Question 1

Can the Apple M3 Max 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 Apple M3 Max offers ~34GB usable — verdict: full. 18.5 GB needed of 34 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is qwen3.8 27B on the Apple M3 Max?

Accepted Answer

~13–19 tok/s on the Apple M3 Max. computed roofline: 400 GB/s × 0.55–0.80 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 Apple M3 Max run qwen3.8 27B?

Run qwen3.8 27B on instead