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Mac Studio M2 Ultra vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Mac Studio M2 Ultra against Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB), side by side.
Cheaper to start
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
Starts about $3,250 lower.
Rated higher
Mac Studio M2 Ultra
9.8 vs 9.3 on our design scale.
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Mac Studio M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra Chip with 76-core GPU
Mac Studio M2 Ultra
The ultimate local AI workstation for running massive 70B+ parameters models effortlessly thanks to 192GB of unified memory.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 192GB Unified Memory
- Dead silent operation
- Incredible power efficiency
Cons
- Zero upgradeability
- Very expensive at high configs
Specifications
- gpu76-core GPU
- tierenthusiast
- memoryUp to 192GB Unified
- storageUp to 8TB SSD
- processorApple M2 Ultra
- cuda_cores—
- boost_clock—
- architecture—
- memory_bandwidth—
- total_graphics_power—
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
The value inflection point of the RTX 50 series: 16GB of GDDR7 at a $749 MSRP.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 16GB VRAM is the practical floor for comfortable local inference
- Best cost-per-capability in the RTX 50 line
- Modest power draw and manageable thermals
Cons
- No headroom for 32B-class models
- Street pricing has run far above the $749 MSRP
- Raw 4K render performance trails the 5080
Specifications
- gpu—
- tier—
- memory16GB GDDR7
- storage—
- processor—
- cuda_cores8960
- boost_clock2.45 GHz
- architectureBlackwell
- memory_bandwidth896 GB/s
- total_graphics_power300W