Qwen Qwen3 30B A3b Thinking 2507 speed on Apple M2 Ultra and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Apple M2 Ultra meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen3 30B A3b Thinking 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 Thinking 2507 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 59 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 | 59.04 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 30GB | 192GB | 41.33 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 60GB | 192GB | 22.44 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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Apple M2 Ultra can run Qwen Qwen3 30B A3b Thinking 2507 at Q4 with an estimated 59 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 15GB VRAM on this page, while Apple M2 Ultra has 192GB available.
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