Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Radeon 8060S
Generation
—
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Series
—
Ryzen AI Max 300 Series
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Custom
Power Consumption
72 W
45-120 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
120 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
—
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
16
Multiplier
46
36
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.0 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L2 Cache
—
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
32 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
LPDDR5X-8000
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
256 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
—
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
2900 MHz
Shader Units
5120
2560
Texture Units
320
160
Raster Operation Units
160
64
Execution Units
640
40
Power Consumption
—
45-120
AI Accelerator
NPU
—
AMD Ryzen™ AI
Theoretical performance
—
50 TOPS
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
—
Cinebench R23
31,566
—
Geekbench 6
4,355
—
Geekbench 6
30,196
—
Cinebench 2024
200
—
Cinebench 2024
2,071
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Passmark CPU
6,027
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Passmark CPU
58,548
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.