Mac Studio M5 Ultra runs 320B GLM model locally at 1/10,000th the cost of a PC setup
SumitGup · x · 2026-08-29
Apple Silicon's unified memory architecture proves highly efficient for local LLMs. A Mac Studio M5 Ultra with 512GB RAM can hold the full GLM-5.3-Flash (320B) in FP8, achieving 60 t/s offline. A comparable PC setup requires 10x RTX 5090s, costing over $20,000 with massive power requirements.
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