Can I Run Qwen 2.5 VL on Apple M1 Max?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 10 lipca 2026

Yes — the Qwen 2.5 VL family runs on the Apple M1 Max.

Apple M1 Max Specs

VRAM	64 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	400 GB/s

Qwen 2.5 VL Variants That Fit

Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 43 GB · ~9 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 2.5 VL 7B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · ~73 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Qwen 2.5 VL on the Apple M1 Max?

Yes — the Qwen 2.5 VL family runs on the Apple M1 Max.

Which Qwen 2.5 VL variant fits best on the Apple M1 Max?

Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (43 GB), estimated ~9 tokens/sec.

Qwen 2.5 VL on Other GPUs

• Qwen 2.5 VL on Apple M3 Max
• Qwen 2.5 VL on Apple M5 Pro
• Qwen 2.5 VL on NVIDIA A100 80GB

Popular Models on the Apple M1 Max

• Qwen 2.5 Family on Apple M1 Max
• DeepSeek V4 on Apple M1 Max

VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 64 GB VRAM

Troubleshooting

• Which GGUF quant should I download? (Q4 vs Q5 vs Q8)

Buying Guide

• Best GPU Buyer Guide 2026

← Can I Run It? | Qwen 2.5 VL Model Page | Apple M1 Max GPU Page | Check Your Hardware