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SpecThe Stargate ProjectApple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra)
Abilene Trained ModelGPT-5.5—
Abilene Trained Model Version5.5—
Bandwidth GB S—819
Base Price USD—3,999
Capacity Added Prior 90 Days GW MIN3—
Capacity Added Window Days90—
Capacity Update Date2026-04-29—
Comparator 5090—5,090
CPU Cores 512gb Config—32
Custom Silicon AnnouncedBroadcom (10 GW)—
GPU Cores 512gb Config—80
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
Oracle Partnership GW5—
PartnersOpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, MGX—
Planned Capacity GW 20257—
Planned Chip Count Million2—
Primary Accelerator AnnouncedNVIDIA GB200 (initial Oracle racks)—
Primary SiteAbilene, Texas—
Secondary Accelerator AnnouncedAMD Instinct (up to 6 GW)—
Secured Capacity Commitment Deadline Year2,029—
Secured Capacity Commitment GW10—
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Superseded ON—2026-08-25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
Total Planned Investment USD Billion400—
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