Apple M2 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Max can run Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking with Q4 quantization. At approximately 11 tokens/second, you can expect Basic speed - best for non-interactive tasks.
You have 57GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 39GB | 96GB | 10.60 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 78GB | 96GB | 7.98 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 156GB | 96GB | 3.77 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |