@meta
  v: 1
  route: /compare/m5-max-128/rtx-5090
  generated: 2026-06-10T10:27:15.396Z

@intent
  purpose:    Head-to-head comparison of M5 Max 128 vs RTX 5090 for local LLM inference.
  audience:   hardware-shopper, ai-engineer, self-hoster
  capability: compare_specs, compare_model_fits, drill_into_card

@state
  a{slug,name,vram_gb,bandwidth_gbs,fp16_tflops,budget_8k_gb}: m5-max-128,M5 Max 128,128,614,55,103
  b{slug,name,vram_gb,bandwidth_gbs,fp16_tflops,budget_8k_gb}: rtx-5090,RTX 5090,32,1792,838,25

@actions
  - id: view_a
    method: GET
    href: /gpu/m5-max-128
  - id: view_b
    method: GET
    href: /gpu/rtx-5090

@context
  > Side-by-side comparison: M5 Max 128 (128GB) vs RTX 5090 (32GB). Includes specs delta and fit difference across the 30-model catalog.

@nav
  self:      /compare/m5-max-128/rtx-5090
  parents:   [/, /gpu/]
  peers:     [/gpu/m5-max-128, /gpu/rtx-5090]