Can the Apple M5 Pro run Qwen3 32B?
Yes, with 48 GB or more. Qwen3 32B needs about 22 GB and the Apple M5 Pro with 48 GB of unified memory leaves about 36 GB for models. Expect about 8 tok/s, slow, but it works. The 24 GB version doesn't have room.
ollama run qwen3:32bFirst time? Install Ollama, then paste that into a terminal.
Each Apple M5 Pro version
- 24 GB (about 16 GB usable)Too big
- 48 GB (about 36 GB usable)Slow ~8 tok/s
- 64 GB (about 48 GB usable)Slow ~8 tok/s
Speed comes from memory bandwidth: the card reads all 20 GB of active weights for every token. On the Apple M5 Pro, Qwen3 30B-A3B runs at about 54 tok/s if you can trade some quality for speed. Cards that run Qwen3 32B faster:
Speed is roughly memory bandwidth divided by the weights read per token, calibrated on our own rack. Sizes are Ollama's default 4-bit downloads plus about 1.2 GB for context. Real results are usually within about a third. Measured it yourself? Send us the number.