Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M1 Pro (32GB) run Qwen3 30B-A3B (MoE)?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 32.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3 30B-A3B (MoE) at Q4_K_M · 18.5 GB · 45–67 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M1 Pro (32GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 9.9 GB | 62–94 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 13.2 GB | 54–82 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 18.5 GB | 45–67 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 21.8 GB | 41–61 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 25.2 GB | 37–55 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 32.4 GB | 31–46 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 61.1 GB | 19–28 tok/s | Won't fit |
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