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GPU comparison

MacBook Pro M4 Max (48GB) 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 34 tracked models each one can run.

MacBook Pro M4 Max (48GB)AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB)
Memory48.0 GB128.0 GB
Bandwidth546 GB/s256 GB/s
Price (approx)$3,199$2,999
LLMs it runs26 of 3430 of 34
Best model it runsGemma 4 31B · 13–19 tok/sGemma 4 31B · 10–15 tok/s

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) runs 4 more of the tracked models (30 vs 26), thanks to its 128.0 GB of memory. The MacBook Pro M4 Max (48GB) has more memory bandwidth (546 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.

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