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Can a M3 24GB run Qwen3 14B?

Yes. Qwen3 14B fits in fast memory on M3 24GB at Q4_K_M (10.6 GB needed, 16.1 GB usable), about 9 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M3 24GB · Model: Qwen3 14B

M3 24GB has 24 GB of unified memory and 100 GB/s of memory bandwidth. M2 24GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M3 24GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 16.1 GB. Qwen3 14B (14.8B, Alibaba) at Q4_K_M is a 9.3 GB download and needs 10.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size9.3 GB
Memory needed10.6 GB
Usable fast memory16.1 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~9 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run qwen3:14b
Open M3 24GB 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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