Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB vs Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB
For running models locally, priced in Germany. At 8k context the first runs 36 models fully in memory, the second 36.
In short
Both have 64 GB of memory for models; the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB has 256 GB/s of bandwidth and the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB 546 GB/s. At 8k context both run the same 36 models we track fully in memory. On the models both run fully in memory, the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB is about 2.5× as fast as the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB (estimated, median across models).
Updated . Speeds are estimates; how they are worked out.
Specifications
| Spec | Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB | Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Radeon 8060S) | Apple M4 Max (40-core GPU) |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 546 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 59.4 TFLOPS | 16.16 TFLOPS |
| Software | ROCm | Metal |
| Unified memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| GPU can use by default | 48 GB | 48 GB |
| GPU can use, tuned | 56 GB | 56 GB |
| Operating system | linux | macos |
| Processor | Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | M4 Max 16-core |
| Storage | 1000 GB | 1000 GB |
What each runs
Estimated decode speed with the most precise quant that fits each one est.
| Model | Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB | Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.8 27B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 12tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B | 23tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL | 58tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL |
| Qwen 3.6 27B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 12tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 Coder Next | 32tok/sQ4_K_M | 81tok/sQ4_K_M |
| Gemma 4 31B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 10tok/sQ8_0 |
| Mistral Small 4 119B | 33tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL | 83tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL |
| Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B | 26tok/sQ8_0 | 64tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 27B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 12tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 4 26B-A4B | 19tok/sQ8_0 | 47tok/sQ8_0 |
| GLM 4.5 Air | 10tok/sQ2_K | 25tok/sQ2_K |
| Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B | 41tok/sQ4_K_M | 103tok/sQ4_K_M |
| Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B | 26tok/sQ8_0 | 64tok/sQ8_0 |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | 15tok/sQ8_0 | 37tok/sQ8_0 |
| Devstral Small 2 24B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 13tok/sQ8_0 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | 25tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL | 62tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL |
| Kimi Linear 48B-A3B | 33tok/sQ6_K | 83tok/sQ6_K |
| gpt-oss 20B | 32tok/sMXFP4 | 81tok/sMXFP4 |
| Qwen3 Coder 30B-A3B | 21tok/sQ8_0 | 53tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 32B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 10tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 4 12B | 11tok/sQ8_0 | 27tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 9B | 14tok/sQ8_0 | 36tok/sQ8_0 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 13tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 3 27B | 5tok/sQ8_0 | 12tok/sQ8_0 |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | 4tok/sQ8_0 | 10tok/sQ8_0 |
| Llama 3.3 70B | 3tok/sQ4_K_M | 8tok/sQ4_K_M |
| Ministral 3 14B | 9tok/sQ8_0 | 23tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 14B | 8tok/sQ8_0 | 21tok/sQ8_0 |
| DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | 14tok/sQ8_0 | 36tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 8B | 14tok/sQ8_0 | 36tok/sQ8_0 |
| Phi-4 14B | 8tok/sQ8_0 | 21tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 4B | 29tok/sQ8_0 | 74tok/sQ8_0 |
| Ministral 3 8B | 14tok/sQ8_0 | 35tok/sQ8_0 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 13tok/sQ8_0 | 33tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 4 E4B | 17tok/sQ8_0 | 42tok/sQ8_0 |
| LFM2.5 8B-A1B | 58tok/sQ8_0 | 145tok/sQ8_0 |
| Llama 3.1 8B | 18tok/sQ6_K | 46tok/sQ6_K |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | won't run | won't run |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen 3.8 Flash Next | won't run | won't run |
| MiniMax M2.7 | won't run | won't run |
| Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | won't run | won't run |
| gpt-oss 120B | won't run | won't run |
Questions
- Which is better for local AI, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB or the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB?
- Choose the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB for speed.
- Which can run bigger models, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB or the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB?
- At 8k context both run the same 36 models we track fully in memory.
- Which is faster for local AI, the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB or the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB?
- On the models both run fully in memory, the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB is about 2.5× as fast as the Framework Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 64GB (estimated, median across models).
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