Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

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 (Gorgon Point)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Radeon 890M
Processor Number
-
470
Generation
-
Ryzen AI 9 (Zen 5 (Gorgon Point))
Series
-
Ryzen AI 400 Series

Package

Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP8
Power Consumption
64 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
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
8
Efficiency Core Threads
12
16
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
2.0 GHz
Total Core Count
18
12
Total Thread Count
18
24
Multiplier
46
20
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
-
24 MB shared
SMP
-
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-5600,LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
136.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
-
2

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
3100 MHz
Shader Units
4096
1024
Texture Units
256
64
Raster Operation Units
128
40
Execution Units
512
16
GPU Base Frequency
-
800 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15
Max Resolution
-
7680x4320 - 60 Hz

AI Accelerator

NPU
-
AMD Ryzen™ AI
Theoretical performance
-
55 TOPS

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
-
4.0
PCIe Lanes
-
16

📊 Benchmark

Geekbench 6
4,282
2,880
Geekbench 6
29,052
15,457
Cinebench 2024
200
121
Cinebench 2024
2,065
1,056
Cinebench R23
-
1,998
Cinebench R23
-
22,140