M4 Ultra
Pros
- Runs Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B at Q4 natively
- 128 GB VRAM — adequate headroom
3 consumer GPUs can run Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B at Q4 natively. Precise VRAM thresholds and benchmarks below.
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llama.cpp 0.2.x · CUDA 12 · ROCm 6 · updated monthly · methodology →
This model requires aFlagship GPU (48 GB+ VRAM)
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M4 Ultra
128 GB · Runs Q4 natively · Check availability
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| Quantization | VRAM needed | Disk space | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 (max quality) | 176 GB | 160 GB | Maximum |
| Q8 (high quality) | 88 GB | 80 GB | Near-lossless |
| Q4 (recommended) Best balance | 44 GB | 40 GB | Recommended |
| Q2 (minimum) | 22 GB | 20 GB | Quality loss |
| Developer | Alibaba |
| Parameters | 80B |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Use cases | coding, reasoning, chat, analysis |
| Released | 2026-02 |
Install with Ollama
ollama run qwen3-coder-next Hugging Face
Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B requires <strong class="text-primary-container">44 GB VRAM</strong> at Q4. 3 consumer GPUs meet this threshold. Below 8 GB or 42 GB you'll hit significant offload latency.
3 Q4 native · 6 offload
| GPU Unit | VRAM | Compatibility | Est. Speed | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M4 Ultra | 128GB | Optimal | 45 tok/s | Calculate → |
| M3 Ultra | 192GB | Optimal | 38 tok/s | Calculate → |
| M4 Max 48GB | 48GB | Optimal | 20 tok/s | Calculate → |
| RTX 5090 | 32GB | Offload | — | Calculate → |
| RTX 4090 | 24GB | Offload | — | Calculate → |
| RTX 3090 | 24GB | Offload | — | Calculate → |
| RX 7900 XTX | 24GB | Offload | — | Calculate → |
| M4 Max 36GB | 36GB | Offload | — | Calculate → |
| M4 Pro | 24GB | Offload | — | Calculate → |
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M4 Ultra
128 GB VRAM
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M3 Ultra
192 GB VRAM
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M4 Max 48GB
48 GB VRAM
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Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B with 80B parameters only runs fully in multi-GPU or server configurations. Consider distilled versions if available. The VRAM calculator can help you find compatible alternatives.
Which GPU is worth it? Real specs and benchmarks side by side.
GPUs that run Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B at Q4 — sorted by AI performance score.
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