✅ RUNS NATIVE FP16 & ALL QUANTS
Qwen3-4B on Apple M3 Ultra Mac Studio (512GB) (512GB VRAM)
In 4-bit GGUF Q4_K_M, Qwen3-4B consumes 3.61 GB (2.42 GB weights + 0.7 GB KV cache at 8K context), achieving ~253.6 tokens/sec decode and ~3505 tokens/sec prefill.
🎛️ Precision VRAM, Context & Offload Tuner
📊 Live GPU Memory & Performance Telemetry
3.61 GB / 512 GB
🟦 Core + Emb Weights: 2.42 GB
🟪 KV Cache: 0.7 GB
🟨 Engine + CUDA Buffer: 0.49 GB
Required GPU VRAM3.61 GB
Required System RAM (CPU Offload)0.00 GB
Available Hardware VRAM512 GB (1x Apple M3 Ultra Mac Studio (512GB))
VRAM Headroom / Deficit508.39 GB
Est. Decode Speed (Generation)~253.6 tokens/sec
Est. Prefill Speed (Prompt Processing)~3505 tokens/sec
Est. Time-to-First-Token (4K Prompt)~1168 ms
Transformer TopologyDense-GQA (36L, 8/32 KV/Q heads)
🚀 Ready-to-Copy Launch Command
ollama run qwen3:4b # Or llama.cpp server (8K context, Flash Attention): llama-server -hf Qwen/Qwen3-4B-GGUF -c 8192 -ngl 99 -fa
CLOUD GPU & RENT-VS-BUY TCO CALCULATOR
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Recommended Cloud Tier: RTX 4090 (24GB) · Full FP16 Needs: 9.12 GB
Hardware Break-Even vs Buying: ~32 months (vs $9,499 hardware)
| Cloud Provider | RTX 4090 (24GB) | A100 (80GB) | H100 (80GB) | Est. Monthly Cost (4h/day) | Free Credit / Trial | Deploy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All Quantization Formats Breakdown: Qwen3-4B × Apple M3 Ultra Mac Studio (512GB)
| Quantization Format | Core / Emb BPW | Weights (GiB) | KV Cache (8K) | Total VRAM | 1x Apple M3 Ultra Mac Studio (512GB) (512GB) | Decode / Prefill | Min GPUs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 / BF16 (Unquantized) | 16 / 16 | 7.49 GB | 0.7 GB | 8.68 GB | Yes (2%) | ~76.6 / 3505 tok/s | 1x |
| FP8 (W8A8 / E4M3) | 8.25 / 8.5 | 3.88 GB | 0.7 GB | 5.07 GB | Yes (1%) | ~148.5 / 3505 tok/s | 1x |
| GGUF Q8_0 (8.50 bpw) | 8.5 / 8.5 | 3.98 GB | 0.7 GB | 5.17 GB | Yes (1%) | ~144.1 / 3505 tok/s | 1x |
| GGUF Q6_K (6.56 bpw) | 6.56 / 6.56 | 3.07 GB | 0.7 GB | 4.26 GB | Yes (1%) | ~186.7 / 3505 tok/s | 1x |
| GGUF Q5_K_M (5.69 bpw) | 5.69 / 6.56 | 2.74 GB | 0.7 GB | 3.93 GB | Yes (1%) | ~215.3 / 3505 tok/s | 1x |
| GGUF Q4_K_M / AWQ (4.83 bpw) | 4.83 / 6.56 | 2.42 GB | 0.7 GB | 3.61 GB | Yes (1%) | ~253.6 / 3505 tok/s | 1x |
| GGUF IQ4_XS (4.25 bpw) | 4.25 / 5.5 | 2.1 GB | 0.7 GB | 3.29 GB | Yes (1%) | ~288.2 / 3505 tok/s | 1x |
| GGUF Q3_K_M (3.91 bpw) | 3.91 / 5 | 1.93 GB | 0.7 GB | 3.12 GB | Yes (1%) | ~313.3 / 3505 tok/s | 1x |
Test This Model on Other GPUs
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