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    Seeking M5 Max/Ultra telemetry: does higher bandwidth improve Tokens/Joule or just raw throughput?

    I built an open-source LLM inference telemetry suite that measures Tokens Per Joule — the energy efficiency metric, not just raw speed. Current baseline is on an M1 Pro (32GB UMA): 2.42 Tokens/Joule on Qwen-3B Q4_K_M 22 t/s on Llama-3.1-8B Q8_0 at 8192 context (13.7GB workload) at 35W...
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    14” M5 Max to M5 Pro & Temp M5 Air

    Hi Guys, I have a unique case and wanted to seek an outsiders opinion, I had an M4 Max 36GB 1TB and traded it in on launch day for M5 Max 36GB 2TB (cost approx $2000 AUD to upgrade). It is my primary device I use to run my ecommerce company and often have several AI instances open and tend to...
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    M5 MAX MBP vs MacBook Neo + Mac Studio?

    M3 Pro Macbook Pro is not cutting it anymore. I love it but the memory bandwith is low, the ram is not enough. I was a basic graphic designer when I got this, but since I started working in the VR lab in my university, I started working heavily with Unity and Unreal engine, and the broader Meta...
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    Any updates for the Mac Studio?

    Hi all, Any news on getting updates for the Mac Studio? M5 Pro and M5 Max for example? Thanks, Anthony
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    Resolved MacBook M5 Pro or M5 max

    Hi there, Currently have a 14" macbook pro m1 pro 16gb ram and looking forward to upgrading to a 16" MacBook pro M5 pro/max. I don't know the difference between the pro and the max. But basically this new laptop needs to last me until the end of time. Mostly just browse the web but I am...
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    Projection of M5 Max & M5 Ultra performance

    Happy New Year folks. I was having fun over the holidays trying to project the performance of the M5 Max and M5 Ultra based on the various past performance ratios we have seen from Apple. Except for the AI race, Apple seems to be managing performance improvements on a rather consistent geometric...