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Can the Apple M4 run gemma3 27B?

NO

18.9 GB vs 14 GB usable — does not fit

~14GB usable · Apple M4 · model file 17GB · 27B

~5.6–7.1 tok/s

computed roofline: 120 GB/s × 0.80–1.00 efficiency window / 17.0GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run gemma3 27B on instead

→ Tesla V100 32GB (used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs gemma3 27B fully ($700)

→ every model the Apple M4 can run — full list

→explore the full catalog91 machines indexed · live prices · what each one can run
2026-10-01 · ← all models on the Apple M4 · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory