Apple M3 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen2.5-14B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M3 Max can run Qwen/Qwen2.5-14B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 42 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 120GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 8GB | 128GB | 42.38 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 15GB | 128GB | 26.17 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 30GB | 128GB | 16.40 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |