Apple M2 Ultra meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-32B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Ultra can run Qwen/Qwen3-32B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 34 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 176GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 16GB | 192GB | 34.47 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 33GB | 192GB | 26.94 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 66GB | 192GB | 15.68 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |