Can I Run Qwen 2.5 Family on Apple M3 Max?
作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年7月12日
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~84.5 GB of headroom running Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct at Q4_K_M (43.5 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 128K context.
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Apple M3 Max Specs
| VRAM | 128 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 400 GB/s |
Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct on the Apple M3 Max: VRAM by quantization
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 128 GB? | Max context | Whole PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 146.1 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 78.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | — |
| Q6_K | 61.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | — |
| Q5_K_M | 53.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | — |
| Q4_K_M | 45.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | — |
| Q3_K_M | 32.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | — |
| Q2_K | 25.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | — |
Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 128 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the Apple M3 Max: 8K 47 GB · 32K 55 GB · 128K 87.2 GB. Every window this model publishes still fits 128 GB.
No compatible GPU? Qwen 2.5 Family on 8 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.
Qwen 2.5 Family Sizes That Fit the Apple M3 Max
| Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 43.5 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.) |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | Q4_K_M · 19.3 GB · ~10 tok/s (est.) |
| Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 8.5 GB · ~22 tok/s (est.) |
| Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 4.6 GB · ~40 tok/s (est.) |
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FAQ
Will Qwen 2.5 Family run on the Apple M3 Max?
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~84.5 GB of headroom running Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct at Q4_K_M (43.5 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 128K context.
Which Qwen 2.5 Family variant fits best on the Apple M3 Max?
Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (43.5 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec, up to 128K context.
Every Qwen 2.5 Family size on the Apple M3 Max
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct | 43.5 GB | Runs | ~5 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | 19.3 GB | Runs | ~10 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct | 8.5 GB | Runs | ~22 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct | 4.6 GB | Runs | ~40 tok/s |
Qwen 2.5 Family on Other GPUs
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