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GPU comparison

Mac Studio M3 Ultra (96GB) vs NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB) for local LLMs

How the two stack up for running open-source LLMs locally — memory, bandwidth, price, and how many of the 64 tracked models each one can run.

Mac Studio M3 Ultra (96GB)NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB)
Memory96.0 GB128.0 GB
Bandwidth819 GB/s273 GB/s
Price (approx)$5,299$4,699
LLMs it runs55 of 6457 of 64
Best model it runsQwen3.8 27B · 17–25 tok/sQwen3.8 Flash Next (MoE) · 47–70 tok/s

The NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB) runs 2 more of the tracked models (57 vs 55), thanks to its 128.0 GB of memory. The Mac Studio M3 Ultra (96GB) has more memory bandwidth (819 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.

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