Apple's M5 Ultra Chip Features 36-Core CPU, 80-Core GPU with Neural Accelerators, and 1.2TB/s Bandwidth for Local AI Processing

Apple's M5 Ultra, introduced six weeks ago, is now in real-world use, featuring a 36-core CPU, an 80-core GPU, and up to 512GB of unified memory in a refreshed Mac Studio. Notably, the 80-core GPU includes dedicated Neural Accelerators for the first time on an Ultra-class chip, enabling up to 4.3x peak AI compute performance compared to the M3 Ultra. This enhancement, along with 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth, signals Apple's strategy to enable users to run large language models locally on their devices.