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GPU comparison

MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) for local LLMs

How the two stack up for running open-source LLMs locally — memory, bandwidth, price, and how many of the 64 tracked models each one can run.

MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB)AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB)
Memory128.0 GB128.0 GB
Bandwidth546 GB/s256 GB/s
Price (approx)$4,699$2,999
LLMs it runs57 of 6457 of 64
Best model it runsQwen3.8 Flash Next (MoE) · 74–110 tok/sQwen3.8 Flash Next (MoE) · 45–67 tok/s

The MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) run the same set of tracked models; pick on price and ecosystem. The MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) has more memory bandwidth (546 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.

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