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Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 485

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Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
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AMD Ryzen AI Max 485
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
AMD Ryzen AI Max 485

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) with 18-cores against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max 485 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Please note that the tests on the Ryzen AI Max 485 are done on an engineering sample provided by our insiders. The data will be more accurate after the final version of this CPU is available.
  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 485 and GPU)
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
  • Around 358.4 GB/s (140%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Has 10 more physical cores
  • 46% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4358 vs 2989 points
  • More powerful Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.6 vs 11.5 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max 485
  • Newer - released 6 months later
  • Supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
vs
Ryzen AI Max 485

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 8487 -
Cinebench Scores (#5th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 2990 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec -
Background blur 106.1 images/sec -
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec -
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec -
Physics 6847 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 125 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.6 PPW -
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 302 PPW 307 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 574.7 PPW -
Blender / Watt 5.76 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverGeekbench 6 CPU4365 / 30166
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverCinebench 2026734 / 9428
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) and AMD Ryzen AI Max 485

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released March 3, 2026 September 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M5 -
Model number T6051 485
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8050S

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 8
P-Threads 18 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 8
Total Threads 18 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 46x 36x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 28 billions -
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 100 W 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 120 W
Socket Apple M-Socket FP11
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 166.85 mm² -

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8050S
GPU Base Clock - 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2800 MHz
Shading Units 5120 2048
TMUs 320 128
ROPs 160 64
Execution Units 640 32
TGP - 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
M5 Max (40-сore GPU) +44%
16.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max 485
11.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8050S compared to Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 32 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614.4 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

PCI Express Version - 4.0
PCI Express Lanes - 16

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Comments

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