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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.
Standout
Mac Studio M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra Chip with 76-core GPU
Mac Studio M2 Ultra
Apple's desktop workstation configurable with up to 192GB of unified memory for running large language models locally.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 192GB Unified Memory
- Dead silent operation
- Good power efficiency
Cons
- Zero upgradeability
- Very expensive at high configs
Specifications
- memoryUp to 192GB Unified
- architecture—
- boost_clock—
- Card Dimensions / Length—
- Card Dimensions / Slots—
- cuda_cores—
- Display Support / HDCP—
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution (1)—
- Display Support / Multi Monitor—
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors—
- gpu76-core GPU
- GPU Engine Specs / Base Clock (GHz)—
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA ® Cores—
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores—
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)—
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width—
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config—
- memory_bandwidth—
- processorApple M2 Ultra
- storageUp to 8TB SSD
- Technology Support / AV1 Decode—
- Technology Support / AV1 Encode—
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability—
- Technology Support / Game Ready Drivers—
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 Ultimate—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA App—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Architecture—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Broadcast—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSS—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA G-SYNC ®—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA GPU Boost ™—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Highlights—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Omniverse—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Reflex—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ShadowPlay—
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5—
- Technology Support / Ray Tracing—
- Technology Support / Resizable BAR—
- Technology Support / VR Ready—
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors—
- tierenthusiast
- 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
- memory16GB GDDR7
- architectureBlackwell
- boost_clock2.45 GHz
- Card Dimensions / LengthVaries by manufacturer
- Card Dimensions / Slots2-Slot
- cuda_cores8960
- Display Support / HDCP2.3
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution (1)4K at 480Hz or 8K at 165Hz with DSC
- Display Support / Multi Monitorup to 4 (4)
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors3x DisplayPort (2) , 1x HDMI (3)
- gpu—
- GPU Engine Specs / Base Clock (GHz)2.3
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA ® Cores8960
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores4th Generation 133 TFLOPS
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)5th Generation 1406 AI TOPS
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width256-bit
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config16 GB GDDR7
- memory_bandwidth896 GB/s
- processor—
- storage—
- Technology Support / AV1 DecodeYes
- Technology Support / AV1 EncodeYes
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability12.0
- Technology Support / Game Ready DriversYes
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 UltimateYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA AppYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ArchitectureBlackwell
- Technology Support / NVIDIA BroadcastYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)1x Sixth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSSDLSS 4 Super Resolution DLAA Ray Reconstruction Frame Generation Multi Frame Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)2x Ninth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA G-SYNC ®Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA GPU Boost ™Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA HighlightsYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA OmniverseYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ReflexReflex 2 Low Latency Mode Frame Warp (Coming Soon)
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ShadowPlayYes
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5Yes
- Technology Support / Ray TracingYes
- Technology Support / Resizable BARYes
- Technology Support / VR ReadyYes
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6Yes
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)88
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)750
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors2x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
- tier—
- total_graphics_power300W