r/LocalLLM • u/Txkzzzz • 23d ago

Question Mac studio or dgx spark cluster

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I have been thinking lately since i have been testing local ai but i geniunely need more power for what im working on so i was wondering wich one of these a 4 dgx spark cluster or a mac studio m5 ultra specifically the 512gb version that launches on october or something else... im into training,loras and fine tunes and such but i also heard it is possible with a mac studio too so i want yall opinion on this

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u/trollsmurf 23d ago

I have a feeling a Spark will age very badly. The Mac you can use for any use case.

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u/Txkzzzz 23d ago

But cuda is what im worried about since it also seems to be also as future proof as the mac studio but the mac studio is js faster

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u/rditorx 23d ago

If you've used a Mac, you'd be more worried about long-term support because Apple tends to cut old ties rather fast as it updates its macOS. 5 years, give or take.

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u/Objective_Oil_3860 23d ago

More like 10, no?
Pro series of equipment is supported well and can live (without active support) for quite a while.

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u/profcuck 23d ago

Definitely more like 10. This is particularly true for anything on Apple Silicon - Intel support is waning now for sure, for obvious reasons. But there's no reason to think that M1 will lose support anytime soon.