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Apple is a competitive choice simply because their unified memory allows you to get enough ram that would take multiple Gpus to have enough space to run larger
by daedrdev 1y ago
Apple is a competitive choice simply because their unified memory allows you to get enough ram that would take multiple Gpus to have enough space to run larger models.
- fmajid 1y agoYes, but their refusal to open up the ANE to third-party models negates that. You can get (or will be able to very soon) a Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max+ 395 able to access 96GB of unified RAM (on a 128GB system) for well under half what you'd pay for an equivalent M4 system from Apple.
- rz2k 1y agoDoesn't the M3 Ultra have 3-4x the RAM bandwidth though?
- wmf 1y agoAt 3-4x the price.
- wmf 1y agoHobbyists don't use ANE on Apple Silicon and they won't use XDNA on Strix Halo either. In both cases the GPU is faster and can access most of system memory. $2,000 vs. $3,500 isn't well under half either.