Should you use Apple M1 Max or AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Apple M1 Max is manufactured by Apple in Pakistan whereas AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX is manufactured by AMD in Pakistan. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Apple M1 Max has a Base frequency of 2.0 GHz and 64 GB memory size whereas AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX has a base frequency of 3.3 GHz and 64 GB memory.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
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Transistors | 57 billions | 10.7 billions |
Fabrication process | 5 nm | 7 nm |
TDP | 30 W | 35-54 W |
General | ||
Vendor | Apple | AMD |
Released | October 18, 2021 | January 12, 2021 |
Type | Laptop | Laptop |
instruction set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
Socket | Apple M-Socket | FP6 |
Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
Performance | ||
Cores | 10 | 8 |
Threads | 10 | 16 |
Base Frequency | 2.0 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Turbo Boost Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
L2 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 512K (per core) |
Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
IGPU | ||
Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | |
GPU Boost Clock | 1296 MHz | 2100 MHz |
Shading Units | 4096 | 512 |
TMUs | 256 | 32 |
ROPs | 128 | 8 |
TGP | 60 W | 15 W |
Max. Resolution | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz |
Memory | ||
Memory types | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266 |
Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Max. Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
Max. Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | |
ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
Official page | /en | https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-9-5980hx |
Benchmarks | ||
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) | 1533 | 1633 |
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) | 12405 | 11898 |
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3807 | 3305 |
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 23356 | 23800 |
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 1768 | 1476 |
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 12599 | 8044 |
iGPU FLOPS | 10.4 TFLOPS |
Apple M1 Max has been announced on October 2021 whereas AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX has been announced on January 2021. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Apple M1 Max is 23356 whereas Passmark score value of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX is 23800.
Coming to the Memory, Apple M1 Max has a memory size of 64 GB while AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX comes up with 64 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 8 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.
Apple M1 Max has 10 cores with 10 threads whereas AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX has 8 cores with 10 threads. Apple M1 Max has base frequency of 2.0 GHz whereas AMD Ryzen 9 5980HXhas base frequency of 3.3 GHz.