Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB

Apple · M4 Pro · 48GB Unified Memory · Can run 24 models

Manufacturer Apple
Unified Memory 48 GB
Chip M4 Pro
CPU Cores 14
GPU Cores 20
Neural Engine Cores 16
Memory Bandwidth 273 GB/s
MSRP $1,799
Released Nov 8, 2024

AI Notes

The Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB is a compact AI powerhouse. With 48GB of unified memory, it can run 30B models at full precision and even load 70B models with Q4 quantization. Combined with 273 GB/s memory bandwidth and low power consumption, it is one of the best values for running large local AI models.

Compatible Models

Model Parameters Best Quant VRAM Used Fit
Llama 3.2 1B 1B Q8_0 3 GB Runs
Gemma 2 2B 2B Q8_0 4 GB Runs
Llama 3.2 3B 3B Q8_0 5 GB Runs
Phi-3 Mini 3.8B 3.8B Q8_0 5.8 GB Runs
DeepSeek R1 7B 7B Q8_0 9 GB Runs
Mistral 7B 7B Q8_0 9 GB Runs
Qwen 2.5 7B 7B Q8_0 9 GB Runs
Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B 7B Q8_0 9 GB Runs
Llama 3.1 8B 8B Q8_0 10 GB Runs
Gemma 2 9B 9B Q8_0 11 GB Runs
DeepSeek R1 14B 14B Q4_K_M 9.9 GB Runs
Phi-4 14B 14B Q4_K_M 9.9 GB Runs
Qwen 2.5 14B 14B Q4_K_M 9.9 GB Runs
StarCoder2 15B 15B Q8_0 17 GB Runs
Codestral 22B 22B Q4_K_M 14.7 GB Runs
Gemma 2 27B 27B Q4_K_M 17.7 GB Runs
DeepSeek R1 32B 32B Q4_K_M 20.7 GB Runs
Qwen 2.5 32B 32B Q4_K_M 20.7 GB Runs
Command R 35B 35B Q4_K_M 22.5 GB Runs
Mixtral 8x7B 47B Q4_K_M 29.7 GB Runs
DeepSeek R1 70B 70B Q4_K_M 43.5 GB Runs (tight)
Llama 3.1 70B 70B Q4_K_M 43.5 GB Runs (tight)
Llama 3.3 70B 70B Q4_K_M 43.5 GB Runs (tight)
Qwen 2.5 72B 72B Q4_K_M 44.7 GB Runs (tight)
1 model(s) are too large for this hardware.