Gemma 4 E2B on Apple M4 Pro (48GB)

Yes — M4 Pro (48GB) handles Gemma 4 E2B well at Q8_0 — 41 tok/s. Solid daily-driver performance on 48 GB VRAM.

Model Size

5.1B

Device VRAM

48 GB

Bandwidth

273 GB/s

Quantization

Q8_0

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Gemma 4 E2B on Apple M4 Pro (48GB) at Q8_0. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

Quantization	Speed	TTFT	Fits in VRAM	Rating	Confidence
Q8_0	41 tok/s	100ms	✓ Yes	Good	estimated

Notes

Q8_0

5.1B model. Q8_0 4.97GB on 48GB apple_silicon.

About Gemma 4 E2B

Gemma 4 E2B (5.1B) is a chat, coding model. Gemma 4's compact edge model. 5.1B total parameters with 2.3B effective via Per-Layer Embeddings. Supports text, image, audio, and video input. Runs on practically any dedicated GPU with 4 GB of VRAM or more. Successor to Gemma 3 4B with measurably better reasoning and multimodal capabilities. Apache 2.0 licensed.

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About Apple M4 Pro (48GB)

Apple M4 Pro (48GB) has 48 GB at 273 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16-inch, Mac Mini.

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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.