Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB vs GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB
For running models locally, priced in Germany. At 128k context the first runs 39 models fully in memory, the second 39.
In short
Both have 128 GB of memory for models; the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB has 256 GB/s of bandwidth and the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB 256 GB/s. At 128k context both run the same 39 models we track fully in memory. On the models both run fully in memory, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB 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.
Specifications
| Spec | Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB | GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Radeon 8060S) | Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Radeon 8060S) |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 59.4 TFLOPS | 59.4 TFLOPS |
| Software | ROCm | ROCm |
| Unified memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| GPU can use by default | 96 GB | 96 GB |
| GPU can use, tuned | 120 GB | 120 GB |
| Operating system | linux | windows |
| Processor | Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Ryzen AI Max+ 395 |
| Storage | 1000 GB | 2000 GB |
What each runs
Estimated decode speed with the most precise quant that fits each one est.
| Model | Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB | GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.8 Flash Next | 3tok/sUD-Q3_K_XL | 3tok/sUD-Q3_K_XL |
| Qwen 3.8 27B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 4tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B | 8tok/sQ5_K_M | 8tok/sQ5_K_M |
| Qwen 3.6 27B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 4tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 Coder Next | 11tok/sQ8_0 | 11tok/sQ8_0 |
| gpt-oss 120B | 11tok/sMXFP4 | 11tok/sMXFP4 |
| Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | 9tok/sUD-Q4_K_M | 9tok/sUD-Q4_K_M |
| Gemma 4 31B | 3tok/sQ8_0 | 3tok/sQ8_0 |
| Mistral Small 4 119B | 10tok/sUD-Q5_K_M | 10tok/sUD-Q5_K_M |
| Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B | 15tok/sQ8_0 | 15tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 27B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 4tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 4 26B-A4B | 12tok/sQ8_0 | 12tok/sQ8_0 |
| GLM 4.5 Air | 2tok/sQ4_K_M | 2tok/sQ4_K_M |
| Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B | 15tok/sQ8_0 | 15tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B | 13tok/sQ8_0 | 13tok/sQ8_0 |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | 7tok/sQ8_0 | 7tok/sQ8_0 |
| Devstral Small 2 24B | 3tok/sQ8_0 | 3tok/sQ8_0 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | 20tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL | 20tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL |
| Kimi Linear 48B-A3B | 20tok/sQ8_0 | 20tok/sQ8_0 |
| gpt-oss 20B | 15tok/sMXFP4 | 15tok/sMXFP4 |
| Qwen3 Coder 30B-A3B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 5tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 32B | 2tok/sQ8_0 | 2tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 4 12B | 9tok/sQ8_0 | 9tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 9B | 10tok/sQ8_0 | 10tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 3 27B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 4tok/sQ8_0 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | 3tok/sQ8_0 | 3tok/sQ8_0 |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | 2tok/sQ8_0 | 2tok/sQ8_0 |
| Llama 3.3 70B | 2tok/sQ5_K_M | 2tok/sQ5_K_M |
| Ministral 3 14B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 4tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 14B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 4tok/sQ8_0 |
| DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 5tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 8B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 5tok/sQ8_0 |
| Phi-4 14B | 3tok/sQ8_0 | 3tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 4B | 16tok/sQ8_0 | 16tok/sQ8_0 |
| Ministral 3 8B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 5tok/sQ8_0 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 5tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 4 E4B | 12tok/sQ8_0 | 12tok/sQ8_0 |
| LFM2.5 8B-A1B | 11tok/sQ8_0 | 11tok/sQ8_0 |
| Llama 3.1 8B | 6tok/sQ6_K | 6tok/sQ6_K |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | won't run | won't run |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | won't run | won't run |
| MiniMax M2.7 | won't run | won't run |
Questions
- Which can run bigger models, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB or the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB?
- At 128k context both run the same 39 models we track fully in memory.
- Which is faster for local AI, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB 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 128GB and the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB are about as fast as each other (estimated).