Can I Run Qwen 3 on Apple M2?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 10 lipca 2026

Yes — the Qwen 3 family runs on the Apple M2.

Apple M2 Specs

VRAM	24 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	100 GB/s

Qwen 3 Variants That Fit

Qwen 3 32B	Q4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 14B	Q4_K_M · 9.5 GB · ~11 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 30B-A3B (MoE)	Q4_K_M · 8 GB · ~125 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 8B	Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · ~18 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Qwen 3 on the Apple M2?

Yes — the Qwen 3 family runs on the Apple M2.

Which Qwen 3 variant fits best on the Apple M2?

Qwen 3 32B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.5 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec.

Qwen 3 on Other GPUs

• Qwen 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• Qwen 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
• Qwen 3 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Qwen 3 on Apple M4 Pro
• Qwen 3 on Apple M3

Popular Models on the Apple M2

• DeepSeek R1 on Apple M2
• Qwen 2.5 Family on Apple M2

VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 24 GB VRAM

Troubleshooting

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

Buying Guide

• Best GPU Buyer Guide 2026

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