Compatibility Check
Can I Run Qwen3 8B on Apple M1 Max?
Yes — Apple M1 Max runs Qwen3 8B fully on GPU at the FP16 quantization.
Estimated ~25 tokens/sec on the FP16 quantization.
Full GPU
Best variant: FP16
Full GPU inference — 64 GB VRAM meets the 20.8 GB recommendation.
- GPU VRAM
- 64 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 18.4 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 20.8 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- ~25
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Every Qwen3 8B quantization on Apple M1 Max
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 | 4 GB | 4.6 GB | 5.2 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~80 |
| Q5_K_M | 5 GB | 5.8 GB | 6.5 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~69.6 |
| Q8_0 | 8 GB | 9.2 GB | 10.4 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~47.6 |
| FP16Best fit | 16 GB | 18.4 GB | 20.8 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~25 |
Apple M1 Max is solid pick for Qwen3 8B
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