AMD introduced a powerful new laptop chip today, the Ryzen AI Max. The company compared its new chip to Apples M4 line in several benchmarks, but theres a very important detail it left out.New Ryzen AI Max compared to two Apple chips, but not the relevant oneThe new Ryzen AI Max from AMD is a 16-core laptop chip with a heavy emphasis on AI and graphics performance. Its being marketed as an ultra-powerful option for creators, gamers, and more.Naturally, AMD wanted to show off its new chip by comparing it to another option commonly favored by creators: Apples M4 MacBook Pro.The problem is, it left a key M4 configuration out of the test.Paul Alcorn writes at Toms Guide:AMD also included numerous rendering benchmarks of its 16-core flagship against the 12-core Apple MacBook M4 Pro, claiming an up to 86% advantage in a v-ray workload. Naturally, the 14-core M4 Pro, also included in the benchmarks, is more competitive, but AMD still holds a stout lead in the Blender, Corona, and v-ray selection of benchmarks. However, the Ryzen AI Max+ isnt as performant in the multi-threaded Cinebench 2024 test, beating the 12-core M4 Pro by a scant 2%, and trailing the 14-core M4 Pro by 3%.Do you notice whats missing there?AMDs 16-core chip is compared to:Apples 12-core M4 chipand the 14-core M4 ProBut the 16-core M4 Max chip is suspiciously absent from all the benchmarks.M4 Maxs absence from benchmarks makes sensefor AMDDuring AMDs presentation, one presenter touted the Ryzen AI Maxs performance as winning easily against the 12-core [M4], and trading blows with the 14-core [M4 Pro].Apples 12-core M4 only offers a 10-core GPU. With the 14-core M4 Pro, you can get up to a 20-core GPU.Only with the 16-core M4 Max can you get a 40-core GPU.So I suspect that the M4 Max, based on the Ryzens struggles against the M4 Pro, would handily beat AMDs chip in any relevant benchmark.But of course, AMD doesnt want you to know that. Instead, its comparing different classes of chip and claiming victory. What do you make of AMDs comparisons? Do you think theyre fair? Let us know in the comments.Best Mac accessoriesAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel