QwenQwen3.5-397B (MoE) on Apple M2 (16GB Unified)
M2 (16GB Unified) cannot run Qwen3.5-397B (MoE). 16 GB VRAM is insufficient at any quantization level.
Model Size
397B
Device VRAM
16 GB
Bandwidth
100 GB/s
Quantization
Q2_K
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen3.5-397B (MoE) on Apple M2 (16GB Unified) at Q2_K. This pairing has limitations — check the rating and notes below.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | – | – | ✗ Offload | Not viable | estimated |
Notes
Q2_K
Model exceeds m2-16gb effective VRAM capacity.
About Qwen3.5-397B (MoE)
Qwen3.5-397B (MoE) (397B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Frontier-scale MoE with 397B total parameters and roughly 30B active per token. Requires an enormous memory footprint even when quantized, so local runs are limited to GB300-class hardware or aggressive offloading setups.
View all Qwen3.5-397B (MoE) hardware options →About Apple M2 (16GB Unified)
Apple M2 (16GB Unified) has 16 GB at 100 GB/s. Available in MacBook Air 13" (2022), MacBook Air 15" (2023), MacBook Pro 13" (2022).
See all models Apple M2 (16GB Unified) can run →Estimate method: Estimated: model exceeds m2-16gb VRAM capacity. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-04-18)
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.