Model benchmarks
unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M local LLM performance
As of November 2026, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M runs at up to 121.5 tok/s for local inference (best of 12 community benchmark runs across 6 GPUs).
Model size
27B
Peak speed
121.5 tok/s
Average speed
61.8 tok/s
Avg PP
516.4 tok/s
Min memory
19.8 GB
Max context
262,144 tokens
Avg output / run
28,494 tokens
Avg runtime / run
8m 53s
Avg quality
77.6
Benchmark runs
12
GPUs tested
6
Quality by task
Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 12 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.
| Task | P5 (low) | Avg | P95 (high) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 55.5 | 77.6 | 87.8 |
| Agent Workflow | 35.0 | 72.4 | 91.5 |
| Code Generation | 21.2 | 68.8 | 86.4 |
| Role Play & Narrative | 74.1 | 86.2 | 94.4 |
| Research & Analysis | 77.3 | 82.9 | 88.6 |
Performance by hardware and tool
Every hardware/tool/quantization combination unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated November 2026.
| Hardware | Tool | Quant | Best tok/s | Avg tok/s | Memory | Context | Quality | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple M5 Ultra | splash | Q4_K_M | 121.5 tok/s | 114.5 tok/s | 21.4 GB | 65,536 tokens | 76.8 | 2 |
| Apple M5 Max | splash | Q4_K_M | 86.3 tok/s | 83.0 tok/s | 20.9 GB | 65,536 tokens | 83.1 | 2 |
| Apple M5 Max | vLLM | Q4_K_M | 65.6 tok/s | 65.6 tok/s | n/a | 8,192 tokens | 46.6 | 1 |
| AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 | llama.cpp | Q4_K_M | 55.6 tok/s | 55.6 tok/s | 21.3 GB | 65,536 tokens | 86.2 | 1 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 with Max-Q Design | llama.cpp | Q4_K_M | 44.8 tok/s | 44.8 tok/s | n/a | 65,536 tokens | 81.8 | 1 |
| Apple M4 Pro | Splash | Q4_K_M | 38.6 tok/s | 38.0 tok/s | 19.8 GB | 262,144 tokens | 77.6 | 4 |
| Apple M5 Pro | splash | Q4_K_M | 28.3 tok/s | 28.3 tok/s | 22.0 GB | 65,536 tokens | 86.2 | 1 |
Benchmark runs
All 12 unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.
Frequently asked questions
- Is unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M good for coding?
- In our benchmarks, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M scores 68.8/100 for coding. It runs at about 61.8 tok/s, so if you want more speed, ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B-GGUF is faster (~80.3 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (82.1/100).
- Is unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
- In our benchmarks, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M scores 72.4/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 61.8 tok/s, so if you want more speed, swift-iq2_xs is faster (~91.5 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (91.4/100).
- How fast is unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M for local inference?
- Across 12 community benchmark runs, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M reaches up to 121.5 tok/s and averages 61.8 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M5 Ultra.
- How much memory does unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M need?
- The leanest observed configuration used about 19.8 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q4_K_M).
- Which tools have been used to run unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M?
- Benchmarks were submitted using Splash, llama.cpp, splash, vLLM. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.