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Yes. Qwen3.5 27B fits in fast memory on M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB at Q4_K_M (19.3 GB needed, 27.0 GB usable), about 19 tok/s (estimate).
Hardware: M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB · Model: Qwen3.5 27B
M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB has 36 GB of unified memory and 410 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Mac Studio M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 27.0 GB. Qwen3.5 27B (27.8B, Alibaba) at Q4_K_M is a 17 GB download and needs 19.3 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.
| Best quant | Q4_K_M |
|---|---|
| Download size | 17 GB |
| Memory needed | 19.3 GB |
| Usable fast memory | 27.0 GB |
| Fit | fits in fast memory |
| Estimated speed | ~19 tok/s (estimate) |
| Command | ollama run qwen3.5:27b-q4_K_M |
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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