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

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SpecGroq Language Processing UnitApple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra)
Bandwidth GB S—819
Base Price USD—3,999
Chip TO Chip Links11—
Comparator 5090—5,090
CPU Cores 512gb Config—32
DOJ Probe Reported2026-09-10—
Form factorPCIe Gen4 x16—
GPU Cores 512gb Config—80
Groq3 LPX Full Production2026-08-24—
Groqcard Sales Ended Reported2024-04-05—
Launch Date—2025-03-05
M Series Version—3
MSRP (USD)↓ better—9,499
Nvidia Consideration AT Closing USD Billion13—
Nvidia Consideration Deferred USD Billion4—
Nvidia License Agreement2025-12-24—
ON Chip Sram MB230—
ON DIE Memory Bandwidth TB S80—
Only 96gb Config From—2026-05-05
Option 512gb Removed—2026-03-05
Peak Fp16 Tflops188—
Peak Int8 Tops750—
Process Node14nm—
Status—discontinued
Status Checked2026-09-242026-09-24
Successor—Mac Studio with M5 Max / M5 Ultra (up to 512 GB unified memory)
Successor M5 Ultra Base Price USD—5,499
Superseded ON—2026-08-25
TDP (W)↓ better—270
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