Compatibility Check
Can I Run Phi-3 Medium 14B on Apple M1?
Yes — Apple M1 runs Phi-3 Medium 14B fully on GPU at the Q4_K_M quantization.
Estimated ~6.6 tokens/sec on the Q4_K_M quantization.
Full GPU
Best variant: Q4_K_M
Full GPU inference — 16 GB VRAM meets the 12 GB recommendation.
- GPU VRAM
- 16 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 9.5 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 12 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- ~6.6
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Every Phi-3 Medium 14B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_MBest fit | 8.2 GB | 9.5 GB | 12 GB | 4K / 4K | Full GPU | ~6.6 |
| Q8_0 | 14.8 GB | 16 GB | 20 GB | 4K / 4K | Partial GPU | ~3.1 |
Apple M1 is solid pick for Phi-3 Medium 14B
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