Apple M3 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-ASR-1.7B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M3 Pro can run Qwen/Qwen3-ASR-1.7B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 22 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 34GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 2GB | 36GB | 22.19 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 3GB | 36GB | 18.50 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 6GB | 36GB | 8.65 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |