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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Radeon 8060S (Strix Halo) vs Apple M5 Max

The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 delivers 79% more FP32 throughput than the M5 (30 vs 17 TFLOPS dense).

Ryzen AI Max+ 395: RDNA 3.5, 2025 M5: Apple M5, 2026
FP32 dense lead
+79%
Ryzen AI Max+ 395: 30 vs 17 TFLOPS
Memory
128 vs 128 GB
Same capacity
Bandwidth
256 GB/s vs 614 GB/s
M5 moves data faster
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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Radeon 8060S (Strix Halo) vs Apple M5 Max

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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Radeon 8060S (Strix Halo)

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What is the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395?

The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is an APU from AMD on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, an processor that pairs CPU and GPU on one chip. It is a system-on-chip, so it is built into edge and embedded devices rather than sold as a card. Ryzen AI Max+ 395 full specifications →

Can I rent the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 against the M5. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is the older generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, AMD against Apple, and both ship as a system-on-chip, so they fit the same class of system. Flopper also compares it head to head with the DGX Spark, M4 Max and Ryzen AI Max 385 Radeon 8050S (Strix Halo), across every published precision, memory and power. Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs DGX Spark →

Where do the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 figures come from?

AMD published the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Apple M5 Max

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What is the Apple M5?

The M5 is an APU from Apple on the Apple M5 architecture, an processor that pairs CPU and GPU on one chip. It is a system-on-chip, so it is built into edge and embedded devices rather than sold as a card. M5 full specifications →

Can I rent the M5 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the M5 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the M5 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the M5 against the Ryzen AI Max+ 395. The M5 is the newer generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, Apple against AMD, and both ship as a system-on-chip, so they fit the same class of system. Flopper also compares it head to head with the M5 Ultra, across every published precision, memory and power. M5 vs M5 Ultra →

Where do the M5 figures come from?

Apple published the M5 figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

Ryzen AI Max+ 395
M5
Architecture
RDNA 3.5Apple M5
Launch Year
20252026
Form Factor
SoCSoC
Memory
128 GB128 GB
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s614 GB/s
TDP
55 W—
Process Node
4nm3nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

Ryzen AI Max+ 395
M5
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30 TFLOPS 17 TFLOPS
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FP6
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Figures are dense. Where a vendor publishes a figure it sits under the dense one and never decides a winner. Hover any precision for its definition, or read the GPU glossary.

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

The M5 is the newer part: Apple M5 (2026) against the Ryzen AI Max+ 395's RDNA 3.5 (2025).

Both carry 128 GB of memory. Bandwidth is 256 GB/s against 614 GB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP32, Sparsity and TFLOPS.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 faster than the M5?

At FP32 precision the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 reaches 30 TFLOPS dense against 17 TFLOPS for the M5. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 or the M5?

Choose the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 for training and high-throughput inference: it has 79% more FP32 throughput than the M5.

Which has more memory, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 or the M5?

Both GPUs carry 128 GB of memory. Memory bandwidth is 256 GB/s for the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and 614 GB/s for the M5.

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