Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct needs ~303.5 GB but Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB only has 46.1 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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.
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257.4 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
3.2 tok/s
TTFT
60513 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
303.5 GB / 46.1 GB
Offload
80%
Usable shared or unified memory is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 303.5 GB, but this setup only exposes 46.1 GB of usable shared or unified memory.
Move to a larger memory pool
A larger unified-memory SKU or a discrete high-bandwidth GPU is the cleanest way to make this model practical.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 3.2 tok/s | 33007 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.2 tok/s | 60513 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.2 tok/s | 88019 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 3.2 tok/s | 71515 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 3.2 tok/s | 110024 ms | 4K |
How Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (480B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB (46.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 187.2 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 235.2 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
No, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct requires more memory than Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB provides.
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (480B parameters) requires approximately 303.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct achieves approximately 3.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 60513ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB receives a F grade with 3.2 tok/s and 4K context.
On Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 256K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
268.8 GB |
| Medium |
| F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 292.8 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 345.6 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 393.6 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 513.6 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 984.0 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Move to a larger memory pool. A larger unified-memory SKU or a discrete high-bandwidth GPU is the cleanest way to make this model practical.
Not always. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB 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.
