Can I Run Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B on Apple M3 Max?

Name: LLM Configurator — GPU VRAM Checker
Author: LLM Configurator

作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年8月15日

Yes. Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B needs 19.3 GB at Q4_K_M and the Apple M3 Max has 64 GB, leaving about 44.7 GB of headroom, at roughly 10 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 128K of context.

The numbers

Model	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B
Parameters	32B
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	19.3 GB
Apple M3 Max VRAM	64 GB
Verdict	Runs
Max context	128K
Estimated speed	~10 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B on this card:

Apple MacBook Pro M3 Max

64 GB VRAM · 35 W board power

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Buy vs. rent Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Buy the GPU

~$2,499

Apple M3 Max · MSRP

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from $0.34/hr

RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

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Other Qwen 2.5 Family sizes on the Apple M3 Max

Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct — runs (43.5 GB)
Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct — runs (8.5 GB)
Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct — runs (4.6 GB)

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B on nearby hardware

NVIDIA L40S (48 GB) — runs
NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB) — runs

All Qwen 2.5 Family sizes on the Apple M3 Max | VRAM calculator for Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | Apple M3 Max GPU page | Check your hardware