Question 1

Can I run Qwen3 Coder Next 80B A3B on a Apple M3 Ultra?

Accepted Answer

Yes — Apple M3 Ultra runs Qwen3 Coder Next 80B A3B fully on GPU at the Q8_0 quantization. Full GPU inference — 192 GB VRAM meets the 104 GB recommendation.

Question 2

What quantization of Qwen3 Coder Next 80B A3B should I use on a Apple M3 Ultra?

Accepted Answer

For 192 GB VRAM on the Apple M3 Ultra, the Q8_0 variant is the best fit. Estimated ~9.5 tokens/sec on the Q8_0 quantization.

Question 3

How fast does Qwen3 Coder Next 80B A3B run on Apple M3 Ultra?

Accepted Answer

Roughly 9.5 tokens/sec for Q8_0. Real speed depends on context length, backend (Ollama, llama.cpp, LM Studio), and KV cache size.

Question 4

What if Apple M3 Ultra is not enough for Qwen3 Coder Next 80B A3B?

Accepted Answer

Try a smaller quantization variant or run on CPU + RAM with the trade-off of slower generation.

Quantization	File Size	Min VRAM	Rec VRAM	Context	Verdict	Estimated tok/s
Q4_K_M	40 GB	46 GB	52 GB	8K / 8K	Full GPU	~16
Q5_K_M	50 GB	57.5 GB	65 GB	8K / 8K	Full GPU	~13.9
Q8_0Best fit	80 GB	92 GB	104 GB	8K / 8K	Full GPU	~9.5
FP16	160 GB	184 GB	208 GB	8K / 8K	Partial GPU	~3.5

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