Apple M2 Ultra meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Ultra can run Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 61 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 177GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 15GB | 192GB | 60.81 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 31GB | 192GB | 42.39 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 61GB | 192GB | 20.70 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |