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No. Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B (MoE) does not fit on M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB: Q4_K_M needs 145.7 GB and 72.0 GB is usable.
Hardware: M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB · Model: Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B (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-VL 235B-A22B (MoE) (236B, 22B active, Alibaba) at Q4_K_M is a 143 GB download and needs 145.7 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.
| Best quant | Q4_K_M |
|---|---|
| Download size | 143 GB |
| Memory needed | 145.7 GB |
| Usable fast memory | 72.0 GB |
| Fit | does not fit |
| Estimated speed | no estimate, it does not fit |
| Command | ollama run qwen3-vl:235b |
Smallest hardware that runs it: M2 Ultra 192GB at Q4_K_M (fits if the Mac GPU limit is raised, 145.7 GB needed, 144.0 GB usable, about 24 tok/s (estimate)). Can a M2 Ultra 192GB run Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B (MoE)?
A smaller Alibaba model that fits this hardware: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B (MoE) at Q4_K_M (fits if the Mac GPU limit is raised, 83.7 GB). Can a M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB run Qwen3.5 122B-A10B (MoE)?
Open M3 Max (30c GPU) 96GB in the checkerEstimates, 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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