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Can the Apple M2 run qwen3.8 27B?

NO

18.5 GB vs 6 GB usable — does not fit

~6GB usable · Apple M2 · model file 16.5GB · 27B

~4.8–6.1 tok/s

computed roofline: 100 GB/s × 0.80–1.00 efficiency window / 16.5GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run qwen3.8 27B on instead

Mac mini M4 (32GB) — cheapest catalog machine that runs qwen3.8 27B fully ($999)

every model the Apple M2 can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the Apple M2 · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory