Apple’s New Mac Studio Puts Up to 512GB of Unified Memory Behind Local AI Workloads
Apple says the M5 Ultra Mac Studio can be configured with up to 512GB of unified memory and clustered over Thunderbolt 5, while Reuters reports the company is pitching powerful Macs as one way for developers and businesses to run more AI locally instead of paying for every cloud inference.
Apple says Thunderbolt 5 with RDMA can link multiple Mac Studio systems for distributed AI inference, while Reuters reports the broader pitch is to make more large-model work practical on local hardware.