Can I Run Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B on Intel Arc B570?

Name: LLM Configurator — GPU VRAM Checker
Author: LLM Configurator

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

No. Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B needs 134.0 GB at IQ2_M (sub-Q4) and the Intel Arc B570 has only 10 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.

The numbers

Model	Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B
Parameters	397B (17B active)
Quantization	IQ2_M (sub-Q4)
VRAM needed	134.0 GB
Intel Arc B570 VRAM	10 GB
Verdict	Does not fit

What to do next

Either step down to a smaller size in this family, or move to a Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB), the cheapest card we track with enough VRAM.

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Cheapest card we track with enough VRAM for Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B:

Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra

192 GB VRAM · 60 W board power

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Won't fit — rent Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B instead

Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B needs ~134 GB but this GPU has 10 GB. Rent a 2× A100 (160 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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Other Qwen 3.5 sizes on the Intel Arc B570

Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B — does not fit (73.7 GB)
Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B — does not fit (21.1 GB)
Qwen 3.5 27B — does not fit (16.3 GB)
Qwen 3.5 9B — runs (5.4 GB)
Qwen 3.5 4B — runs (2.4 GB)
Qwen 3.5 2B — runs (1.2 GB)
Qwen 3.5 0.8B — runs (0.5 GB)

Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B on nearby hardware

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB (8 GB) — does not fit
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (12 GB) — does not fit

All Qwen 3.5 sizes on the Intel Arc B570 | VRAM calculator for Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B | Intel Arc B570 GPU page | Check your hardware