Compatibility Check
Can I Run Qwen3 8B on Apple M4?
Yes — Apple M4 runs Qwen3 8B fully on GPU at the FP16 quantization.
Estimated ~7.5 tokens/sec on the FP16 quantization.
Full GPU
Best variant: FP16
Full GPU inference — 32 GB VRAM meets the 20.8 GB recommendation.
- GPU VRAM
- 32 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 18.4 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 20.8 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- ~7.5
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Every Qwen3 8B quantization on Apple M4
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 | ~24 |
| Q5_K_M | 5 GB | 5.8 GB | 6.5 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~20.9 |
| Q8_0 | 8 GB | 9.2 GB | 10.4 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~14.3 |
| FP16Best fit | 16 GB | 18.4 GB | 20.8 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~7.5 |
Apple M4 is solid pick for Qwen3 8B
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