Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M5 Max (128GB) run Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 128.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3.8 27B at Q8_0 · 29.1 GB · 13–20 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M5 Max (128GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 10.8 GB | 31–46 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 13.4 GB | 26–39 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 17.4 GB | 21–31 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 20.9 GB | 18–26 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 23.9 GB | 16–23 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 29.1 GB | 13–20 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 54.7 GB | 7–11 tok/s | Tight / slow |
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