Today, AMD unveiled its latest laptop processor, the Ryzen AI Max. In their comparisons, they positioned their new chip against Apple’s M4 series across various benchmarks, yet there is a significant oversight that they failed to mention.
AMD’s Ryzen AI Max vs. Two Apple Chips – But One is Missing
The Ryzen AI Max boasts 16 cores and focuses on exceptional AI and graphics capabilities, marketed as an optimal choice for creators, gamers, and more.
Unsurprisingly, AMD aimed to highlight its new chip by contrasting it with Apple’s M4 MacBook Pro, which is popular among creators.
However, they neglected to include a crucial M4 variant in their evaluation.
As noted by Paul Alcorn from Tom’s Guide:
In their benchmarks, AMD included various rendering tests comparing their 16-core flagship to the 12-core Apple MacBook M4 Pro, asserting a maximum advantage of 86% in a v-ray workload. While they also tested the 14-core M4 Pro, which competes more closely, AMD still maintains a strong lead in benchmarks such as Blender, Corona, and v-ray. Nevertheless, the Ryzen AI Max+ does not perform as well in the multi-threaded Cinebench 2024 test, outpacing the 12-core M4 Pro by just 2%, and lagging 3% behind the 14-core M4 Pro.
Did you catch the omission?
The comparisons made by AMD involve:
- Apple’s 12-core M4 chip
- and the 14-core M4 Pro
Yet, they conspicuously left out the 16-core M4 Max from every benchmark.
The Absence of M4 Max from Benchmarks: A Strategic Move by AMD
During the presentation, an AMD representative emphasized the Ryzen AI Max’s performance, claiming it ‘easily surpasses the 12-core [M4], and competes closely with the 14-core [M4 Pro].’
The 12-core M4 features a 10-core GPU, while the 14-core M4 Pro provides access to a 20-core GPU.
Only the 16-core M4 Max offers the option for a 40-core GPU.
Thus, it seems that the M4 Max would likely outperform AMD’s chip in any relevant benchmark, especially given Ryzen’s challenges compared to the M4 Pro.
It’s clear that AMD prefers to avoid this comparison, instead opting to juxtapose chips from different categories while claiming victory.
What are your thoughts on AMD’s comparisons? Do you find them to be justified? Share your views in the comments.
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