Can I Run Qwen3.8 on Apple M2 Pro?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 11 września 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~15.2 GB of headroom running Qwen3.8 27B at Q4_K_M (16.772175 GB, ~6 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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Apple M2 Pro Specs

VRAM32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth200 GB/s

Qwen3.8 27B on the Apple M2 Pro: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 32 GB?Max context
F1657.2 GB✗ No
Q8_031.2 GB✓ Yes4K
Q6_K24.5 GB✓ Yes32K
Q5_K_M21.4 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M18.4 GB✓ Yes64K
Q3_K_M13.5 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K10.8 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Qwen3.8 Sizes That Fit the Apple M2 Pro

Qwen3.8 27BQ4_K_M · 16.772175 GB · ~6 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Will Qwen3.8 run on the Apple M2 Pro?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~15.2 GB of headroom running Qwen3.8 27B at Q4_K_M (16.772175 GB, ~6 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

Which Qwen3.8 variant fits best on the Apple M2 Pro?

Qwen3.8 27B at Q4_K_M quantization (16.772175 GB), estimated ~6 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

Every Qwen3.8 size on the Apple M2 Pro

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Qwen3.8-Max1449.0 GBDoes not fit
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next108.7 GBDoes not fit
Qwen3.8 27B16.8 GBRuns~6 tok/s

Qwen3.8 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the Apple M2 Pro

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