Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Zen 5 (Gorgon Point)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Radeon 860M
Processor Number
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450
Generation
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Ryzen AI 7 (Zen 5 (Gorgon Point))
Series
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Ryzen AI 400 Series
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP8
Power Consumption
56 W
15-54 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
W
Foundry
—
TSMC
I/O Process Size
—
6 nm
Package
—
FP8
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
12
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
16
16
Multiplier
40
20
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
16 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5600,LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
136.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
3100 MHz
Shader Units
5120
512
Texture Units
320
32
Raster Operation Units
160
8
Execution Units
640
8
Power Consumption
60
15-54
Max Resolution
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7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
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16
AI Accelerator
NPU
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AMD Ryzen™ AI
Theoretical performance
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50 TOPS
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,980
Cinebench R23
24,002
16,700
Geekbench 6
3,227
2,889
Geekbench 6
21,164
13,669
Cinebench 2024
142
120
Cinebench 2024
1,683
926
Blender
415
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Passmark CPU
4,790
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Passmark CPU
41,188
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.