Mac mini M4 64GBBudget pick
C4 tok/s decode
~$1,099 MSRP
Can it run?
Too heavy
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
12.2 tok/s
TTFT
15898 ms
Safe context
12K
Memory
31.5 GB / 23.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 10.9 tok/s | 25914 ms | 20K |
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 10.9 tok/s | 9718 ms | 6K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 12.2 tok/s | 15898 ms | 12K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 10.9 tok/s | 32393 ms | 20K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 10.9 tok/s | 21056 ms | 12K |
How Qwen3.5 35B A3B (35B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB (23.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_KBest for your GPU | 2 | 13.7 GB | Low | C42 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 17.2 GB | Low | C45 |
Upgrade options
~$1,099 MSRP
~$1,599 MSRP
| 4 |
19.6 GB |
| Medium |
| C45 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 21.3 GB | Medium | C45 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 25.2 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 28.7 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 37.5 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 71.8 GB | Maximum | F0 |
~$3,999 MSRP
~$10,000 MSRP