gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Gemma4-26B:26b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 25.8B · Q4_K_M
Aug 22, 2026 · NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X (6144-core GPU, 20-core ) RTX Spark N1X (6144-core GPU, 20-core )
Global Score
71 vs 92
Hardware Fit
76 vs 100
Quality Score
69 vs 89
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx Gemma4-26B:26b
MachineMacBook ProHP HyperX OMEN Transcend Gaming Laptop 14-ga0xxx5CD612DXML
CPUApple M1 ProNVIDIA RTX Spark N1X (6144-core GPU, 20-core ) RTX Spark N1X (6144-core GPU, 20-core )
Cores1020
RAM16 GB55 GB
GPUApple M1 ProNVIDIA RTX Spark N1X (6144-core Blackwell RTX GPU), NVIDIA NPU
OSmacOS 26.6.2Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 10.0.28000
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx Gemma4-26B:26b
Tokens/sec25.061.3
First chunk787 ms185 ms
TTFT30.0 s185 ms
Load time4.0 s22.9 s
Memory usage7.1 GB16.4 GB
Memory %45%30%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
Gemma4-26B:26b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
Gemma4-26B:26b
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
14/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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