MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GBBudget pick
36 GB Unified (+4)410 GB/s (+210)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 101%.71.6 tok/s decode
Raises estimated decode speed by about 101%.
~$2,499 MSRP
Qwen 2.5 Math 7B needs ~9.5 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M2 Pro 32GB has 23.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~36 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
35.6 tok/s
TTFT
5439 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
9.5 GB / 23.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Shared-memory contention still exists
The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 35.6 tok/s | 2967 ms | 4K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 35.6 tok/s | 5439 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 35.6 tok/s | 7911 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 35.6 tok/s | 6427 ms | 4K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 35.6 tok/s | 9888 ms | 4K |
How Qwen 2.5 Math 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M2 Pro 32GB (23.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | C49 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | C49 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 2.5 Math 7B on your machine.
Run
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "Qwen/Qwen2.5-Math-7B-Instruct" \
--hf-file "Qwen2.5-Math-7B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99Upgrade options
Raises estimated decode speed by about 101%.
~$2,499 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 168%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$2,499 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 175%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$3,999 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M2 Pro 32GB can run Qwen 2.5 Math 7B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 35.6 tok/s.
Qwen 2.5 Math 7B (7B parameters) requires approximately 9.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 2.5 Math 7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M2 Pro 32GB, Qwen 2.5 Math 7B achieves approximately 35.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 5439ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 2.5 Math 7B on MacBook Pro M2 Pro 32GB receives a C grade with 35.6 tok/s and 4K context.
On MacBook Pro M2 Pro 32GB, Qwen 2.5 Math 7B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 4K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Paste this snippet into any page to show a live fit card.
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Preview:
3.9 GB |
| Medium |
| C49 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | C50 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | C50 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | C50 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | C52 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | C54 |
Not always. MacBook Pro M2 Pro 32GB can often fit larger models thanks to unified memory, but a discrete GPU with dedicated high-bandwidth VRAM may still decode faster once the model fits. For this combination, the important distinction is capacity versus sustained throughput.