Apple M2 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Pro can run Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 29 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 28GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 32GB | 28.70 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 7GB | 32GB | 17.65 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 15GB | 32GB | 10.64 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |