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Mac Studio M5 Ultra 512GB starts at $22,299
A community post notes the Mac Studio with M5 Ultra and 512GB starts at $22,299, likely aimed at high-memory workloads such as running local large models.
M5 Ultra
4 storiesM5 Ultra is the Apple chip used in the Mac Studio. Recent coverage has focused on that machine for local AI: a review called it well suited to running local AI agents, while a user testing GLM-5.3-Flash and other models on a 256GB, 80-core unit found performance satisfying but the GPU underpowered relative to the RAM. Community posts also note a 512GB M5 Ultra Mac Studio starting at $22,299, and share graphics benchmarks for the M5 Ultra and M6.
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