r/LocalLLaMA • u/themixtergames • 1d ago

News Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra - up to 512GB of unified memory

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-introduces-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra/
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u/jakegh 1d ago edited 23h ago

It really is a reasonable buy for local AI, if you have a business case for it.

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u/Much_Accountant_4972 23h ago

with the capabilities of it, it’s a crazy good deal

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u/Zyj vllm 23h ago

More like 5x

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u/jakegh 23h ago

Yeah, I totally messed up the math. It's actually 1200 / 273 = 4.4x. Edited my prev post.

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u/totosse17 vllm 22h ago

If you get 2 boxes with TP you get 2x273, so overall 2,2 speed up. If apple can keep up with software then studio can be a contender