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Can the Apple M2 Max 32GB run Qwen3 Reranker?

Yes — here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

Qwen3 Reranker on the Apple M2 Max 32GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 86k 17-20.5 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 147k 34-41 t/s ~0.9-1 (slow)
Q4 yes 174k 60.7-73.2 t/s ~1.5-1.8 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to SSD swap and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

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FAQ

Can the Apple M2 Max 32GB run Qwen3 Reranker?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~60.7-73.2 tok/s and fits up to 174k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~1.5-1.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?▶

At Q4, up to about 174k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.