QwenQwen3.5-122B-A10B on Apple M4 Pro (48GB)
Yes — M4 Pro (48GB) handles Qwen3.5-122B-A10B well at Q5_K_M — 36 tok/s. Solid daily-driver performance on 48 GB VRAM.
Model Size
122B
Device VRAM
48 GB
Bandwidth
273 GB/s
Quantization
Q5_K_M
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B on Apple M4 Pro (48GB) at Q5_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5_K_M | 36 tok/s | 222ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q5_K_M
Good quality Q5_K_M (42GB, 6GB headroom). MoE: only 10B params active per token — faster than total size suggests.
About Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (122B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Mixture-of-Experts with 122B total parameters but only 10B active per token. Runs on far less VRAM than the total size suggests. Qwen's best open-weight MoE in the medium tier; excels at knowledge-heavy and vision tasks. Native multimodal. Apache 2.0 licensed.
View all Qwen3.5-122B-A10B hardware options →About Apple M4 Pro (48GB)
Apple M4 Pro (48GB) has 48 GB at 273 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16-inch, Mac Mini.
See all models Apple M4 Pro (48GB) can run →Estimate method: Estimated from Qwen 3 32B and MoE benchmarks with size/architecture scaling. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-03-24)
Performance varies by driver version, inference engine, quantization method, context length, and system configuration. Figures shown are estimates based on community benchmarks and may not reflect your exact setup. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. OwnRig is independent and not affiliated with any hardware or AI model provider.