Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)
Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) can run Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct at 16 tok/s at Q4_K_M, though performance is acceptable. Consider a higher-end GPU for better results.
Model Size
7.62B
Device VRAM
18 GB
Bandwidth
150 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct performance at a different quality level on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 16 tok/s | 380ms | ✓ Yes | Acceptable | estimated |
Notes
Q4_K_M
Usable. 150 GB/s limits speed vs discrete GPUs.
About Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct
Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct (7.62B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Strong 7B model from Alibaba with 128K context window support. Competitive with Llama 3.1 8B across benchmarks. Apache 2.0 license. Excellent multilingual support.
View all Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct hardware options →About Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)
Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) has 18 GB at 150 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 14", MacBook Pro 16".
See all models Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01