Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M3 Max (64GB) run Qwen3 30B-A3B (MoE)?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 64.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3 30B-A3B (MoE) at Q8_0 · 32.4 GB · 52–78 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M3 Max (64GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 9.9 GB | 91–137 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 13.2 GB | 83–124 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 18.5 GB | 71–107 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 21.8 GB | 66–98 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 25.2 GB | 61–91 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 32.4 GB | 52–78 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 61.1 GB | 34–51 tok/s | Won't fit |
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