← CanIRunLocal · All hardware · All models

Can a M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB run Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (MoE)?

Yes. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (MoE) fits in fast memory on M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB at Q4_K_M (52.4 GB needed, 72.0 GB usable), about 64 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB · Model: Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (MoE)

M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB has 96 GB of unified memory and 300 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 72.0 GB. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (MoE) (80B, 3B active, Alibaba) at Q4_K_M is a 50 GB download and needs 52.4 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size50 GB
Memory needed52.4 GB
Usable fast memory72.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~64 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run qwen3-next:80b
Open M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB 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.

A project by OnDevice Labs · llms.txt