Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in vLLM
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
76.6 tok/s
TTFT
2529 ms
Safe context
60K
Memory
49.1 GB / 184.3 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 76.6 tok/s | 3678 ms | 120K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 76.6 tok/s | 1379 ms | 30K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 76.6 tok/s | 2529 ms | 60K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 76.6 tok/s | 4598 ms | 120K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 76.6 tok/s | 2989 ms | 60K |
How Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct (30B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB (184.3 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 11.7 GB | Low | D31 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 14.7 GB | Low | D31 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
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| Medium |
| D31 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 18.3 GB | Medium | D32 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 21.6 GB | High | D32 |
Q6_K | 6 | 24.6 GB | High | D32 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 32.1 GB | Very High | D33 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 61.5 GB | Maximum | D37 |