# Can I run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B on Apple M4 Max (64GB)?

> **Yes, it runs.** Runs at Q4_K_M using ~9 GB of ~48 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

Last validated: 2026-06-15.

## Memory math
- Llama 3.2 Vision 11B: 10.7B; Q4_K_M weighs 7.36 GB on disk.
- At Q4_K_M with a 4k context it needs ~9 GB (weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, ±15% with context length).
- Apple M4 Max (64GB): 64 GB unified, ~48 GB usable for model weights.
- Headroom: ~39 GB; it also fits FP16 for higher quality.

## How to run
Recommended quant: Q4_K_M. Best tool on macOS: LM Studio.

```sh
ollama run llama3.2-vision:11b
```

## Run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B on other devices
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.2-vision-11b/nvidia-rtx-3060-12gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.2-vision-11b/nvidia-rtx-4070-12gb)
- [Apple M2 (16GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.2-vision-11b/apple-m2-16gb)
- [Apple M4 (16GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.2-vision-11b/apple-m4-16gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.2-vision-11b/nvidia-rtx-4060-ti-16gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.2-vision-11b/nvidia-rtx-4080-16gb)

## Other models that run on Apple M4 Max (64GB)
- [Llama 3.3 70B (70B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.3-70b/apple-m4-max-64gb)
- [Mixtral 8x7B (46.7B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/mixtral-8x7b/apple-m4-max-64gb)
- [Command R 35B (35B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/command-r-35b/apple-m4-max-64gb)
- [Yi 1.5 34B (34B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/yi-1.5-34b/apple-m4-max-64gb)
- [Qwen2.5 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-32b/apple-m4-max-64gb)
- [Qwen3 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen3-32b/apple-m4-max-64gb)

Estimate, not a guarantee. Sources: https://ollama.com/library/llama3.2-vision, https://ollama.com/library/llama3.2-vision/tags, https://huggingface.co/leafspark/Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct-GGUF, https://huggingface.co/meta-llama/Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct.
More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.2-vision-11b/apple-m4-max-64gb