). This GPU may not be widely available from major cloud providers, or pricing data hasn't been synced yet.

Question 3

Is M4 Pro (48 GB) good for fine-tuning?

Accepted Answer

The M4 Pro (48 GB) can handle fine-tuning with some constraints. With 36 GB of VRAM, it's suitable for LoRA/QLoRA fine-tuning of models up to ~7B parameters. Full fine-tuning is limited to smaller models (~1-3B parameters). Techniques like gradient checkpointing and mixed precision help maximize what fits.

Question 4

How much VRAM does M4 Pro (48 GB) have?

Accepted Answer

The M4 Pro (48 GB) has 36 GB of VRAM (LPDDR5X). It also offers 273 GB/s memory bandwidth, 16.8 TFLOPS of FP16 compute.

Question 5

What quantization formats work on M4 Pro (48 GB)?

Accepted Answer

The M4 Pro (48 GB) supports the following quantization formats: FP16 (full precision), Q8 (8-bit), Q6 (6-bit), Q4 (4-bit). FP16 works for models up to ~7B parameters. Q4 quantization lets models up to ~122B parameters (by VRAM estimate) fit on the M4 Pro (48 GB).

M4 Pro (48 GB)

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VRAM	36 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X
Bandwidth	273 GB/s
FP16 TFLOPS	16.8
FP8 support	No