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Apple unveils M5 Ultra with quad-die 3nm design, up to 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU

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Apple's M5 Ultra uses a quad-die 3nm architecture, a first for Apple silicon, with inter-die bandwidth over 4.4TB/s and up to a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU. The M6 was also mentioned.

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  1. 2026-08-25 13:22 · Techmeme
    Apple says M5 Ultra uses a quad-die 3nm architecture, "a first for Apple silicon", with inter-die bandwidth of 4.4TB/s+ and up to a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU (Steve Dent/Engadget)

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