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Mac Studio M5 Ultra 96GB

Base M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 1.2 TB/s bandwidth. Its 96GB capacity fits many 70B workflows but not the largest frontier-weight models.

AppleAPPLE M52026-0996GB unified

AI Memory

96GB unified

Usable model memory reserves headroom for OS, runtime, and KV cache.

LLM Score

server

Power

150W

Average AI load

Value Score

—

Planner signal

Memory configurations

The chip profile is shared, but memory headroom, runnable models, and price are calculated per configuration.

3 variants

96GB unified memory · $5,499 256GB unified memory · $9,499 512GB unified memory · $14,999

Task Fit

Code100

Strong fit for code workloads in the current planner.

Chat100

Strong fit for chat workloads in the current planner.

RAG100

Strong fit for rag workloads in the current planner.

Agent97

Strong fit for agent workloads in the current planner.

Vision92

Strong fit for vision workloads in the current planner.

Embedding80

Usable for embedding, with tradeoffs around speed, memory, or runtime maturity.

Voice75

Usable for voice, with tradeoffs around speed, memory, or runtime maturity.

Image generation61

Usable for image generation, with tradeoffs around speed, memory, or runtime maturity.

Video generation48

Not a primary fit for video generation in the current hardware pool.

Runtime Support

ollamaExcellent

llama.cppExcellent

LM StudioExcellent

vllmUnsupported

sglangUnsupported

ComfyUIPartial

diffusersPartial

Specs

CPU cores30

GPU cores64

System RAM96GB

Unified memory96GB

VRAM—

Usable model memory72GB

CUDANo

MetalSupported

ROCmNo

Cost and Ops

Hardware price$5,499

Build cost—

UPS / accessories—

5-year estimate$5,696

Expected lifespan— years

Residual value—

Build requiredNo

Execution evidence

Execution recipes for Mac Studio M5 Ultra 96GB

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Models This Hardware Can Run

Estimated from default model artifacts, VRAM, unified memory, and recommended RAM.

62 compatible defaults

DeepSeek-R1-Distill 32B

DeepSeek · Q4_K_M

Microsoft · Q4_K_M

Z.ai · Q4_K_M

Moonshot AI · Q4_K_M

Moonshot AI · Q4_K_M

Moonshot AI · Q4_K_M

MiniMax · Q4_K_M

MiniMax · FP8

Gemma 4 31B It QAT W4a16 Ct

Compatible

Google · Q4_0

32GB recommended

Best For

fast 70B inferencemulti-model servingAI research

Base M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 1.2 TB/s bandwidth. Its 96GB capacity fits many 70B workflows but not the largest frontier-weight models.

Source Confidence

Specsvendor-published

Pricevendor-published

PowerEstimated

PerformanceEstimated

Updated2026-09-26

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