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NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X

vs

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X

More Total Cores: 20 (20 vs 16)
Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs TSMC 4nm FinFET)

Basic

NVIDIA

Label Name

AMD

Launch Date

January 2025

Laptop

Platform

Laptop

Arm

CPU Architecture

NVIDIA Grace CPU

CPU Name

NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Code Name

Strix Halo

TSMC

Foundry

Generation

16x Zen 5

Windows 11

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Basic Frequency

3 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

Up to 5.1 GHz

L2 Cache

16 MB

L3 Cache

64 MB

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FP11

3 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 4nm FinFET

TDP

55W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe® 4.0

70 billion

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X unified memory

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

256-bit LPDDR5x

128 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

128 GB

Maximum Memory Speed

LPDDR5x-8000

GPU Specifications

NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU

GPU Name

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Radeon 8060S Graphics

6144

Graphics Core Count

Graphics Frequency

Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.

2900 MHz