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Two rigs, one table. Higher numbers win in cobalt; TDP and price flip.

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SpecGoogle Cloud TPU v5pApple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra)
Bandwidth GB S—819
Base Price USD—3,999
Bf16 Tflops PER Chip459—
Chips PER POD8,960—
Comparator 5090—5,090
CPU Cores 512gb Config—32
FP8 Tflops PER Chip459—
GPU Cores 512gb Config—80
HBM Bandwidth GB S2,765—
HBM Capacity GIB95—
ICI Bandwidth GB S1,200—
Launch Date—2025-03-05
M Series Version—3
MSRP (USD)↓ better—9,499
Only 96gb Config From—2026-05-05
Option 512gb Removed—2026-03-05
Sparse Cores PER Chip4—
Statusavailable (earlier generation)discontinued
Status Checked—2026-09-24
Successor—Mac Studio with M5 Max / M5 Ultra (up to 512 GB unified memory)
Successor M5 Ultra Base Price USD—5,499
Successor Tpu7x Chips PER POD9,216—
Successor Tpu7x GA2026-03-31—
Superseded ON—2026-08-25
TDP (W)↓ better—270
Tensor Cores PER Chip2—
Topology3D torus—
Unified Memory Base GB—96
Unified Memory MAX GB—512
Unified Memory MID GB—256
Upgrade 512gb USD—4,000
Upgrade Chip USD—1,500