Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GBBudget pick
C64.5 tok/s decode
~$3,999 MSRP
Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
24.7 tok/s
TTFT
7846 ms
Safe context
21K
Memory
25.8 GB / 34.6 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 29.2 tok/s | 9634 ms | 43K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 29.2 tok/s | 3613 ms | 11K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 24.7 tok/s | 7846 ms | 21K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 29.2 tok/s | 12043 ms | 43K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 29.2 tok/s | 7828 ms | 21K |
How Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct (30.5B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB (34.6 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 11.9 GB | Low | D37 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 14.9 GB | Low | D39 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
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~$3,999 MSRP
~$3,999 MSRP
17.1 GB |
| Medium |
| C40 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 18.6 GB | Medium | C41 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 22.0 GB | High | C43 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 25.0 GB | High | C45 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 32.6 GB | Very High | C45 |
F16 | 16 | 62.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |
~$10,000 MSRP