Question 1

Can Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB can run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 63.3 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct (30B parameters) requires approximately 35.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	63.3 tok/s	4451 ms	83K
Chat	C	Runs well	63.3 tok/s	1669 ms	21K
Coding	C	Runs well	63.3 tok/s	3060 ms	42K
RAG	C	Runs well	74.8 tok/s	4707 ms	83K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	63.3 tok/s	3616 ms	42K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.7 GB	Low	D32
Q3_K_S	3	14.7 GB	Low	D33
NVFP4	4

Can Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

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