can it run
Only with compromises. 16GB is below the 21GB working set — expect a lower quant, offloading, or heavy swap. Possible, not pleasant.
| model file | 16.5GB (GGUF Q4_K_M) |
| minimum memory | 21GB working set |
| this machine | 4× 16GB = 64GB VRAM |
| params | 27B |
| license | apache-2.0 |
| price | $12000 |
easy run: ollama pull qwen3.8:27b
runs with: ollama · llama.cpp · koboldcpp · lm studio
→ Mac mini M4 (32GB) — cheapest machine that runs it ($999)
→ ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 (GB300) — this model on the biggest machine