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Mac Studio M3 Ultra vs RTX 5090

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Local AI Hardware · verified 13 Aug 2026

Mac Studio M3 UltraApplecurrent
RTX 5090NVIDIAcurrent
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SpecificationMac Studio M3 UltraRTX 5090
SummaryFastest tokens per second in its bracket.Best consumer GPU for LLMs.
Memoryup to 512GB32GB GDDR7
Bandwidth546–819 GB/s1,792 GB/s
Price$3–6K$2–3K
70B tok/s20–30
CategoryLocal AI HardwareLocal AI Hardware
OfficialAppleNVIDIA

Highlighted rows are where these differ.

Mac Studio M3 Ultra

  • 546–819 GB/s bandwidth
  • M5 Ultra expected mid-2026 at 1,200+ GB/s

Best for speed and silence.

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RTX 5090

  • 32GB GDDR7
  • NVLink removed — two cards give ~1.4×, not 2×

Best for CUDA work.

Full spec sheet →