Compatibility Check
Can I Run Qwen3 14B on Apple M1 Ultra?
Yes — Apple M1 Ultra runs Qwen3 14B fully on GPU at the FP16 quantization.
Estimated ~28.6 tokens/sec on the FP16 quantization.
Full GPU
Best variant: FP16
Full GPU inference — 128 GB VRAM meets the 36.4 GB recommendation.
- GPU VRAM
- 128 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 32.2 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 36.4 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- ~28.6
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Every Qwen3 14B quantization on Apple M1 Ultra
Each row runs the compatibility engine against your VRAM, RAM, and the model's requirements.
| Quantization | File Size | Min VRAM | Rec VRAM | Context | Verdict | Estimated tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 7 GB | 8 GB | 9.1 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~91.4 |
| Q5_K_M | 8.8 GB | 10.1 GB | 11.4 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~79.1 |
| Q8_0 | 14 GB | 16.1 GB | 18.2 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~54.4 |
| FP16Best fit | 28 GB | 32.2 GB | 36.4 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~28.6 |
Apple M1 Ultra is solid pick for Qwen3 14B
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