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GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB vs Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB

For running models locally, priced in Germany. At 64k context the first runs 40 models fully in memory, the second 30.

In short

The GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB has more memory for models: 128 GB against 48 GB. At 64k context the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB runs 40 of the models we track fully in memory and the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB 30; only the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB holds Qwen 3.8 Flash Next. On the models both run fully in memory, the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB is about 1.3× as fast as the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB (estimated, median across models). In Germany the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB costs 3.700 € at eBay and the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB 2.699 € at eBay (used): the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB is 1.001 € cheaper.

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

GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB

3.700 €

eBay

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Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB

2.699 €

eBay, used (asking)

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Specifications

SpecGMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GBMac mini M4 Pro 48GB
ChipRyzen AI Max+ 395 (Radeon 8060S)Apple M4 Pro (20-core GPU)
Memory bus256-bit256-bit
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s273 GB/s
FP16 compute59.4 TFLOPS8.08 TFLOPS
SoftwareROCmMetal
Unified memory128 GB48 GB
GPU can use by default96 GB36 GB
GPU can use, tuned120 GB40 GB
Operating systemwindowsmacos
ProcessorRyzen AI Max+ 395M4 Pro 14-core
Storage2000 GB512 GB

What each runs

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

ModelGMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GBMac mini M4 Pro 48GB
Qwen 3.8 Flash Next3tok/sUD-Q3_K_XLwon't run
MiniMax M2.74tok/sUD-Q2_K_XLwon't run
Qwen 3.8 27B4tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B9tok/sQ5_K_Mwon't run
Qwen 3.6 27B4tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
gpt-oss 120B15tok/sMXFP4won't run
Qwen3 Coder Next15tok/sQ8_0won't run
Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B10tok/sUD-Q4_K_Mwon't run
Gemma 4 31B4tok/sQ8_06tok/sQ6_K
Mistral Small 4 119B11tok/sUD-Q6_Kwon't run
Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B19tok/sQ8_028tok/sUD-Q6_K
Qwen 3.5 27B4tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 4 26B-A4B15tok/sQ8_019tok/sQ8_0
GLM 4.5 Air3tok/sQ5_K_Mwon't run
Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B19tok/sQ8_028tok/sQ6_K
Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B18tok/sQ8_0won't run
GLM 4.7 Flash10tok/sQ8_012tok/sQ8_0
Devstral Small 2 24B4tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B22tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL28tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL
Kimi Linear 48B-A3B23tok/sQ8_039tok/sQ5_K_M
gpt-oss 20B21tok/sMXFP426tok/sMXFP4
Qwen3 Coder 30B-A3B9tok/sQ8_012tok/sQ6_K
Qwen3 32B3tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ4_K_M
Gemma 4 12B10tok/sQ8_013tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 9B12tok/sQ8_015tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 3 27B4tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
Mistral Small 3.2 24B4tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ8_0
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B3tok/sQ8_05tok/sQ4_K_M
Llama 3.3 70B2tok/sQ8_0won't run
Ministral 3 14B6tok/sQ8_07tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 14B5tok/sQ8_07tok/sQ8_0
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B8tok/sQ8_010tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 8B8tok/sQ8_010tok/sQ8_0
Phi-4 14B5tok/sQ8_06tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 4B21tok/sQ8_027tok/sQ8_0
Ministral 3 8B8tok/sQ8_010tok/sQ8_0
Granite 4.2 8B7tok/sQ8_09tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 4 E4B14tok/sQ8_018tok/sQ8_0
LFM2.5 8B-A1B20tok/sQ8_025tok/sQ8_0
Llama 3.1 8B9tok/sQ6_K12tok/sQ6_K
DeepSeek V4 Flashwon't runwon't run
GLM 5.3 Flashwon't runwon't run

Questions

Which is better for local AI, the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB or the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB?
Choose the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB to run bigger models. Choose the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB for speed. Choose the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB to spend less.
Which can run bigger models, the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB or the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB?
At 64k context the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB runs 40 of the models we track fully in memory and the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB 30; only the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB holds Qwen 3.8 Flash Next.
Which is faster for local AI, the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB or the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB?
On the models both run fully in memory, the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB is about 1.3× as fast as the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB (estimated, median across models).
What is the price difference between the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB and the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB?
In Germany the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB costs 3.700 € at eBay and the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB 2.699 € at eBay (used): the Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB is 1.001 € cheaper.

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