Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct on Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) handles Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct well at 38 tok/s at Q5_K_M. A solid choice for this model.
Model Size
14.77B
Device VRAM
36 GB
Bandwidth
546 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct performance at a different quality level on Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5_K_M | 38 tok/s | 190ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q5_K_M
Good Mac performance. Headroom for concurrent workloads.
About Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct
Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct (14.77B) is a chat, coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Strong general-purpose model with excellent coding and reasoning balance.
View all Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct hardware options →About Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) has 36 GB at 546 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16", Mac Studio.
See all models Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-03-01)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15