Can I Run Qwen 3.5 on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)?
作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年2月24日
Yes
Yes — Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B at Q8_0 needs about 39.9 GB of the 48 GB usable on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB) (~8.1 GB spare), at ~32.7 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 32,768 tokens of context.
Confidence: medium · Recommended quantization: Q8_0 · Estimated speed: ~32.7 tok/s
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Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB) — what it gives a model
| Usable memory for models | 48 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 273 GB/s |
| Form factor | Mini PC |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Memory upgradeable | No — soldered |
Qwen 3.5 on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB): memory by quantization
| Quant | Memory needed | Fits 48 GB? | Max context | Est. speed | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 72.7 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 70 GB |
| Q8_0 | 39.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~32.7 tok/s | 37.2 GB |
| Q6_K | 31.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~38.9 tok/s | 28.7 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 27.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~42.6 tok/s | 24.8 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 23.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~46.8 tok/s | 21.1 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 17.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | ~56.1 tok/s | 14.9 GB |
| Q2_K | 14.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | ~63 tok/s | 11.5 GB |
Which Qwen 3.5 sizes fit
| Variant | Needs at Q4_K_M | Fits? | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B | 244.7 GB | ✗ Too large | — |
| Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B | 77.3 GB | ✗ Too large | — |
| Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B | 23.8 GB | ✓ Fits | ~46.8 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 27B | 18.8 GB | ✓ Fits | ~8.5 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 9B | 6.6 GB | ✓ Fits | ~24.7 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 4B | 3.5 GB | ✓ Fits | ~49.9 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 2B | 2.7 GB | ✓ Fits | ~73.9 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 0.8B | 1.8 GB | ✓ Fits | ~124.7 tok/s |
What to watch out for
- 2 larger variants of Qwen 3.5 do not fit and would need CPU offload or different hardware.
- This model does not publish its full attention configuration, so the KV-cache share of these figures is inferred from its parameter count rather than computed exactly.
- Memory on this machine is not upgradeable, so the configuration you buy is the ceiling for every model you will ever run on it.
Mac mini M4 Pro 64 GB limitations
- M4 Pro memory bandwidth is half the M4 Max's, so large models that fit will still generate roughly half as fast.
Recommended setup
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput
How these numbers are calculated
- Memory need = quantized weights + KV cache at 8,192 tokens (f16) + 0.8 GB runtime overhead.
- 64 GB unified memory at 273 GB/s, shared between CPU and GPU.
- macOS reserves a share of unified memory for the system, so not all of it is available to a model.
- Throughput is a memory-bandwidth roofline estimate, not a measurement. It is labelled "estimated" everywhere it appears.
- KV cache is inferred from the parameter count because this model does not publish its full attention configuration.
FAQ
Can I run Qwen 3.5 on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)?
Yes — Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B at Q8_0 needs about 39.9 GB of the 48 GB usable on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB) (~8.1 GB spare), at ~32.7 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 32,768 tokens of context.
Which quantization of Qwen 3.5 should I use on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)?
Q8_0 — it needs about 39.9 GB of the 48 GB available, downloads as roughly 37.2 GB, and runs at an estimated 32.7 tokens/sec with up to 32K of context.
What limits Qwen 3.5 on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)?
Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.
Which runtime should I use?
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput
Other Computers
Other Models on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)
- Qwen 3.6 on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)
- Qwen3.8 on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)
- Qwen3-Coder on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)
- SmolLM2 on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)
- SmolLM3 on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB)
Qwen 3.5 on GPUs
- Qwen 3.5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- Qwen 3.5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- Qwen 3.5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
- Qwen 3.5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060