Apple M2 Ultra meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen2.5-32B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Ultra can run Qwen/Qwen2.5-32B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 41 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 176GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 16GB | 192GB | 41.03 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 33GB | 192GB | 28.29 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 66GB | 192GB | 15.37 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |