GPU comparison
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) vs NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) for local LLMs
How the two stack up for running open-source LLMs locally — memory, bandwidth, price, and how many of the 48 tracked models each one can run.
| AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) | NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | 128.0 GB | 12.0 GB |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Price (approx) | $2,999 | $329 |
| LLMs it runs | 41 of 48 | 19 of 48 |
| Best model it runs | Gemma 4 31B · 10–15 tok/s | Devstral Small 2 24B · 26–39 tok/s |
The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB) runs 22 more of the tracked models (41 vs 19), thanks to its 128.0 GB of memory. The NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) has more memory bandwidth (360 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.