Raises estimated decode speed by about 242%.
~$9,999 MSRP
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Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B needs ~26.2 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB has 92.2 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~56 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
55.6 tok/s
TTFT
3479 ms
Safe context
131K
Memory
26.2 GB / 92.2 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Shared-memory contention still exists
The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | B | Runs well | 55.6 tok/s | 1898 ms | 131K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 55.6 tok/s | 3479 ms | 131K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 55.6 tok/s | 5061 ms | 131K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 55.6 tok/s | 4112 ms | 131K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 55.6 tok/s | 6326 ms | 131K |
How Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB (92.2 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.5 GB | Low | C54 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.9 GB | Low | C54 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B on your machine.
Run
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:14bUpgrade options
7.8 GB |
| Medium |
| C54 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 8.5 GB | Medium | C54 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.1 GB | High | C54 |
Q6_K | 6 | 11.5 GB | High | C54 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 15.0 GB | Very High | C54 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 28.7 GB | Maximum | B56 |
Not always. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB can often fit larger models thanks to unified memory, but a discrete GPU with dedicated high-bandwidth VRAM may still decode faster once the model fits. For this combination, the important distinction is capacity versus sustained throughput.