DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified) handles DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B well at 16 tok/s at Q5_K_M. A solid choice for this model.
Model Size
32.5B
Device VRAM
128 GB
Bandwidth
546 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B performance at a different quality level on Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5_K_M | 16 tok/s | 550ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q5_K_M
Q5 quality with massive headroom. Premium reasoning on 128GB Mac.
About DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B (32.5B) is a reasoning, coding, chat model. Distilled reasoning model with strong coding and chat capabilities.
View all DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B hardware options →About Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified) has 128 GB at 546 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16", Mac Studio.
See all models Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-03-01)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15