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Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB vs GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB

For running models locally, priced in Canada. At 8k context the first runs 68 models fully in memory, the second 78.

In short

The GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB has more memory for models: 128 GB against 64 GB. At 8k context the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB runs 78 of the models we track fully in memory and the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB 68; only the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB holds DeepSeek V4 Flash. On the models both run fully in memory, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB and the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB are about as fast as each other (estimated).

Updated . Speeds are estimates; how they are worked out.

Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB

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GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB

$5,099

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Specifications

SpecFramework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GBGMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB
ChipRyzen AI Max+ 395 (Radeon 8060S)Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Radeon 8060S)
Memory bus256-bit256-bit
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s256 GB/s
FP16 compute59.4 TFLOPS59.4 TFLOPS
SoftwareROCmROCm
Unified memory64 GB128 GB
GPU can use by default48 GB96 GB
GPU can use, tuned56 GB120 GB
Operating systemlinuxwindows
ProcessorRyzen AI Max+ 395Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Storage1000 GB2000 GB

What each runs

Estimated decode speed with the most precise quant that fits each one est.

ModelFramework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GBGMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB
DeepSeek V4 Flashwon't run11tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL
Qwen 3.8 Flash Nextwon't run3tok/sUD-Q3_K_XL
Qwen 3.8 27B5tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
MiniMax M2.7won't run15tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL
Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B23tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL10tok/sQ6_K
Qwen 3.6 27B5tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 Coder Next32tok/sQ4_K_M19tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 4 31B4tok/sQ8_04tok/sQ8_0
Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12Bwon't run9tok/sQ5_K_M
gpt-oss 120Bwon't run25tok/sMXFP4
Mistral Small 4 119B33tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL14tok/sUD-Q6_K
Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B26tok/sQ8_026tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 27B5tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 4 26B-A4B19tok/sQ8_019tok/sQ8_0
GLM 4.5 Air12tok/sQ2_K6tok/sQ6_K
Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B41tok/sQ4_K_M25tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B26tok/sQ8_026tok/sQ8_0
GLM 4.7 Flash15tok/sQ8_015tok/sQ8_0
Devstral Small 2 24B5tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B25tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL25tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL
Kimi Linear 48B-A3B33tok/sQ6_K26tok/sQ8_0
gpt-oss 20B32tok/sMXFP432tok/sMXFP4
Qwen3 Coder 30B-A3B21tok/sQ8_021tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 32B4tok/sQ8_04tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 4 12B11tok/sQ8_011tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 9B14tok/sQ8_014tok/sQ8_0
Mistral Small 3.2 24B5tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 3 27B5tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B4tok/sQ8_04tok/sQ8_0
Llama 3.3 70B3tok/sQ4_K_M2tok/sQ8_0
Ministral 3 14B9tok/sQ8_09tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 14B8tok/sQ8_08tok/sQ8_0
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B14tok/sQ8_014tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 8B14tok/sQ8_014tok/sQ8_0
Phi-4 14B8tok/sQ8_08tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 4B29tok/sQ8_029tok/sQ8_0
Ministral 3 8B14tok/sQ8_014tok/sQ8_0
Granite 4.2 8B13tok/sQ8_013tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 4 E4B17tok/sQ8_017tok/sQ8_0
LFM2.5 8B-A1B58tok/sQ8_058tok/sQ8_0
Llama 3.1 8B18tok/sQ6_K18tok/sQ6_K
Qwen2.5 0.5B223tok/sQ8_0223tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3.5 0.8B151tok/sQ8_0151tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3.5 2B91tok/sQ5_K_M91tok/sQ5_K_M
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B66tok/sQ8_066tok/sQ8_0
MiniCPM5 2B46tok/sQ8_046tok/sQ8_0
LFM2.5 2.6B42tok/sQ8_042tok/sQ8_0
LFM2.5 VL 3B42tok/sQ8_042tok/sQ8_0
Spark X2.5 4B41tok/smlx-4bit41tok/smlx-4bit
granite vision 4.1 4b33tok/sQ8_033tok/sQ8_0
Ministral 3 3B Instruct 251231tok/sQ8_031tok/sQ8_0
granite 4.2 3b31tok/sQ8_031tok/sQ8_0
LFM2.5 24B A2B30tok/sQ8_030tok/sQ8_0
Mellum2.1 12B A2.5B Thinking30tok/sQ8_030tok/sQ8_0
FrogNano 4B 260929tok/sQ8_029tok/sQ8_0
Kimi VL A3B Thinking 250625tok/sQ8_025tok/sQ8_0
Kimi VL A3B24tok/smlx-8bit24tok/smlx-8bit
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B16tok/sQ8_016tok/sQ8_0
GLM 4 9B 041416tok/smlx-5bit16tok/smlx-5bit
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B15tok/sQ8_015tok/sQ8_0
Ministral 3 8B Reasoning 251214tok/sQ8_014tok/sQ8_0
GLM 4.6V Flash14tok/sQ8_014tok/sQ8_0
GLM 4.1V 9B Thinking12tok/smlx-8bit12tok/smlx-8bit
Ministral 3 14B Reasoning 25129tok/sQ8_09tok/sQ8_0
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B8tok/sQ8_08tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3.8 27B OBLITERATED7tok/smlx-4bit7tok/smlx-4bit
Devstral Small 25075tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Magistral Small 25065tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Magistral Small 25075tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Magistral Small 25095tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Muse Glimmer 30B4tok/sQ8_04tok/sQ8_0
granite 4.2 30b4tok/sQ8_04tok/sQ8_0
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B3tok/sQ4_K_M2tok/sQ8_0
Devstral 2 123B Instruct 2512won't run2tok/sQ5_K_M
GLM 4.5Vwon't run9tok/sQ4_K_M
GLM 4.6Vwon't run8tok/sQ4_K_M
Kimi Dev 72Bwon't run2tok/sQ8_0
Mistral Medium 3.5 128Bwon't run2tok/sQ5_K_M
GLM 5.3 Flashwon't runwon't run
DeepSeek R1won't runwon't run
DeepSeek R1 0528won't runwon't run
DeepSeek R1 Zerowon't runwon't run
DeepSeek V3won't runwon't run
DeepSeek V3 0324won't runwon't run
DeepSeek V3.1won't runwon't run
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminuswon't runwon't run
DeepSeek V3.2won't runwon't run
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731won't runwon't run
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Expwon't runwon't run
GLM 4.5won't runwon't run
GLM 4.6won't runwon't run
GLM 4.7won't runwon't run
GLM 5won't runwon't run
GLM 5.1won't runwon't run
GLM 5.2won't runwon't run
GLM 5.3won't runwon't run
Kimi K2won't runwon't run
Kimi K2 Instruct 0905won't runwon't run
Kimi K2 Thinkingwon't runwon't run
Kimi K2.5won't runwon't run
MiniMax M2won't runwon't run
MiniMax M2.1won't runwon't run
MiniMax M2.5won't runwon't run
MiniMax M3won't runwon't run

Questions

Which is better for local AI, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB or the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB?
Choose the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB to run bigger models.
Which can run bigger models, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB or the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB?
At 8k context the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB runs 78 of the models we track fully in memory and the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB 68; only the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB holds DeepSeek V4 Flash.
Which is faster for local AI, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB or the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB?
On the models both run fully in memory, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB and the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB are about as fast as each other (estimated).

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