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User considers RTX 5090 sale for Mac Studio M5 Ultra for coding

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A user is contemplating selling their RTX 5090 graphics card to purchase a Mac Studio with an M5 Ultra chip and 96GB of RAM. The primary motivation for this potential upgrade is for coding purposes. The user is weighing the memory bandwidth differences, with the RTX 5090 offering 1.8 TB/s and the M5 Ultra offering 1.2 TB/s, to determine if the switch is a sensible decision. AI

RANK_REASON User query about hardware choice for personal use.

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User considers RTX 5090 sale for Mac Studio M5 Ultra for coding

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/unchikuso ·

    Should I sell my RTX 5090 for a Mac Studio M5 Ultra 96GB?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I can get $5k for the 5090 and the Mac is $5499 before tax. </p> <p>The 5090 has a memory bandwidth of 1.8 TB/s while the M5 Ultra is 1.2 TB/s.</p> <p>Is this a sensible upgrade? Primary use is coding. </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by…

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