GPU comparison
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) vs NVIDIA RTX 5060 (8GB) 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.
| AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) | NVIDIA RTX 5060 (8GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | 128.0 GB | 8.0 GB |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Price (approx) | $2,999 | $449 |
| LLMs it runs | 57 of 64 | 22 of 64 |
| Best model it runs | Qwen3.8 Flash Next (MoE) · 45–67 tok/s | Gemma 4 12B · 55–83 tok/s |
The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) runs 35 more of the tracked models (57 vs 22), thanks to its 128.0 GB of memory. The NVIDIA RTX 5060 (8GB) has more memory bandwidth (448 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.