Can the Apple M2 Pro (32GB) run Qwen3 30B-A3B?
- FP16
- Q8_0
- Q6_K
- Q5_K_M
- Q4_K_M
- Q3_K_M
- Q2_K
Yes. The Apple M2 Pro (32GB) can run Qwen3 30B-A3B fully in unified memory at Q4_K_M (good, most popular), using about 19.9 GB of the 21.4 GB available, at roughly 60 tokens/second.
Run it with Ollama
With Ollama installed, one command downloads and starts Qwen3 30B-A3B:
ollama run qwen3:30bOllama's default download is Q4_K_M (about 19.9 GB here). That is also the best quant that fits.
Run it in the cloud
No Apple M2 Pro (32GB)? Run Qwen3 30B-A3B in the cloud.
Rent a cloud GPU by the hour. No upfront cost, stop any time.
Memory needed by quantization
At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 21.4 GB the Apple M2 Pro (32GB) can use. macOS lets the GPU use about 21.4 GB of the 32 GB unified memory by default.
| Quant | Quality | Memory | Fits? | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | Full quality | 62.4 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q8_0 | Near-lossless | 33.8 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q6_K | Excellent | 26.4 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q5_K_M | Very good | 23.1 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q4_K_M | Good, most popular | 19.9 GB | Fits | ~60 tok/s | |
| Q3_K_M | Noticeably degraded | 16.3 GB | Fits | ~74 tok/s | |
| Q2_K | Heavily degraded | 12.8 GB | Fits | ~97 tok/s |
GPUs that run Qwen3 30B-A3B comfortably
Models that run well on the Apple M2 Pro (32GB)
Frequently asked questions
Can Apple M2 Pro (32GB) run Qwen3 30B-A3B?
Yes. The Apple M2 Pro (32GB) can run Qwen3 30B-A3B fully in unified memory at Q4_K_M (good, most popular), using about 19.9 GB of the 21.4 GB available, at roughly 60 tokens/second.
How much VRAM does Qwen3 30B-A3B need?
About 19.9 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 62.4 GB at full FP16 precision.
How fast is Qwen3 30B-A3B on the Apple M2 Pro (32GB)?
Roughly 60 tokens per second at Q4_K_M, estimated from the Apple M2 Pro (32GB)'s 200 GB/s memory bandwidth.