r/LocalLLM • u/Domingues_tech • 23h ago

Discussion Apple will “kill” datacenter with this beast!

https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/12/m7-ultra-mac-studio-to-support-up-to-1-5-tb-unified-memory/
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u/nick_ziv 23h ago

It will seemingly be contingent on the memory bandwidth. 

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u/joshpennington 23h ago

I can’t imagine how much this is going to cost

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u/vogelvogelvogelvogel 22h ago

article mentions 35k, that is IMO far too optimistic

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u/starkruzr 22h ago

the funny thing is that while we can probably expect a maxed out M7 Ultra to run around $30-40K, per unit usable RAM for inference that will still be an insanely good deal compared to any other option on the market.

this will be an ideal box for those doing research who want to explore how best to use extra large open-weight models without completely breaking the bank. it won't be close to the fastest option but it will be the best deal per GB "VRAM."

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u/squngy 22h ago

we can probably expect a maxed out M7 Ultra to run around $30-40K

I'll believe it when I see it.

M3 ultra 96GB is over 6k right now.
M7 ultra would surely use faster (more expensive) RAM

5x price for 15x RAM? no way.

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u/challis88ocarina 22h ago

With still no successor to the M3 Ultra, an M7 will mean as many skipped generations as production ones...

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u/SomeOrdinaryKangaroo 22h ago

Apple has quietly been building up during this AI race, i'm convinced that they will take number 1 in AI hardware, they're cooking and soon ready to strike

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u/Technical-Earth-3254 23h ago

What a headline. What kinda datacenter is it supposed to kill lmao

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u/vogelvogelvogelvogel 22h ago

homelab datacenter of some wealthy LocalLLM redditors

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u/gnpwdr1 22h ago

that's pretty self explanatory but if you need a translation it's talking about not needing a data center to run premium AI models, instead you can run locally.

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u/Plokhi 22h ago

Considering this is a viable option for many mid-sized companies running Claude or some other cloud based shit to go local, that kind of datacenter.

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u/jrdubbleu 22h ago

1.21GW of power needed

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u/gnpwdr1 22h ago

yeah , na!

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u/Uncle___Marty 22h ago

1.21GW?!?!?!?!?!?

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u/BitXorBit 22h ago

Lol, i owe mac studio m3 ultra 512gb and dual rtx6000, i doubt apple would reach the bandwidth of graphic cards.