MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB Integrated memory 48GB · Usable space for model approximately 41GB
This is an M4 generation professional laptop configuration that can comfortably load 27B to 35B MoE models with 273 GB/s integrated memory bandwidth and 48GB memory.
Hardware core specifications
- available memory
- 41GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 273GB/s
- Estimated sustained LLM load
- About 85W
- Korean price range (KRW)
- 290 × KRW 10,000–400 × KRW 10,000
a person who fits well
- Utilizes 41GB of available memory
- Quiet finished product composition
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE) level local inference
In this case skip it
Unified memory is advantageous for loading large models, but CUDA-specific tools and multi-GPU workflows should be explored separately.
Recommended format for each device 4K input
The model you will experience with this equipment
MiniCPM5-2B
Required 2.07GB · spare time
MLX 4-bit
Decode
131.9 ~ 146.6 tok/s
First token
1.7 to 3.8 seconds
Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE)
recommendedRequired 21.28GB · spare time
MLX 4-bit
Decode
19.6 ~ 46.1 tok/s
First token
2.7 ~ 6.3 s
Actual speed may vary depending on runtime version, cooling status, context length and quantization file.
On sales pages, look at memory before chips.
The model and speed assumptions above change if the product is not the 48GB configuration.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which local LLM can be run on the MBP M4 Pro 48GB?
- You can compare MiniCPM5-2B, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE), etc. with 4K input and recommended formats. Memory requirements vary depending on model and context length.
- What is the local LLM computing power of the MBP M4 Pro 48GB?
- Expected to draw approximately 85W under sustained load, with an actual range estimated between 60–120W.
- Are the displayed token speeds ground truth?
- These ranges normalize collected benchmark measurements to the same conditions. Only combinations without matching measurements are estimated from nearby measured values. Results can vary by runtime, cooling, model file, and context length.
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Mac mini M4 32GB
Consider this configuration if you want to run 27B Q4 without building a new PC. Moving up makes sense if 24GB was running out of memory. If the model and cache already fit, however, choosing 32GB does not make the chip itself faster.
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Mac mini M6 32GB
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