Can I Run Qwen 3 on Apple M2 Ultra?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated April 28, 2025

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~62 GB of headroom running Qwen 3 235B-A22B (MoE) at Q4_K_M (130 GB, ~66 tok/s (est.)).

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Apple M2 Ultra Specs

VRAM192 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth800 GB/s

Qwen 3 Sizes That Fit the Apple M2 Ultra

Qwen 3 235B-A22B (MoE)Q4_K_M · 130 GB · ~66 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 32BQ4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~41 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 14BQ4_K_M · 9.5 GB · ~84 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 30B-A3B (MoE)Q4_K_M · 8 GB · ~400 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 8BQ4_K_M · 5.5 GB · ~145 tok/s (est.)
Buy vs. rent Qwen 3
Buy the GPU
~$3,999
Apple M2 Ultra · MSRP
Rent by the hour
from $1.54/hr
2× A100 (160 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$3,999) beats renting at $1.54/hr after about 3.6 years.

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FAQ

Will Qwen 3 run on the Apple M2 Ultra?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~62 GB of headroom running Qwen 3 235B-A22B (MoE) at Q4_K_M (130 GB, ~66 tok/s (est.)).

Which Qwen 3 variant fits best on the Apple M2 Ultra?

Qwen 3 235B-A22B (MoE) at Q4_K_M quantization (130 GB), estimated ~66 tokens/sec.

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