Question 1

Can the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo) run qwen3.8 27B?

Accepted Answer

qwen3.8 27B needs about 18.5GB working set (weights 16.5GB + KV cache 2GB at 4k context). The AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo) offers ~30GB usable — verdict: full. 18.5 GB needed of 30 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is qwen3.8 27B on the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo)?

Accepted Answer

~9.3–13 tok/s on the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo). computed roofline: 256 GB/s × 0.60–0.85 efficiency window / 16.5GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run qwen3.8 27B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Mac mini M4 (32GB) runs it fully ($999).

Can the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo) run qwen3.8 27B?

Run qwen3.8 27B on instead