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Apple Mac Studio desktop computer on a desk

Apple's new Mac Studio has more AI memory than a $13,000 Nvidia box. let that sink in

The M5 Ultra tops out at 512GB of unified memory — here's the actual math on whether that beats a real GPU for running big local models.

Aliteq Team · Updated Nov 7, 2026 · 8 min

Mac Studio or NVIDIA? Thumbnail with a screenshot of Apple's Mac Studio spec page showing the M5 Ultra's 96GB memory configurable to 256GB or 512GB, and a card reading Mac Studio M5 Ultra from $5,499, Apple US store, read Nov 3, 2026

Should you buy a Mac Studio or an NVIDIA PC for local AI?

Short answer: NVIDIA if your models fit in 24 to 48GB or you need CUDA; Mac Studio if you want 70B-class and bigger models in one quiet box. Apple's prices read Nov 3, 2026, llama.cpp speeds for the M5 Max, M5 Ultra and RTX 3090, and a buyer-by-buyer table.

Aliteq Team · Updated Nov 3, 2026 · 10 min