Apple M2 Ultra meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B-Base. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Ultra can run Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B-Base with Q4 quantization. At approximately 107 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 189GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 3GB | 192GB | 106.90 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 6GB | 192GB | 70.36 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 13GB | 192GB | 44.53 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |