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Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B

3 consumer GPUs can run Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B at Q4 natively. Precise VRAM thresholds and benchmarks below.

3 Compatible GPUs
6 with offloading
80B params
262K context
Javier Morales
Javier Morales AI Hardware Specialist — 8 years experience
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llama.cpp 0.2.x · CUDA 12 · ROCm 6 · Updated monthly · methodology →

Execution Context

ARCHITECTURE TRANSFORMER
CONTEXT 262K TOKENS
QUANTIZATION 4-BIT GGUF
PROVIDER Alibaba
LICENSE Apache 2.0
VRAM REQUIREMENT
44 GB
4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB+
Hardware Decision

This model requires a Flagship GPU (48 GB+ VRAM)

Minimum

M4 Max 48GB

Runs at Q4 — functional, some wait

48 GB VRAM
View compatible setup
Balanced

M3 Ultra

Best value for daily use

192 GB VRAM
View compatible setup
Optimal

M4 Ultra

Full quality, fastest inference

128 GB VRAM
View compatible setup

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System Requirements

GPU VRAM 44 GB High-end GPU
System RAM 66 GB 64 GB or more
Storage 40 GB Q4 · SSD recommended
CPU Any modern CPU GPU required

VRAM by Quantization

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

Model Details

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
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Technical Requirements

Can your GPU run Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B?

Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B requires 44 GB VRAM at Q4. 3 consumer GPUs meet this threshold. Below 8 GB or 42 GB you'll hit significant offload latency.

22GB Critical min
44GB Optimal Q4
88GB High Quality Q8
176GB Max FP16

Hardware Performance Matrix

3 Q4 native · 6 offload · 31 unsupported

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 →
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M4 Max 36GB 36GB Offload Calculate →
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Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B — Compatibility guide

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.

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Compatible Hardware

GPUs that run Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B at Q4 — sorted by AI performance score.

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M4 Ultra

Apple · 128 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
45 tok/s > $1000
M3 Ultra

Apple · 192 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
38 tok/s > $1000
M4 Max 48GB

Apple · 48 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
20 tok/s > $1000

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