Qwen Qwen3 8B Base speed on Apple M3 Pro and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Apple M3 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen3 8B Base. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M3 Pro can run Qwen Qwen3 8B Base with Q4 quantization. At approximately 20 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 32GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 36GB | 20.14 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 8GB | 36GB | 14.10 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 16GB | 36GB | 7.65 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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Apple M3 Pro can run Qwen Qwen3 8B Base at Q4 with an estimated 20 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 4GB VRAM on this page, while Apple M3 Pro has 36GB available.
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