AI Tests with Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra
Tom's Hardware examined the local AI performance of the Mac Studio equipped with the M5 Ultra processor and 512GB of unified memory, testing large models.
Apple's updated Mac Studio model draws attention with its 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU units featuring AI accelerators that support artificial intelligence computations.
Tom's Hardware examined the local AI performance of the Mac Studio system featuring the M5 Ultra chip and up to 512GB of unified memory. While the device's shipping time ranges from 13 to 15 weeks, questions are raised as to whether the tested configuration is worth its price tag of $12,300 and above.
In an earlier initial review, the Qwen 3.8 27B model was tested, but it was observed that this intensive model did not fully saturate the memory capacity. In the new tests, memory limits were pushed with large and current models such as DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and GLM 5.3 Flash.
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