Can I Run Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct on a Apple M2 (24GB)?
Runs at Q5_K_M — good quality with reasonable headroom.
10 quantizations fit your 24.0GB
| Quant | Min VRAM | Recommended | File size | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5_K_MBEST | 22.7 GB | 24.2 GB | 21.7 GB | +1.3 GB |
| Q5_K_S | 22.1 GB | 23.6 GB | 21.1 GB | +1.9 GB |
| Q4_1 | 20.1 GB | 21.6 GB | 19.2 GB | +3.9 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 19.5 GB | 21.0 GB | 18.6 GB | +4.5 GB |
| Q4_K_S | 18.5 GB | 20.0 GB | 17.5 GB | +5.5 GB |
| Q4_0 | 18.2 GB | 19.7 GB | 17.4 GB | +5.8 GB |
| Q3_K_L | 14.6 GB | 16.1 GB | 14.6 GB | +9.4 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 13.8 GB | 15.3 GB | 14.7 GB | +10.2 GB |
| Q3_K_S | 12.7 GB | 14.2 GB | 13.3 GB | +11.3 GB |
| Q2_K | 11.0 GB | 12.5 GB | 11.3 GB | +13.0 GB |
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FAQ
Can the Apple M2 (24GB) run Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?
Yes. The Apple M2 (24GB)'s 24.0GB of unified memory is enough to run Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct at Q5_K_M quantization (22.7GB required).
What's the best quantization to use?
Q5_K_M is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 24.0GB. It uses about 22.7GB of memory and 24.2GB recommended for comfortable inference.
What if I need more headroom for context length?
KV cache memory grows with context length. The numbers above assume a baseline 2K-4K context. For long-context use (32K+), add another 2-6GB depending on the model architecture.