MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GBBudget pick
48 GB Unified (+16)
C
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.68.3 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Qwen3.5 9B needs ~10.6 GB VRAM. Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~69 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
68.8 tok/s
TTFT
2815 ms
Safe context
340K
Memory
10.6 GB / 32.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
No major red flags
This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 68.8 tok/s | 1535 ms | 340K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 68.8 tok/s | 2815 ms | 340K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 68.8 tok/s | 4094 ms | 340K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 68.8 tok/s | 3327 ms | 340K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 68.8 tok/s | 5118 ms | 340K |
Inference speed
Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for Qwen3.5 9B at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~126 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.
| GPU / Mac | Memory | Quant | Speed (tok/s) | Fits? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 RTX 5090 32GB | 32 GB | Q4_K_M | 126.0 | Fits |
| RTX 4090 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 126.0 | Fits |
RX 7900 XTX 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 125.9 | Fits |
| RTX 3090 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 119.3 | Fits |
| RTX 4080 Super 16GB | 16 GB | Q4_K_M | 111.3 | Fits |
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB | 256 GB | Q4_K_M | 101.4 | Fits |
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 84.5 | Fits |
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 80.1 | Fits |
| RTX 4070 12GB | 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 68.9 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 68.3 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 68.3 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 43.7 | Fits |
| RTX 3060 12GB | 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 43.3 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 40.1 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | Q4_K_M | 35.2 | Fits |
| RTX 4060 8GB | 8 GB | Q4_K_M | 23.4 | Offloads |
Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.
How Qwen3.5 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | C44 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | C44 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.0 GB | Medium | C44 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | C44 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | C45 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | C45 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | C46 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | C50 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen3.5 9B on your machine.
Run
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "unsloth/Qwen3.5-9B-GGUF" \
--hf-file "Qwen3.5-9B-GGUF-Q4_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99Upgrade options
~$2,499 MSRP
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$3,999 MSRP
Yes, Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB can run Qwen3.5 9B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 68.8 tok/s.
Qwen3.5 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 10.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen3.5 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Qwen3.5 9B achieves approximately 68.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2815ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen3.5 9B on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB receives a C grade with 68.8 tok/s and 340K context.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Qwen3.5 9B can safely use up to 340K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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