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2 DGX Sparks vs M5U 256GB 80C GPU for coding agents - does NVFP4/FP8 matter?

I'm deciding between getting 2 DGX Sparks vs M5U 256GB 80C GPU (same exact price of around 17K CAD after tax). When M5U was announced, it felt to me like a no brainer to get the M5U, so I pre-ordered it with the expected delivery date - end of November. However, after seeing the actual results on t…

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  1. 2026-09-29 13:17 · r/LocalLLM
    2 DGX Sparks vs M5U 256GB 80C GPU for coding agents - does NVFP4/FP8 matter?

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