AMD Radeon 760M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 Comparison

AMD Radeon 760M and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 occupy different segments of the graphics hardware landscape. The Radeon 760M is an integrated graphics processor built into the Phoenix chip, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is a discrete add-in board from NVIDIA's GeForce 40-series. The database shows significant performance gaps and architectural differences, with the RTX 4060 AD106 positioned substantially higher in overall capability.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 760M delivers its strongest results across compute-oriented workloads relative to its integrated nature. In Geekbench Vulkan, the Radeon 760M scores 30,336, while its OpenCL result reaches 20,255. These figures represent the highest recorded scores for this IGP and indicate respectable compute throughput for a 15 W part. Passmark G3D shows 5,310, placing the Radeon 760M at the 35th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score sits at 6,019, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 6400 at 0.3% higher average score and the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 at 0.5% lower.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 does not have recorded benchmark entries in the database. Its percentile ranking versus all GPUs stands at 50, which places it above the Radeon 760M's 35th percentile. The RTX 4060 AD106 carries a 115 W TDP, uses a dual-slot cooler, and requires a 1x 12-pin power connector. Its predecessor is the GeForce 30 series, and it has been succeeded by the GeForce 50 series. Production status for the RTX 4060 AD106 is listed as end-of-life, while the Radeon 760M remains active.

The use-case split is clear from the data. The Radeon 760M suits systems where integrated graphics are the only option, such as ultraportable laptops with minimal power budgets. Its 15 W TDP allows operation without discrete power connectors. The RTX 4060 AD106 targets desktop builds with a dedicated power delivery system, suggesting higher sustained performance for gaming and rendering workloads. The absence of benchmark scores for the RTX 4060 AD106 limits direct comparison, but the raw specification gap, particularly in shading units and memory bandwidth, indicates the discrete card operates in a different performance class.

Architecture Differences

The Radeon 760M uses the Phoenix chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The chip contains 25,390 million transistors on a 178 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 142.6M per mm². This IGP belongs to the Navi III IGP generation and succeeds the Navi II IGP. The architecture implements 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, 16 raster output units, and 8 ray tracing cores. Tensor cores are not present in this design. The Radeon 760M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The RTX 4060 AD106 uses the AD106 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The chip contains 22,900 million transistors on a 188 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². This discrete GPU belongs to the GeForce 40 generation and replaces the GeForce 30 series. The architecture packs 3,072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, 48 raster output units, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores. The tensor core count represents a distinct feature absent from the Radeon 760M, enabling specialized AI acceleration workloads. Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The transistor counts reveal an interesting inversion. The Radeon 760M integrates more transistors, 25,390 million versus 22,900 million, despite its smaller die size of 178 mm² compared to 188 mm². The 4 nm process node accounts for this higher density, with the Radeon 760M achieving 142.6M transistors per mm² against the RTX 4060 AD106's 121.8M. Clock behavior also differs markedly. The Radeon 760M has a base clock of 800 MHz and a boost clock of 2,599 MHz, while the RTX 4060 AD106 starts at 1,830 MHz base and boosts to 2,460 MHz. The integrated part relies on a wider boost delta to reach performance, whereas the discrete card maintains higher sustained clocks throughout its operating range.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark entries between the Radeon 760M and the RTX 4060 AD106. Direct comparisons must instead rely on the recorded scores for the Radeon 760M and the specification differences for the RTX 4060 AD106. The Radeon 760M's average benchmark score of 6,019 places it near several discrete GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6400, scores 6,001 on average, just 0.3% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M matches at 6,000, also 0.3% lower. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server scores 5,996, 0.4% lower, while the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 exceeds it at 6,049, 0.5% higher.

The Radeon 760M's individual benchmark results show a spread across API generations. Passmark DirectX 9 returns 65, while Passmark DirectX 11 shows 52. Passmark DirectX 12 drops to 25, and Passmark DirectX 10 falls to 19. The Passmark G2D score reaches 890, reflecting 2D graphics throughput. Passmark GPU compute produces 2,840. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test yields 400. These scores collectively place the Radeon 760M at the 35th percentile among all GPUs, indicating it outperforms roughly one-third of the database while trailing the majority.

For the RTX 4060 AD106, the absence of benchmark scores means the 50th percentile ranking serves as the primary positional indicator. This percentile places it above the Radeon 760M's 35th percentile, though both sit in the lower-to-middle range of the database. The RTX 4060 AD106's pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s dwarf the Radeon 760M's 41.58 GPixel/s and 83.17 GTexel/s. Compute throughput shows a similar gap: 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 for the RTX 4060 AD106 against 5.323 TFLOPS for the Radeon 760M, a factor of roughly 2.8x. Memory bandwidth amplifies the difference further, with 272.0 GB/s available on the discrete card versus system-dependent bandwidth for the integrated part.

Specification Differences

The specification sheets reveal where the two parts diverge most sharply. The Radeon 760M operates as an IGP with no slot width, drawing power through the motherboard without dedicated connectors. Its TDP is 15 W. The RTX 4060 AD106 is a dual-slot card requiring a 1x 12-pin power connector and a suggested 300 W power supply, with a TDP of 115 W. The Radeon 760M uses system shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth, while the RTX 4060 AD106 carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus delivering 272.0 GB/s.

Shader resources differ by a factor of six: 512 shading units on the Radeon 760M versus 3,072 on the RTX 4060 AD106. Texture mapping units triple from 32 to 96, and raster output units triple from 16 to 48. Ray tracing cores jump from 8 to 24, and the RTX 4060 AD106 adds 96 tensor cores where the Radeon 760M has none. The Radeon 760M's base clock of 800 MHz is less than half the RTX 4060 AD106's 1,830 MHz, though the boost clocks close the gap somewhat at 2,599 MHz versus 2,460 MHz. Memory clocks show 2,125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective for the RTX 4060 AD106, while the Radeon 760M relies on system memory.

Process technology favors the Radeon 760M with a 4 nm node versus 5 nm, but the RTX 4060 AD106 still achieves higher absolute performance through its larger execution resource pool. The Radeon 760M's transistor density of 142.6M per mm² exceeds the RTX 4060 AD106's 121.8M per mm², yet the discrete card's die is slightly larger at 188 mm² versus 178 mm². The Radeon 760M's display outputs are motherboard dependent, whereas the RTX 4060 AD106 provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Both use PCIe 4.0 x8 interfaces.

Release timing shows the Radeon 760M launched on 2024-01-30, followed by the RTX 4060 AD106 on 2024-03-31. The Radeon 760M remains in active production, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is marked end-of-life with the GeForce 50 series as its successor. The Radeon 760M has no successor listed in the database. Neither part carries a launch MSRP in the recorded data.

FAQ

Q: How does the Radeon 760M compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Radeon 760M averages 6,019 across all benchmarks. The AMD Radeon RX 6400 scores 6,001, 0.3% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M matches at 6,000, also 0.3% lower. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server trails at 5,996, 0.4% lower, while the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 leads at 6,049, 0.5% higher.

Q: What process nodes do the two GPUs use?

A: The Radeon 760M uses TSMC's 4 nm process, while the RTX 4060 AD106 uses TSMC's 5 nm process. The Radeon 760M achieves a higher transistor density of 142.6M per mm² compared to 121.8M per mm² for the RTX 4060 AD106.

Q: Does the RTX 4060 AD106 have benchmark scores in the database?

A: No benchmark scores are recorded for the RTX 4060 AD106. Its percentile ranking versus all GPUs stands at 50, compared to the Radeon 760M's 35th percentile.

Q: What memory configurations do the two parts use?

A: The Radeon 760M uses system shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth. The RTX 4060 AD106 carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: How do the power requirements differ?

A: The Radeon 760M has a 15 W TDP with no power connectors and no slot width, functioning as an IGP. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a 115 W TDP, uses a dual-slot cooler, requires a 1x 12-pin power connector, and suggests a 300 W power supply.

Q: Which part has tensor cores?

A: Only the RTX 4060 AD106 includes tensor cores, with 96 units present. The Radeon 760M has no tensor cores, though it does include 8 ray tracing cores versus 24 on the RTX 4060 AD106.