Gemma 4 31B on Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified)

M4 Max (128GB Unified) runs Gemma 4 31B at Q8_0 — 12 tok/s due to limited memory bandwidth. Slow but functional — see all options below.

Model Size

30.7B

Device VRAM

128 GB

Bandwidth

546 GB/s

Quantization

Q8_0

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Gemma 4 31B on Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified) at Q8_0. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

Quantization	Speed	TTFT	Fits in VRAM	Rating	Confidence
Q8_0	12 tok/s	400ms	✓ Yes	Marginal	estimated

Notes

Q8_0

30.7B model. Q8_0 32.64GB on 128GB apple_silicon.

About Gemma 4 31B

Gemma 4 31B (30.7B) is a chat, coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Google's flagship open-weight model. Dense 30.7B parameters with 256K context. Benchmarks: 89.2% AIME 2026, 85.2% MMLU Pro, 84.3% GPQA Diamond, 80.0% LiveCodeBench v6, 86.4% agentic tool use. Supports text, image, and video input. Fits on a single RTX 4090 at Q4 or dual 16 GB GPUs. Direct successor to Gemma 3 27B with substantially better reasoning. Apache 2.0 licensed.

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About Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified)

Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified) has 128 GB at 546 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16", Mac Studio.

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Estimate method: Estimated from model architecture, quantization size, and device bandwidth. Reference hardware source: huggingface.co (2026-04-04)

Performance varies by driver version, inference engine, quantization method, context length, and system configuration. Figures shown are estimates based on community benchmarks and may not reflect your exact setup. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. OwnRig is independent and not affiliated with any hardware or AI model provider.