@TheAhmadOsman: To be clear, CUDA is still more mature than MLX if you’re comparing GPUs to the new M5 Ultra Mac Studio However, the ec…

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The discussion compares CUDA's maturity to MLX in the context of Apple's M5 Ultra Mac Studio, stressing the need for competition to optimize hardware for local AI, which could enable Apple to surpass NVIDIA.

To be clear, CUDA is still more mature than MLX if you’re comparing GPUs to the new M5 Ultra Mac Studio However, the ecosystem took years for CUDA to mature and we need competition and people to optimize all available hardware This is a win for Local AI in anyway you look at it
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To be clear, CUDA is still more mature than MLX if you’re comparing GPUs to the new M5 Ultra Mac Studio

However, the ecosystem took years for CUDA to mature and we need competition and people to optimize all available hardware

This is a win for Local AI in anyway you look at it

Ahmad (@TheAhmadOsman): In other words, Apple might beat NVIDIA in Local AI if the later doesn’t change course

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