How much VRAM does Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B need?

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (32B parameters) requires approximately 29.2 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B?

The recommended quantization for Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Can it run?

No, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B requires more memory than MacBook Pro M1 Pro 32GB provides.

FWon't run

Too heavy

Using Q4_K_M in Ollama

Capabilities:

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

6.7 tok/s

TTFT

29070 ms

Safe context

13K

Memory

29.2 GB / 23.0 GB

Weights19.5 GB

KV Cache5.0 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom3.5 GB

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	6.7 tok/s	42283 ms	22K
Chat	D	Very compromised (needs ~2.7 GB host RAM)	6.4 tok/s	16532 ms	7K
Coding	F	Too heavy	6.7 tok/s	29070 ms	13K
RAG	F	Too heavy	6.7 tok/s	52854 ms	22K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	6.7 tok/s	34355 ms	13K

How Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M1 Pro 32GB (23.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	12.5 GB	Low	C41
Q3_K_SBest for your GPU	3	15.7 GB	Low	C44

Upgrade options

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