Compatibility Check
Can I Run Mixtral 8x22B on Apple M1?
No — Apple M1 does not have enough memory for any Mixtral 8x22B variant.
Can't Run
Best variant: Q4_K_M
Not enough memory — need at least 96 GB RAM (have 64 GB) and 83 GB VRAM (have 16).
- GPU VRAM
- 16 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 83 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 96 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- —
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Every Mixtral 8x22B quantization on Apple M1
Each row runs the compatibility engine against your VRAM, RAM, and the model's requirements.
| Quantization | File Size | Min VRAM | Rec VRAM | Context | Verdict | Estimated tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 62 GB | 65 GB | 72 GB | 4K / 64K | Can't Run | — |
| Q4_K_MBest fit | 80 GB | 83 GB | 96 GB | 4K / 64K | Can't Run | — |
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