Can Mac mini M4 Pro 64GB run NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4B-BF16?
Apple · 64 GB LPDDR5X · 273 GB/s bandwidth ·
NVIDIA · 4.0B · model ctx up to 256K
Yes — the Mac mini M4 Pro 64GB (64 GB LPDDR5X) can run NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4B-BF16. At Q4 with the default 8K context it needs ≈ 4.0 GB VRAM (weights 2.2 GB + KV cache 0.8 GB + 1 GB runtime overhead), which fits within 64 GB. Decode at Q4/8K: ≈ 43.4 tok/s (estimated, batch 1). FP16 (≈ 9.8 GB) also fits, at ≈ 11.9 tok/s (estimated). Estimates come from memory-bandwidth math; rows tagged measured override estimates. Relative ranking is more reliable than absolute tok/s. Methodology.
Fit & speed by quant and context
Quant
Context
VRAM needed
Fits?
tok/s (decode)
Q4
4K
3.6 GB
Yes
43.4est.
Q4
8K default
4.0 GB
Yes
43.4est.
Q4
32K
6.4 GB
Yes
43.4est.
FP16
4K
9.4 GB
Yes
11.9est.
FP16
8K default
9.8 GB
Yes
11.9est.
FP16
32K
12.2 GB
Yes
11.9est.
Fits = weights + KV(ctx) + 1 GB overhead ≤ 95% of VRAM. Measured
anchors are context-agnostic; the fit verdict is recomputed per context. A missing tok/s
means the model is far beyond this card (offload-only territory).
VRAM breakdown at 8K context
Quant
Weights
KV cache
Overhead
Total needed
Mac mini M4 Pro 64GB VRAM
Q4
2.2 GB
0.8 GB
1 GB
4.0 GB
64 GB
FP16
8.0 GB
0.8 GB
1 GB
9.8 GB
64 GB
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