Apple M2 Ultra~38 tok/s (Q4)

Qwen/QwQ-32B-Preview speed on Apple M2 Ultra

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for Qwen/QwQ-32B-Preview running on Apple M2 Ultra.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

ModelQwen/QwQ-32B-Preview

GPUApple M2 Ultra

Q4 speed38 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required17GB

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	17GB	192GB	38 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	34GB	192GB	27 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	67GB	192GB	15 tok/s	✅ Fits