Can I run Qwen3.6-27B-GGUF on a Mac with 24 GB?
Yes, just
Its IQ4_XS file (15.4 GB) fits in the 16.0 GB a Mac with 24 GB can use, with room for ≈ 6K tokens of context.
Full analysis of Qwen3.6-27B-GGUF
Everything that runs on Mac with 24 GB
Get the IQ4_XS file on Hugging Face
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Qwen3.6-27B-GGUF:IQ4_XSFiles and context on Mac with 24 GB
Each file of Qwen3.6-27B-GGUF (and of GGUF versions the site has analyzed), and how much context fits next to it, with the context cache in 16-bit or 8-bit.
| File | Size | On Mac with 24 GB | Context (16-bit) | Context (8-bit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 53.8 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| UD-Q8_K_XL | 35.3 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 28.6 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| UD-Q6_K_XL | 25.6 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| Q6_K | 22.5 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| UD-Q5_K_XL | 20.0 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| Q5_K_M | 19.5 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| Q5_K_S | 19.0 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| UD-Q4_K_XL | 17.6 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| Q4_1 | 17.3 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| Q4_K_M | 16.8 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| IQ4_NL | 16.1 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| Q4_K_S | 15.9 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| Q4_0 | 15.8 GB | Doesn't fit | 835 | 2K |
| IQ4_XS | 15.4 GB | Tight | 6K | 12K |
| UD-Q3_K_XL | 14.5 GB | Tight | 20K | 41K |
| Q3_K_M | 13.6 GB | Tight | 34K | 67K |
| Q3_K_S | 12.4 GB | Fits | 52K | 104K |
| UD-IQ3_XXS | 12.0 GB | Fits | 57K | 115K |
| UD-Q2_K_XL | 11.8 GB | Fits | 60K | 119K |
| UD-IQ2_M | 10.8 GB | Fits | 75K | 149K |
| UD-IQ2_XXS | 9.39 GB | Fits | 96K | 192K |