MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GBBudget pick
C14.9 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Can it run?
Too heavy
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
15.2 tok/s
TTFT
12711 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
52.0 GB / 12.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 15.2 tok/s | 18489 ms | 7K |
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 15.2 tok/s | 6933 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 15.2 tok/s | 12711 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 15.2 tok/s | 23111 ms | 7K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 15.2 tok/s | 15022 ms | 4K |
How Qwen3-Coder-Next (80B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3500 Ada Laptop 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 31.2 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 39.2 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 44.8 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 48.8 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 57.6 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 65.6 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 85.6 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 164.0 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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