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Can a M3 24GB run Qwen3.5 0.8B?

Yes. Qwen3.5 0.8B fits in fast memory on M3 24GB at Q8_0 (2 GB needed, 16.1 GB usable), about 80 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M3 24GB · Model: Qwen3.5 0.8B

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. Qwen3.5 0.8B (0.87B, Alibaba) at Q8_0 is a 1 GB download and needs 2 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size1 GB
Memory needed2 GB
Usable fast memory16.1 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~80 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run qwen3.5:0.8b-q8_0
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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