Apple M3 Ultra

#1

Post by ksec » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 1:59 PM UTC

Re: Apple M3 Ultra

#2

Post by nottorp » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:20 PM UTC

> support for more than half a terabyte of unified memory

Soldered?

#3

Post by universenz » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:21 PM UTC

96gb on baseline model m3 ultra with a max of 512gb! Looks like they’re leaning in hard with the AI crowd.

#4

Post by simlevesque » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:21 PM UTC

nottorp wrote: post #2

> support for more than half a terabyte of unified memory Soldered?

As are all Apple M devices.

#5

Post by datadrivenangel » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:21 PM UTC

Unclear what devices this will be in outside of the mac studio. Also most of the comparisons were with M1 and M2 chips, not M4.

#6

Post by mythz » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:22 PM UTC

Ultra disappointing, they waited 2 years just to push out a single gen bump, even my last year's iPad Pro runs M4.

#7

Post by universenz » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:22 PM UTC

nottorp wrote: post #2

> support for more than half a terabyte of unified memory Soldered?

Is there a single Apple SoC where they’ve provided removable ram? Not that I can recall.

#8

Post by TheTxT » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:22 PM UTC

512GB unified memory is absolutely wild for AI stuff! Compared to how many NVIDIA GPUs you would need, the pricing looks almost reasonable.

#9

Post by varjag » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:22 PM UTC

Call me a unit fundamentalist but calling 512Gb "over half a terabyte memory" irks me to no end.

#10

Post by reaperducer » Wed, Mar 05, 2025, 2:23 PM UTC

nottorp wrote: post #2

> support for more than half a terabyte of unified memory Soldered?

Soldered?

Figure out a way to make it unified without also soldering it, and you'll be a billionaire.

Or are you just grinding a tired, 20-year-old axe.