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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
90 %
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
100 %
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
96 %
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
100 %
8C / 16T · 3.60 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M2 Max (38 Core)
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
100 %
AMD Radeon 8050S Graphics
AI performance (NPU)
12C / 12T · 0.66 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
100 %
8C / 16T · 3.60 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | AMD Ryzen AI Max (3) |
| CPU group | Apple M2 (8) | AMD Ryzen AI MAX 300 (7) |
| Architecture | M2 | Strix Halo (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | FP11 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 12 | 8 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Avalanche 0.66 - 3.50 GHz |
8x Zen 5 3.60 - 5.00 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Blizzard 0.60 - 2.42 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 32.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M2 Max (38 Core) | AMD Radeon 8050S Graphics |
| GPU frequency | 0.45 - 1.40 GHz | 0.60 - 2.80 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 608 / 4864 | 32 / 2048 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 5 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 96 GB | 96 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q2/2025 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | AMD Ryzen™ AI |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS | AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA 2) @ 50 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU | 106 TOPS |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-8000 (256.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 96 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 32 | 4.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 63.0 GB/s | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 40 W | 55 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | 120 W | |
| TDP down | 45 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) | AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q2/2025 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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