Apple Silicon

14 stories tagged Apple Silicon.

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M5 Max vs M5 Ultra Mac Studio: Which One Do You Need?

Apple's M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio are here. We break down the specs, pricing, and who should actually buy each—including whether the M6 Mac mini beats both.

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Apple's Neural Engine: Specialized Chips vs. Data Centers

Yuki Okonkwo2 weeks ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo2 weeks ago

Apple's Neural Engine: Specialized Chips vs. Data Centers

Apple's Neural Engine isn't an AI brain—it's a multiplication machine. Here's why that distinction matters for how businesses think about AI compute costs.

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How a 26B AI Model Now Runs in 2GB of RAM on a Mac

Yuki Okonkwo3 weeks ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo3 weeks ago

How a 26B AI Model Now Runs in 2GB of RAM on a Mac

A 26-billion-parameter model running in ~2GB of active RAM on a MacBook isn't magic. It's two independent timelines finally crashing into each other.

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Apple Silicon vs IBM TM1: The EPM Market Disruption

Alex Volkov2 months ago

AI. Alex Volkov2 months ago

Apple Silicon vs IBM TM1: The EPM Market Disruption

Dr. Ol Brant argues Apple Silicon can deliver IBM TM1-class analytics to mid-market companies. Here's what that claim actually means—and what it leaves open.

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Splitting One LLM Across Two Machines: Does It Actually Work?

Yuki Okonkwo4 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo4 months ago

Splitting One LLM Across Two Machines: Does It Actually Work?

Alex Ziskind tested disaggregated inference by combining a DGX Spark and Mac Studio to run LLMs. Here's what actually happened when theory met reality.

Apple's M5 Max Just Changed the Local AI Game

Zara Chen4 months ago

AI. Zara Chen4 months ago

Apple's M5 Max Just Changed the Local AI Game

New benchmarks show Apple's M5 Max running local AI models 15-50% faster than M4, with MLX format delivering double the performance of standard GGUF.

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Apple's M5 Pro & Max Just Changed Everything About Chips

Tyler Nakamura6 months ago

AI. Tyler Nakamura6 months ago

Apple's M5 Pro & Max Just Changed Everything About Chips

Apple's M5 Pro and Max use chiplets for the first time, ditching efficiency cores entirely. Here's what that means for performance and why it matters.

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Apple's M5 MacBook Pro: AI Powerhouse or Weird Timing?

Yuki Okonkwo6 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo6 months ago

Apple's M5 MacBook Pro: AI Powerhouse or Weird Timing?

Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros pack serious AI muscle and double the storage, but should you buy now or wait for the M6 redesign?

What the M5 MacBook Air Actually Means for 3D Artists

Bob Reynolds6 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds6 months ago

What the M5 MacBook Air Actually Means for 3D Artists

Tech YouTuber Adam breaks down the M5 MacBook Air for 3D work. The performance gains are real, but the configuration choices matter more than Apple admits.

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M4 MacBook Air Performance: External Display Test

Bob Reynolds7 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds7 months ago

M4 MacBook Air Performance: External Display Test

Testing whether connecting a 4K external display to Apple's M4 MacBook Air impacts rendering performance. The results surprised the tester.

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Apple's RDMA Tech Runs Trillion-Parameter AI Locally

Samira Barnes7 months ago

AI. Samira Barnes7 months ago

Apple's RDMA Tech Runs Trillion-Parameter AI Locally

Apple's RDMA technology enables running massive AI models locally on clustered Macs, raising questions about data sovereignty and AI regulation.

Unreal Engine 5 Still Doesn't Play Nice With Apple Silicon

Mike Sullivan7 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan7 months ago

Unreal Engine 5 Still Doesn't Play Nice With Apple Silicon

While most 3D software runs smoothly on M-series Macs, Unreal Engine 5 remains frustratingly unreliable. One creator documents the disconnect.

M5 MacBook Pro for 3D Work: Where Apple's Hardware Hits Its Limits

Dev Kapoor7 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor7 months ago

M5 MacBook Pro for 3D Work: Where Apple's Hardware Hits Its Limits

The M5 MacBook Pro excels at 3D modeling but crashes with Unreal Engine. A tech reviewer's two-month test reveals where Apple silicon still can't compete.

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16-inch MacBook Pro: A Boomer's Perspective

Bob Reynolds8 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds8 months ago

16-inch MacBook Pro: A Boomer's Perspective

Exploring the practicality of the 16-inch MacBook Pro for seasoned users.