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Can a M2 Ultra 128GB run Qwen3.5 27B?

Yes. Qwen3.5 27B fits in fast memory on M2 Ultra 128GB at Q8_0 (32.3 GB needed, 96.0 GB usable), about 21 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M2 Ultra 128GB · Model: Qwen3.5 27B

M2 Ultra 128GB has 128 GB of unified memory and 800 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 96.0 GB. Qwen3.5 27B (27.8B, Alibaba) at Q8_0 is a 30 GB download and needs 32.3 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size30 GB
Memory needed32.3 GB
Usable fast memory96.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~21 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run qwen3.5:27b-q8_0
Open M2 Ultra 128GB in the checker

Estimates, not benchmarks. Model sizes are ollama.com download sizes; memory needed adds headroom for ~8k tokens of context; speeds are rough figures from memory bandwidth. Data updated 2026-10-23.

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