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Qwen3 0.6B Distilled 30B A3B

General model by reaperdoesntknow · 30B parameters

Chip
Unified Memory
Bandwidth 307 GB/s
Available for Models ~21 GB

Everything this chip runs, machine by machine: MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro, MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro, Mac mini M5 Pro

Tight Fit

Qwen3 0.6B Distilled 30B A3B can run but will be tight at 83% of RAM. Consider a lower quantization or closing other apps.

~10tok/s
Q4_K_M19.9 GBEstimated

Alternative: Q3_K_M (16.9 GB, ~12 tok/s)

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Specifications

Parameters30.0B
Architectureqwen3
Context Length4K
CategoryGeneral
Capabilitiestool_use
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM17 GB
HuggingFace Downloads1,630
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Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 34.0 GB~5 tok/s✗
Q6_K 26.5 GB~7 tok/s✗
Q5_K_M 22.9 GB~8 tok/s✗
Q4_K_M Recommended 19.9 GB~10 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 16.9 GB~12 tok/s✓
Q2_K 13.6 GB~15 tok/s✓

Which Mac Can Run Qwen3 0.6B Distilled 30B A3B?

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Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M5 Max 36GB

Q6_K · ~14 tok/s · 74% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~21 35%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~21 7%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~14 35%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~14 13%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~14 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K ~14 74%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K ~14 74%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K ~14 74%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~14 53%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~14 27%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~14 53%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~14 27%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~14 18%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K ~13 74%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K ~13 74%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K ~13 74%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~11 71%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~11 53%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~11 27%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~11 71%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~11 53%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~11 27%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~11 71%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~11 53%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~11 27%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~10 71%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 53%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 27%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~10 71%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 53%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 27%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~10 71%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 53%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 27%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q6_K ~9 74%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q6_K ~9 74%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~7 53%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~7 53%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~7 35%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~7 71%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~7 53%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~7 35%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~7 27%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~7 53%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~7 53%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~7 35%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~7 71%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~7 53%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~7 35%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~7 27%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~7 53%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~7 53%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~7 35%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 71%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~5 53%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 71%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~5 53%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 71%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~5 53%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 71%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 71%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 71%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~5 53%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q6_K ~3 74%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q6_K ~3 74%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~10 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~10 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~10 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~10 85%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~10 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 83%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~9 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~9 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~9 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~9 83%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~9 83%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~9 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~9 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~9 83%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~9 83%
Mac mini · M6 16GB Q2_K ~8 85%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q2_K ~8 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q2_K ~8 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q2_K ~7 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q2_K ~7 75%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 85%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 85%
iMac · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 85%
Mac mini · M6 24GB Q4_K_M ~5 83%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q2_K ~5 85%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 85%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q2_K ~5 85%
iMac · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 85%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q4_K_M ~5 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q4_K_M ~5 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 83%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 83%
Mac mini · M6 32GB Q6_K ~4 83%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 83%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 83%
iMac · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 83%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q6_K ~4 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q6_K ~4 83%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q2_K ~3 85%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q2_K ~3 85%
iMac · M1 16GB Q2_K ~3 85%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 83%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 83%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 83%
iMac · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 83%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 83%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 83%
iMac · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 83%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB — — 170%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB — — 170%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB — — 170%
Mac mini · M2 8GB — — 170%
iMac · M3 8GB — — 170%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB — — 170%
Mac mini · M1 8GB — — 170%
iMac · M1 8GB — — 170%

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