Apple M4 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen2.5-32B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Max can run Qwen/Qwen2.5-32B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 24 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 111GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 17GB | 128GB | 24.09 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 34GB | 128GB | 19.45 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 67GB | 128GB | 9.08 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |