Can I run this LLM?
Can a Mac Studio M3 Ultra (512GB) run Qwen3 8B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 512.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3 8B at FP16 · 16.4 GB · 27–41 tok/s on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra (512GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.3 GB | 78–117 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 4.1 GB | 70–104 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 5.0 GB | 62–94 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 5.9 GB | 57–86 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 6.7 GB | 52–79 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 8.7 GB | 44–66 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 16.4 GB | 27–41 tok/s | Runs great |
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