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NVIDIA DGX Spark vs. Mac Studio M5 Ultra: Which One Should You Actually Buy to Run AI Locally?

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Two machines just became real purchase options for anyone who wants to run AI models on their own hardware instead of renting time on someone else's cloud servers: NVIDIA's DGX Spark and Apple's new Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip. Both get marketed with big numbers. Neither marketing page tells…

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  1. 2026-09-03 14:19 · DEV Community — AI
    NVIDIA DGX Spark vs. Mac Studio M5 Ultra: Which One Should You Actually Buy to Run AI Locally?

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