Can I Run Qwen 3.5 0.8B on Apple M2?

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 3.5 0.8B needs 0.5 GB at Q4_K_M and the Apple M2 has 24 GB, leaving about 23.5 GB of headroom, at roughly 60 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 128K of context.

The numbers

Model	Qwen 3.5 0.8B
Parameters	0.8B
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	0.5 GB
Apple M2 VRAM	24 GB
Verdict	Runs
Max context	128K
Estimated speed	~60 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 3.5 0.8B on this card:

Apple Mac mini M2

24 GB VRAM · 20 W board power

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Buy the GPU

~$1,099

Apple M2 · MSRP

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from $0.34/hr

RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

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Other Qwen 3.5 sizes on the Apple M2

Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B — does not fit (134.0 GB)
Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B — does not fit (73.7 GB)
Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B — runs at a lower quant (21.1 GB)
Qwen 3.5 27B — runs (16.3 GB)
Qwen 3.5 9B — runs (5.4 GB)
Qwen 3.5 4B — runs (2.4 GB)
Qwen 3.5 2B — runs (1.2 GB)

Qwen 3.5 0.8B on nearby hardware

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB) — runs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (32 GB) — runs

All Qwen 3.5 sizes on the Apple M2 | VRAM calculator for Qwen 3.5 0.8B | Apple M2 GPU page | Check your hardware