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Can the Radeon AI Pro R9700 run Qwen3.5 35B-A3B (MoE)?

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Verdict

Yes. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B (MoE) is a 22 GB download (Q4_K_M). The Radeon AI Pro R9700 gives the GPU 32 GB, leaving about 10 GB for context and runtime (our arithmetic).

Prices: Newegg checked Oct 27, 2026, about 12:35 PM CT; Minisforum checked Oct 27, 2026, 12:40 PM CT. New condition only.

Does it fit?

Qwen3.5 35B-A3B (MoE) memory22 GB at Q4_K_M (Ollama: qwen3.5 tags)
Radeon AI Pro R9700 GPU memory32 GB of VRAM (product listing).
Left overAbout 10 GB (our arithmetic)
VerdictFits 4 GB or more to spare (our estimate bands)

Recommended quantization and context

Use the Q4_K_M build that Ollama's tag downloads; the memory figure above is for that build. The model supports up to 256K of context, but longer context uses more memory. Ollama starts at a 4096-token context by default (Ollama FAQ).

With about 10 GB spare you have room to raise the context. Raise it in steps and re-check with ollama ps.

Run it

ollama run qwen3.5:35b-a3b

Then check it's on the GPU:

ollama ps

The PROCESSOR column should read 100% GPU. Driver setup for AMD cards on Windows, Linux and macOS, plus common fixes, is in the install and run section.

Leaderboard: #172 on LMArena Text (score 1394 ± 4), checked Oct 27, 2026, 2:16 PM CT. Speed isn't listed here because we have no sourced number for this combination.

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FAQ

Can the Radeon AI Pro R9700 run Qwen3.5 35B-A3B (MoE)?

Yes: Qwen3.5 35B-A3B (MoE) needs 22 GB (Q4_K_M, Ollama library) and the Radeon AI Pro R9700 gives the GPU 32 GB, leaving about 10 GB. That leaves room to raise the context above the 4096-token default. The fit bands are our estimate.

How much VRAM does Qwen3.5 35B-A3B (MoE) need?

22 GB for the Q4_K_M build in the Ollama library, plus roughly 1–4 GB for context and runtime (our estimate). See the 24 GB page for other models that fit.

What command runs Qwen3.5 35B-A3B (MoE)?

ollama run qwen3.5:35b-a3b. Then run "ollama ps" and check the PROCESSOR column reads 100% GPU.

How fast is Qwen3.5 35B-A3B (MoE) on the Radeon AI Pro R9700?

We don't list a speed because we have no sourced measurement for this pairing. Speed depends on memory bandwidth, quantization and context length.

Keep reading

Sources

Each source was opened on Oct 27, 2026.

  1. Ollama: qwen3.5 tags
  2. Ollama docs: FAQ (context length, ollama ps, Flash Attention)
  3. LMArena Text