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Can Apple M4 Max run Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507-FP8?

Runs Q4128GB VRAM availableRequires 15GB+

Apple M4 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507-FP8. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.

What this means for you

Apple M4 Max can run Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507-FP8 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 38 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 breakdown

QuantizationVRAM neededVRAM availableEstimated speedVerdict
Q415GB128GB37.64 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably
Q831GB128GB30.37 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably
FP1661GB128GB15.97 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably

Suitable alternatives

AMD Instinct MI300X
192GB
435.24 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB
141GB
386.49 tok/s
Price: —
AMD Instinct MI300X
192GB
277.56 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB
141GB
272.82 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB
80GB
267.05 tok/s
Price: —

More questions

Apple M4 Max specs & pricingFull guide for Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507-FP8Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507-FP8 speed on Apple M4 MaxQwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507-FP8 Q4 requirements