Can I Run Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE) on Intel Arc B580?

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

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

No. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE) needs 289.8 GB at Q4_K_M and the Intel Arc B580 has only 12 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.

The numbers

Model	Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE)
Parameters	480B/35B active
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	289.8 GB
Intel Arc B580 VRAM	12 GB
Verdict	Does not fit

What to do next

Either step down to a smaller size in this family, or move to a Apple M3 Ultra (512 GB), the cheapest card we track with enough VRAM.

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Cheapest card we track with enough VRAM for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE):

Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra

512 GB VRAM · 60 W board power

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Won't fit — rent Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE) instead

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE) needs ~290 GB but this GPU has 12 GB. Rent a 8× H100 (640 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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Other Qwen3-Coder sizes on the Intel Arc B580

Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) — does not fit (48.3 GB)
Qwen3-Coder 8B — runs (4.8 GB)

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE) on nearby hardware

Intel Arc B570 (10 GB) — does not fit
NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB) — does not fit

All Qwen3-Coder sizes on the Intel Arc B580 | VRAM calculator for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE) | Intel Arc B580 GPU page | Check your hardware