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Apple unveils M5 Ultra chip with 80-core GPU and 4x faster AI performance

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Apple introduced the M5 Ultra chip in new Mac mini and Mac Studio models, featuring an 80-core GPU and up to 512GB of unified memory. Apple says AI performance is 4x faster than the M3 Ultra, with support for up to eight external displays.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-08-25 15:29 · ZDNET AI
    Apple's M5 Ultra is its most powerful chip ever - with 4x faster AI performance than M3 Ultra
  2. 2026-08-25 13:00 · Engadget
    Apple's M5 Ultra with an 80-core GPU will power through your AI models and 8K video

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