Apple M2 Pro~27 tok/s (Q4)

Qwen Qwen3 4B Base speed on Apple M2 Pro

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for Qwen Qwen3 4B Base running on Apple M2 Pro.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

ModelQwen Qwen3 4B Base

GPUApple M2 Pro

Q4 speed27 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required2GB

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	2GB	32GB	27 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	4GB	32GB	19 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	8GB	32GB	10 tok/s	✅ Fits