video model · ltx-video · macOS
Can I run LTX-Video 13B on Apple M4 Pro (24GB)?
Needs ~20 GB at fp8, but only ~16 GB is usable on Apple M4 Pro (24GB). With aggressive CPU offload it can run on as little as ~12 GB, much slower.
Needs ~20 GB at fp8, but only ~16 GB is usable on Apple M4 Pro (24GB). With aggressive CPU offload it can run on as little as ~12 GB, much slower.
The gap is about 4 GB: LTX-Video 13B needs roughly 20 GB and Apple M4 Pro (24GB) leaves only about 16 GB usable for a model. The lightest tracked hardware that runs LTX-Video 13B is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) at 24 GB. See LTX-Video 13B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB).
- Peak VRAM
- ~20 GB
- Usable on device
- ~16 GB
- Device memory
- 24 GB
- Quant
- fp8
- Type
- video (DIT)
- Parameters
- 13B
- Peak VRAM
- ~20 GB at fp8
- Resolution
- 1216×704
- License
- LTX-Video Open Weights (OpenRAIL-M)
- Memory
- 24 GB unified
- Usable for weights
- ~16 GB
- Power draw
- ~140 W
- Best runtime
- Ollama (MLX backend, preview) / MLX direct
What you can run instead
Run LTX-Video 13B on other hardware
FAQ
Can Apple M4 Pro (24GB) run LTX-Video 13B?
Needs ~20 GB at fp8, but only ~16 GB is usable on Apple M4 Pro (24GB). With aggressive CPU offload it can run on as little as ~12 GB, much slower.
How much VRAM does LTX-Video 13B need?
Apple M4 Pro (24GB) does not have enough memory. At fp8 the realistic peak is ~20 GB of VRAM, versus ~38 GB with every component kept resident (no offload). With aggressive CPU offload it drops to ~12 GB, much slower.
What do I use to run LTX-Video 13B locally?
LTX-Video 13B runs in ComfyUI or Diffusers. It loads as a video diffusion checkpoint plus its text encoder and VAE, not a single chat command.
Sources
- apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-introduces-m4-pro-and-m4-max
- apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/new-macbook-pro-features-m4-family-of-chips-and-apple-intelligence
- developer.apple.com
- github.com/ml-explore
- github.com/raullenchai
- huggingface.co/docs
- huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-Video
- huggingface.co/Lightricks/LTX-Video-0.9.8-13B-distilled
- lmstudio.ai
- support.apple.com/en-us/103253
- support.apple.com/en-us/121553
- support.apple.com/en-us/121555
VRAM figures are sourced peak-usage anchors at the noted quant, validated 2026-08-03. See methodology.