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Can the Apple M4 Max (128GB) run Qwen3 30B-A3B?

Apple M4 Max (128GB) × Qwen3 30B-A3B8K context
YesRuns fully on the GPU
Memory at FP1662.4 GB of 96 GB
Weights 61 GBKV cache 0.8 GBRuntime 0.6 GB
QuantFP16Full quality
Memory62.4 GBof 96 GB usable
Speed~50tokens per second
  1. FP16
  2. Q8_0
  3. Q6_K
  4. Q5_K_M
  5. Q4_K_M
  6. Q3_K_M
  7. Q2_K

Yes. The Apple M4 Max (128GB) can run Qwen3 30B-A3B fully in unified memory at FP16 (full quality), using about 62.4 GB of the 96 GB available, at roughly 50 tokens/second.

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Run it with Ollama

With Ollama installed, one command downloads and starts Qwen3 30B-A3B:

ollama run qwen3:30b

Ollama's default download is Q4_K_M (about 19.9 GB here). You have room for FP16, which is full quality: pick that GGUF in LM Studio or from Hugging Face.

New to this? Step-by-step setup for the Apple M4 Max (128GB)

Run it in the cloud

No Apple M4 Max (128GB)? Run Qwen3 30B-A3B in the cloud.

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Memory needed by quantization

At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 96 GB the Apple M4 Max (128GB) can use. macOS lets the GPU use about 96 GB of the 128 GB unified memory by default.

QuantQualityMemoryFits?Speed
FP16Full quality62.4 GBFits~50 tok/s
Q8_0Near-lossless33.8 GBFits~93 tok/s
Q6_KExcellent26.4 GBFits~121 tok/s
Q5_K_MVery good23.1 GBFits~140 tok/s
Q4_K_MGood, most popular19.9 GBFits~164 tok/s
Q3_K_MNoticeably degraded16.3 GBFits~203 tok/s
Q2_KHeavily degraded12.8 GBFits~265 tok/s

GPUs that run Qwen3 30B-A3B comfortably

Models that run well on the Apple M4 Max (128GB)

Frequently asked questions

Can Apple M4 Max (128GB) run Qwen3 30B-A3B?

Yes. The Apple M4 Max (128GB) can run Qwen3 30B-A3B fully in unified memory at FP16 (full quality), using about 62.4 GB of the 96 GB available, at roughly 50 tokens/second.

How much VRAM does Qwen3 30B-A3B need?

About 19.9 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 62.4 GB at full FP16 precision.

How fast is Qwen3 30B-A3B on the Apple M4 Max (128GB)?

Roughly 50 tokens per second at FP16, estimated from the Apple M4 Max (128GB)'s 546 GB/s memory bandwidth.