Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)
Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) can run Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 at 14 tok/s at Q4_K_M, though performance is acceptable. Consider a higher-end GPU for better results.
Model Size
7.24B
Device VRAM
18 GB
Bandwidth
150 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 performance at a different quality level on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 14 tok/s | 420ms | ✓ Yes | Acceptable | estimated |
Notes
Q4_K_M
Bandwidth-limited. Acceptable for chat and light coding.
About Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 (7.24B) is a chat, coding, multi-purpose model. Fast and capable 7B model with sliding window attention. Good all-rounder, slightly behind Llama 3.1 8B on most benchmarks but fully open-source under Apache 2.0.
View all Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 hardware options →About Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)
Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) has 18 GB at 150 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 14", MacBook Pro 16".
See all models Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01