Should you use Apple M1 Max or AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX? 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 6900HX 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.
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 | |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | 30 W | 45 W |
General | ||
| Vendor | Apple | AMD |
| Released | October 18, 2021 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FP7 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | Radeon 680M |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Base Frequency | 2.0 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 512K (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | AMD Radeon 680M |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1296 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 4096 | 768 |
| TMUs | 256 | 48 |
| ROPs | 128 | 32 |
| TGP | 60 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 6016x3384 - 60 Hz | |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-5200, LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | |
| Max. Memory Channels | 8 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | |
| ECC Support | No | |
Misc | ||
| Official page | /en | https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-9-6900hx |
Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) | 1533 | |
| Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) | 12405 | |
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3807 | |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 23356 | |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 1768 | 1601 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 12599 | 10065 |
| iGPU FLOPS | 10.4 TFLOPS | 3.686 TFLOPS |
Apple M1 Max has been announced on October 2021 whereas AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX has been announced on January 2022. 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 6900HX is undefined.
Apple M1 Max has 10 cores with 10 threads whereas AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX has 8 cores with 10 threads. Apple M1 Max has base frequency of 2.0 GHz whereas AMD Ryzen 9 6900HXhas base frequency of 3.3 GHz.