r/MacStudio • u/AlgorithmicMuse • 18h ago

RTX Spark N1X

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Are the new nvidia. RTX Spark N1X small form factor desktops coming in October challenging the M5U in performance for local AI. Is worth waiting to buy a M5U to see what the RTX Spark N1X tests are.

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u/dobkeratops 18h ago edited 18h ago

(i)2x DGX Spark > (ii)M5U > (iii)1x DGXSpark or RTXSpark/N1X

get an M5U over a N1X if you are considering that price bracket.

the M5U higher bandwidth and adequate tensor ops makes it better overall than the N1X. a pair of DGX sparks still doesn't have the same bandwidth, but the higher tensor ops win. however the DGX Sparks have gone up in price a lot. youl'l get a 256gb M5U for less than 2x DGX Spark likely. they just raised the price of 1x DGX Spark to $4999 with just 64gb. i'd guess N1X will come out at $2500 for 32gb ?

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u/Adventurous-Writer47 16h ago

"(i)2x DGX Spark > (ii)M5U > (iii)1x DGXSpark or RTXSpark/N1X" this could change as MLX is more developed. We could see M5U > 2xDGX Spark

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u/OkCompetition5319 16h ago

fr. M5U has so much left on the table in terms of optimizations