Can I Run Qwen 3 on Apple M1?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the Qwen 3 family runs on the Apple M1.

Apple M1 Specs

VRAM16 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth68 GB/s

Qwen 3 Variants That Fit

Qwen 3 14BQ4_K_M · 9.5 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 30B-A3B (MoE)Q4_K_M · 8 GB · ~85 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 8BQ4_K_M · 5.5 GB · ~12 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Qwen 3 on the Apple M1?

Yes — the Qwen 3 family runs on the Apple M1.

Which Qwen 3 variant fits best on the Apple M1?

Qwen 3 14B at Q4_K_M quantization (9.5 GB), estimated ~7 tokens/sec.

Qwen 3 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the Apple M1

VRAM Tier

Troubleshooting

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