M2 8GB

APPLE · 8GB unified memory · 1 report

Use the calculator to check which models fit in 8 GB of unified memory. The reports below include different GPU counts and memory setups; a model listed here may need extra cards or CPU offloading.

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Gemma 4 26B (4B active)

M2 8GB · Turbo-fieldfare

reported speed:: 5.5 tokens/s generation

Reported by the source; GPU count, offloading and concurrent requests can change this figure. Check the full setup before comparing.

User reports 31-35 t/s on an M5 MacBook Pro with a custom Swift/Metal engine. Setup is an OpenAI-compatible server with streaming and tool-call support.