GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB vs Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB

For running models locally, priced in the US. At 64k context the first runs 40 models fully in memory, the second 34.

In short

The GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB has more memory for models: 128 GB against 64 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 Studio M4 Max 64GB 34; 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 Studio M4 Max 64GB is about 2.5× as fast as the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB (estimated, median across models). In the US the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB costs $3,650 at eBay and the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB $3,400 at eBay: the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB is $250 cheaper.

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

Specifications

SpecGMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GBMac Studio M4 Max 64GB
ChipRyzen AI Max+ 395 (Radeon 8060S)Apple M4 Max (40-core GPU)
Memory bus256-bit512-bit
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s546 GB/s
FP16 compute59.4 TFLOPS16.16 TFLOPS
SoftwareROCmMetal
Unified memory128 GB64 GB
GPU can use by default96 GB48 GB
GPU can use, tuned120 GB56 GB
Operating systemwindowsmacos
ProcessorRyzen AI Max+ 395M4 Max 16-core
Storage2000 GB1000 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 Studio M4 Max 64GB
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_011tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B9tok/sQ5_K_M42tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL
Qwen 3.6 27B4tok/sQ8_011tok/sQ8_0
gpt-oss 120B15tok/sMXFP4won't run
Qwen3 Coder Next15tok/sQ8_053tok/sQ4_K_M
Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B10tok/sUD-Q4_K_Mwon't run
Gemma 4 31B4tok/sQ8_09tok/sQ8_0
Mistral Small 4 119B11tok/sUD-Q6_K55tok/sUD-Q2_K_XL
Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B19tok/sQ8_048tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 27B4tok/sQ8_011tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 4 26B-A4B15tok/sQ8_037tok/sQ8_0
GLM 4.5 Air3tok/sQ5_K_Mwon't run
Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B19tok/sQ8_048tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B18tok/sQ8_061tok/sQ4_K_M
GLM 4.7 Flash10tok/sQ8_024tok/sQ8_0
Devstral Small 2 24B4tok/sQ8_010tok/sQ8_0
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B22tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL56tok/sUD-Q6_K_XL
Kimi Linear 48B-A3B23tok/sQ8_070tok/sQ6_K
gpt-oss 20B21tok/sMXFP453tok/sMXFP4
Qwen3 Coder 30B-A3B9tok/sQ8_022tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 32B3tok/sQ8_08tok/sQ6_K
Gemma 4 12B10tok/sQ8_025tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 9B12tok/sQ8_030tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 3 27B4tok/sQ8_010tok/sQ8_0
Mistral Small 3.2 24B4tok/sQ8_010tok/sQ8_0
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B3tok/sQ8_08tok/sQ6_K
Llama 3.3 70B2tok/sQ8_0won't run
Ministral 3 14B6tok/sQ8_014tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 14B5tok/sQ8_013tok/sQ8_0
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B8tok/sQ8_019tok/sQ8_0
Qwen3 8B8tok/sQ8_019tok/sQ8_0
Phi-4 14B5tok/sQ8_012tok/sQ8_0
Qwen 3.5 4B21tok/sQ8_053tok/sQ8_0
Ministral 3 8B8tok/sQ8_020tok/sQ8_0
Granite 4.2 8B7tok/sQ8_018tok/sQ8_0
Gemma 4 E4B14tok/sQ8_035tok/sQ8_0
LFM2.5 8B-A1B20tok/sQ8_050tok/sQ8_0
Llama 3.1 8B9tok/sQ6_K23tok/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 Studio M4 Max 64GB?
Choose the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB to run bigger models. Choose the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB for speed. Choose the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB to spend less.
Which can run bigger models, the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB or the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB?
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 Studio M4 Max 64GB 34; 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 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 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 Studio M4 Max 64GB?
In the US the GMKtec EVO-X2 Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB costs $3,650 at eBay and the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB $3,400 at eBay: the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB is $250 cheaper.

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