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Qwen3.6-27B on Apple M1 (16GB Unified)

M1 (16GB Unified) runs Qwen3.6-27B at Q3_K_M — 5 tok/s due to limited memory bandwidth. Slow but functional — see all options below.

Model Size

27B

Device VRAM

16 GB

Bandwidth

68.25 GB/s

Quantization

Q3_K_M

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen3.6-27B on Apple M1 (16GB Unified) at Q3_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q3_K_M5 tok/s–✓ YesMarginalestimated

Notes

Q3_K_M

Conservative estimate anchored to existing Apple Silicon results. Memory bandwidth and quantization size are the primary inference limiters. Qwen 3.6 dense 27B; VRAM slightly above Qwen 3.5-27B.

About Qwen3.6-27B

Qwen3.6-27B (27B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Dense 27B from the Qwen 3.6 family (April 2026). Strong coding and agentic workflows; native multimodal. 262K context window. VRAM figures include modest KV headroom at default context; long-context runs need more memory or KV cache quantization. Apache 2.0.

View all Qwen3.6-27B hardware options →

About Apple M1 (16GB Unified)

Apple M1 (16GB Unified) has 16 GB at 68.25 GB/s. Available in MacBook Air 13" (2020), MacBook Pro 13" (2020).

See all models Apple M1 (16GB Unified) can run →

Estimate method: Conservative estimate anchored to m4-16gb with bandwidth scaling, quantization-size adjustment, and generation damping. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-05-26)

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.

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