Apple M3 Max~6 tok/s (Q4)

Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B speed on Apple M3 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B running on Apple M3 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

ModelQwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B

GPUApple M3 Max

Q4 speed6 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required115GB

Data Source

Calculation and benchmark status

Speed values come from the compatibility dataset (`estimatedTokensPerSec`) and are sorted by quantization.

For full verdict logic and alternate GPUs, see the canonical compatibility page.

Quantization Speed Table

Quantization	VRAM needed	VRAM available	Speed	Verdict
Q4	115GB	128GB	6 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	230GB	128GB	4 tok/s	❌ Not recommended
FP16	460GB	128GB	3 tok/s	❌ Not recommended