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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
67.9Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
70.9Single-core58.1
60.7Multi-core38.7
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
72.9iGPU—
70.8Platformspec-based35
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4700 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 wins this laptop processor face-off, 67.9 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+22) and single-core (+13). Apple M2 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

  • Stronger single-core score: 71 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 61 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 200% higher threads: 24 vs 8
  • 164% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 22,975 vs 8,700

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M2 (8-core)
Announced20262022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M2 (8-core)
Cores12+50%8
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores8+100%4
Threads24+200%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+49%3.5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock3,100 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X, DDR5LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,941+13%Top 18%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,689+51%Top 24%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,061+30%Top 15%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)22,975+164%Top 14%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark37,081+137%Top 13%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,242Top 11%—

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