Apple M3 Max 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 M3 Max can run Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 32 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 113GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 15GB | 128GB | 32.16 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 31GB | 128GB | 19.22 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 61GB | 128GB | 10.60 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |