GPU comparison
MacBook Air/Pro M5 (32GB) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (64GB) 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 Air/Pro M5 (32GB) | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (64GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | 32.0 GB | 64.0 GB |
| Bandwidth | 153 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Price (approx) | $1,499 | $1,999 |
| LLMs it runs | 25 of 34 | 26 of 34 |
| Best model it runs | Gemma 4 31B · 6–9 tok/s | Gemma 4 31B · 10–15 tok/s |
The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (64GB) runs 1 more of the tracked models (26 vs 25), thanks to its 64.0 GB of memory. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (64GB) has more memory bandwidth (256 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.