Apple M3 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking-FP8. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M3 Max can run Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking-FP8 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 10 tokens/second, you can expect Low speed - consider quantization or stronger GPU.
You have 89GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 39GB | 128GB | 9.99 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 78GB | 128GB | 7.41 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 156GB | 128GB | 4.43 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |