Question 1

Can the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) run qwen2.5vl 32B?

Accepted Answer

qwen2.5vl 32B needs about 23GB working set (weights 22GB + KV cache 1GB at 4k context). The CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) offers ~30GB usable — verdict: full. 23.0 GB needed of 30 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is qwen2.5vl 32B on the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel)?

Accepted Answer

~3.7–5.7 tok/s on the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel). computed roofline: 179.2 GB/s × 0.45–0.70 efficiency window / 22.0GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run qwen2.5vl 32B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Mac mini M5 Pro (64GB) runs it fully ($1669).

Can the CPU-only (DDR5 tuned / 4-channel) run qwen2.5vl 32B?

Run qwen2.5vl 32B on instead