Can I run this LLM?
Can a Mac mini M6 (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 · 18.6 GB · 40–59 tok/s on a Mac mini M6 (32GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 11.3 GB | 53–79 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 14.7 GB | 46–68 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 18.6 GB | 40–59 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 21.7 GB | 36–54 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 25.1 GB | 32–49 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 32.5 GB | 27–40 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 61.1 GB | 16–24 tok/s | Won't fit |
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