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Mac Studio M2 Ultra vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Mac Studio M2 Ultra against NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, side by side.
Cheaper to start
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Starts about $2,400 lower.
Rated higher
Mac Studio M2 Ultra
9.8 vs 9.5 on our design scale.
Standout
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
- tdp—
- vram—
- cuda_cores—
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
The undisputed champion of consumer GPUs, offering 24GB of GDDR6X VRAM and unmatched tensor core performance for AI training and inference.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Unmatched raw compute
- 24GB VRAM for large batches
- Excellent software ecosystem (CUDA)
Cons
- Massive physical size
- High power draw (450W)
- Scalper pricing common
Specifications
- gpu—
- tierenthusiast
- memory—
- storage—
- processor—
- tdp450W
- vram24GB GDDR6X
- cuda_cores16384