96gb ram... sigh

[chfilm]

Hey guys,

so I guess like a lot of you I'm really torn on these new configs.
I have the m2ultra with 128 gb of ram and 2tb ssd and wouldve chosen 128gbs again in a new machine if it would’ve been an option. Going down to 96 feels just wrong, especially since I do a lot of after effects work which is super ram hungry.

Then again it might juuuuust work out but it would be tight. On the other hand, 256 feels overkill- unless local Ai image or video stuff would run really well on the machine which is a big maybe if you ask me. Comfy Ui is still super NVIDIA / pc optimized and that would be the main reason for me to get more ram.

So I don’t know what to do.. that 4000€ upgrade price is sick!!

 

[Apple fanboy]

Well I'm coming from a 2018 Mac mini with 32GB of RAM so I think the 96GB on my new Mac Studio will be a massive upgrade as will the M5 Ultra chip.

 

[MarkC426]

Based on previously published benchmarks of the M5 Max MBp….I think it outperforms all previous Ultra chips.
You could opt for M5 Max with 128GB.

 

[H. Flower]

I’m in the exact same boat as you. After effects, premiere, cinema 4d, resolve.

96 gig ram configuration for ultra is not enough for running multiple apps with big ae projects. I’ve tested my activity monitor all morning with ane, cinema 4d annd premiere open and I am exceeding 96. I have 190 now on my 2019 Mac Pro, but 128 would work. But the only upgrade option is to 256, for 4k!!!

The only other choice is going the max chip at 128 gigs. Thus, losing the power of the ultra (and also ram).

From my research this morning, the ultra wouldn’t be significantly better except for 2 areas : 1) redshift rendering in cinema 4d and 2) AI processing, which I don’t do a lot of…..YET. Surely the future of adobe and all these other apps is ai processing, right ??

Still, I’ve suffered a lot of indignities with Apple the past decade, but 4 thousand dollars just for 256 ram will be the worst I’ve had to endure. Might they add a 125 option in near future ? Ugh 😫

Please let me know what conclusion you come to, or data you come across.

 

[MarkC426]

Still, I’ve suffered a lot of indignities with Apple the past decade, but 4 thousand dollars just for 256 ram will be the worst I’ve had to endure. Might they add a 125 option in near future ? Ugh 😫

Especially considering it’s an ADDITIONAL 160gb ram for 4k…as the Studio already has 96.

 

[H. Flower]

Especially considering it’s an ADDITIONAL 160gb ram for 4k…as the Studio already has 96.

😂

Seriously man.

 

[pprior]

I’m in Same boat - Ultra with 128GB - SOLD. WHY!!!!!

 

[chfilm]

I’m in Same boat - Ultra with 128GB - SOLD. WHY!!!!!

Do you regret selling your 128gb machine?

In the memory crisis I’m even considering keeping the m2 just because of the more of ram… then again I really would love the better performance..
if only it wasn’t for the poorly optimized, overly memory hungry adobe apps 🙈

 

[keksikuningas]

I'd love to replace my MBP with a Studio but the macbook I got for only 3000e while a similar Studio (either base Ultra or 128GB Max) is twice the price at ~5900e. MacBook is also in repair which is just awful.

 

[gladoscc]

The price for 256GB is actually less than I expected. Apple has to be using LPDDR5X ~9600MT/s for the M5 Ultra. To support 256 or 512 these have to be the highest density modules.

These are basically the most-expensive, top-end LPDDR5X chips that are shipping in real volume (although LPDDR6 is imminent). You can't compare it against, say, DDR5 at 6400MT/s.