AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
May 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Gorgon Halo
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 8050S
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Generation
Ryzen AI Max PRO (Zen 5)
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Instruction Set
-
ARMv9

Package

Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AMD Socket FP11
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
55 W
64 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
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I/O Die Size
308 mm²
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Package
FC-BGA
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Transistor Count
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28 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
18
Total Thread Count
24
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
32.0
46
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
64 MB
-
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
-
Performance Cores
-
6
Performance Core Threads
-
6
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.38 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
192 up to GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
273.1 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No

Miscellaneous

PCIe Version
4
-
PCIe Lanes
16
-

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2005 MHz
Shader Units
-
4096
Texture Units
-
256
Raster Operation Units
-
128
Execution Units
-
512

📊 Benchmark

Geekbench 6
-
4,282
Geekbench 6
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29,052
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
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2,065