Apple M6 (12-Core) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.79 GHz Apple M6 (12-Core) with 12-cores against the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490 with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M6 (12-Core)
- More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 4 nanometers
- 54% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4610 vs 2994 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490
- Supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
- More powerful Radeon 8050S integrated graphics: 11.5 vs 4.9 TFLOPS
- Around 86 GB/s (51%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 4 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#91st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Performance Per Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 159.2 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M6 (12-Core) and AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490General
| Vendor | Apple | Amd |
| Released | August 25, 2026 | September 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M6 | - |
| Model number | T8152 | 490 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) | Radeon 8050S |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 32 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.79 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | - | 5.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 6 | - |
| E-Threads | 6 | - |
| Total Cores | 12 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 47x | 32x |
| L1 Cache | 256K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 8MB (shared) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 2 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | - | 45-120 W (configurable) |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FP11 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#10th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) | Radeon 8050S |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 1295 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1600 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 96 | 128 |
| ROPs | 80 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 192 | 32 |
| TGP | - | 55 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-10667 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 170 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | - | AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490 official page |
| PCI Express Version | - | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | - | 16 |
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