Apple M2 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Pro can run Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 27 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 28GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 32GB | 27.13 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 8GB | 32GB | 19.10 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 16GB | 32GB | 11.14 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |