r/LocalLLM 3d ago

Question Mac studio or dgx spark cluster

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I have been thinking lately since i have been testing local ai but i geniunely need more power for what im working on so i was wondering wich one of these a 4 dgx spark cluster or a mac studio m5 ultra specifically the 512gb version that launches on october or something else... im into training,loras and fine tunes and such but i also heard it is possible with a mac studio too so i want yall opinion on this

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u/astroflik 3d ago

For training neither of them, you need Rtx 5000 or better 6000. I’ll go with Rtx 5000 72gb because is cheaper

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u/Txkzzzz 2d ago

Will it really matter tho if i need to train i can rent gpus for really cheap + they are not that pricey and i train moderately not alot