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Can the Apple M2 Pro (32 GB) run Qwen2 57B-A14B Instruct?

35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 45/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

Yes, but slowly (far over GPU memory limit)

Slow (far over GPU memory limit). At Q2_K it needs about 25.7 GB of 21.4 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 19.6 tok/s.

Best quant
Q2_K
Generation speed
19.6 tok/s
Prompt processing
301 tok/s
First token (1K prompt)
3.4 s
Largest safe context
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Best app to run it on the Apple M2 Pro (32 GB)

On macOS

LM Studio

Desktop app · runs on llama.cpp, MLX · use the MLX build

  • Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
  • Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.

Open Qwen2 57B-A14B Instruct in LM Studio

  • llama.cpp Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
  • Ollama Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.

How we choose: the files published for this model, your operating system and GPU, whether it fits fully in memory, and published speed tests (MLX vs llama.cpp on Apple silicon, vLLM vs llama.cpp vs Ollama on NVIDIA). Details.

Download Qwen2 57B-A14B Instruct

Quantized files · GGUF

Works in LM Studio, llama.cpp, Jan and Ollama. No sign-in needed.

huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2-57B-A14B-Instruct-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/Qwen/Qwen2-57B-A14B-Instruct-GGUF

Original weights · Hugging Face

Full-precision files from Alibaba, for fine-tuning, vLLM, Transformers.

huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2-57B-A14B-Instruct (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Links checked 3 days ago against Hugging Face, Ollama and GitHub.

How it’s rated

Quality 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 45/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
How capable the model itself is at Q2_K, from its editorial quality tier scaled by the quantization or precision. It’s the same on any hardware that runs this variant. Scale: A+ 85+ · A 70+ · B 55+ · C 40+ · D under 40.
Runs Slowfar over GPU memory limit
How well it runs on the Apple M2 Pro (32 GB): speed, capped by how well it fits in memory. Runs great: 30+ tokens/s (or near the image, video or decision speed target) · Runs well: 10+ tokens/s · Slow: 3+ tokens/s · Very slow: under 3 · Won’t run: doesn’t fit even with offload. A tight fit or RAM offload caps it at Runs well; heavy offload caps it at Slow.

Match score

To order lists, each result also gets a match score out of 100 from four parts. It favors the most capable model that still runs well.

Model qualityEditorial quality tier of the model, scaled by the quantization or precision used.15.8 / 45
Memory fitFull marks when the model fits in the share of unified memory the GPU can use; fewer when it goes past that limit.4.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.10.5 / 15
Memory useRewards using the memory you have, so a bigger, better variant beats a tiny one that leaves most memory idle.15.0 / 15
Match score45.2 / 100

The match score orders results; it is not shown as a grade. Quality and Runs are the two ratings in the tables.

Every quantization on the Apple M2 Pro (32 GB)

Quant Memory needed Available Speed Runs Quality Download
Q2_K 25.7 GB 21.4 GB 19.6 tok/s Slowfar over GPU memory limit 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 45/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
Q3_K_M 30.9 GB 21.4 GB — Won't run 42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 5/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q4_K_M 37.8 GB 21.4 GB — Won't run 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 6/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q5_K_M 43.5 GB 21.4 GB — Won't run 48Fair quality (C) · 48 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 6/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q6_K 49.9 GB 21.4 GB — Won't run 49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 6/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q8_0 63.6 GB 21.4 GB — Won't run 50Fair quality (C) · 50 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 6/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · part 1 of 2 (opens in a new tab)
F16 118 GB 21.4 GB — Won't run 50Fair quality (C) · 50 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 6/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · part 1 of 3 (opens in a new tab) Original weights (opens in a new tab)

Memory figures assume 8K of context. Longer conversations or documents grow the KV cache.

Other hardware that runs it

Quick answers

How much memory does Qwen2 57B-A14B Instruct need on the M2 Pro 32GB?

At Q2_K it needs about 25.7 GB. The M2 Pro 32GB has 21.4 GB usable.

How fast is Qwen2 57B-A14B Instruct on the M2 Pro 32GB?

About 19.6 tok/s at Q2_K, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of Qwen2 57B-A14B Instruct should I use on the M2 Pro 32GB?

Q2_K. Of the versions that fit, it is the one that runs best; when two run equally well, the check prefers the higher-rated one.

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.

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