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Can a Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB run Qwen3.8 27B?

Yes. Qwen3.8 27B fits in fast memory on Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB at Default (20.3 GB needed, 27.0 GB usable), about 20 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB · Model: Qwen3.8 27B

Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB has 36 GB of unified memory and 460 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 27.0 GB. Qwen3.8 27B (27B, Alibaba) at Default is a 18 GB download and needs 20.3 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantDefault
Download size18 GB
Memory needed20.3 GB
Usable fast memory27.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~20 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run qwen3.8:27b
Open Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB 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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