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Can a M4 Max (40c GPU) 64GB run Qwen3.5 2B?

Yes. Qwen3.5 2B fits in fast memory on M4 Max (40c GPU) 64GB at Q8_0 (3.8 GB needed, 48.0 GB usable), about 162 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M4 Max (40c GPU) 64GB · Model: Qwen3.5 2B

M4 Max (40c GPU) 64GB has 64 GB of unified memory and 546 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Mac Studio M4 Max (40c GPU) 64GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M4 Max (40c GPU) 64GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 48.0 GB. Qwen3.5 2B (2.27B, Alibaba) at Q8_0 is a 2.7 GB download and needs 3.8 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size2.7 GB
Memory needed3.8 GB
Usable fast memory48.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~162 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run qwen3.5:2b-q8_0
Open M4 Max (40c GPU) 64GB 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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