[storus]

If the rumors about splitting CPU/GPU in new Macs are true, your MacStudio will be the last one capable of running DeepSeek R1 671B Q4. It looks like Apple had an accidental winner that will go away with the end of unified RAM.

[phren0logy]

I have not heard this rumor. Source?

[prophesi]

I believe they're talking about the rumors by an Apple supply chain analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo.

https://www.techspot.com/news/106159-apple-m5-silicon-rumore...

[diggan]

Seems Apple is waking up to the fact that if it's too easy to run weights locally, there really isn't much sense to having their own remote inference endpoints, so time to stop the party :)

[prophesi]

I thought their goal was to completely remove the need for a remote inference endpoint in the first place? May have read your comment wrong.

[diggan]

No, I think Apple been clear from the beginning that they won't be able to do everything on the devices themselves, that's why they're building the infrastructure/software for their "cloud intelligence system" or whatever they call it.