AMD Radeon 8040S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data presents an unusual comparison landscape. The AMD Radeon 8040S is the only one of the two with a populated benchmark suite, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database. This means the use-case split must be derived from the architectural and specification data available.

The AMD Radeon 8040S operates as an integrated graphics processor, designated IGP, with no power connectors and a 55 W TDP. It is designed for portable devices, with display outputs described as portable device dependent. This part belongs to the Navi Mobile generation, specifically the RX 8000M series, and uses a 4 nm TSMC process. Its system-shared memory configuration indicates it is intended for unified memory architectures found in compact or laptop-class systems.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is a discrete, dual-slot add-in board with a 115 W TDP and a single 12-pin power connector, requiring a 300 W suggested power supply. Its display outputs include one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a connectors. The GeForce 40-series positioning places it as a standalone graphics card for desktop systems. The production status differs meaningfully: the AMD part is marked Active, while the NVIDIA part is marked End-of-life, with the GeForce 50 listed as its successor.

The database shows the AMD Radeon 8040S holds a 17th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 2440. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce 710M at an average score of 2433, Intel HD Graphics 610 at 2425, NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M at 2422, and AMD Radeon RX 7400 at 2467. The delta percentages against these rivals are small, ranging from 0.3% ahead of the GeForce 710M to 1.1% behind the Radeon RX 7400. This suggests the 8040S competes in the entry-level integrated graphics space rather than against discrete mid-range cards.

The RTX 4060 AD106, by contrast, carries a 50th percentile ranking, placing it at the median of all GPUs tracked in the database. Without benchmark scores, its wins cannot be quantified directly, but the specification sheet indicates it belongs to a different performance tier entirely.

Architecture Differences

The two processors come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon 8040S uses the RDNA 3.5 architecture on a chip codenamed Strix Halo, manufactured on a 4 nm TSMC process. The die size measures 308 mm², with transistor count listed as unknown. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on the AD106 chip, built on a 5 nm TSMC process. Its die size is 188 mm², containing 22,900 million transistors, for a transistor density of 121.8M per mm².

The AMD part relies entirely on system-shared memory, with size, type, bus width, and bandwidth all marked as system dependent. This is a zero-dedicated-video-memory design that pulls from the host system's pool. The NVIDIA part has 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 2125 MHz, which the database records as 17 Gbps effective.

Compute resources differ substantially. The AMD Radeon 8040S has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 raster operation units, and 16 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part carries three times the shading units and six times the tensor cores.

Clock behavior also diverges. The AMD part has a 1295 MHz base clock and a 2800 MHz boost clock. The NVIDIA part has a 1830 MHz base clock and a 2460 MHz boost clock. Despite the lower boost clock, the NVIDIA part achieves higher throughput due to the larger shader count.

The bus interface differs: the AMD part uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the NVIDIA part uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD part is listed with a predecessor of Polaris Mobile, while the NVIDIA part lists GeForce 30 as its predecessor and GeForce 50 as its successor.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head benchmark array in the database is empty, and the wins counters show zero for both parts. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has no benchmark entries at all, which prevents direct score comparisons. The AMD Radeon 8040S, however, has seven recorded PassMark tests that can be examined on their own merits.

The AMD Radeon 8040S scores 10578 in PassMark G3D, 5138 in GPU compute, 1052 in G2D, 134 in DirectX 9, 80 in DirectX 11, 48 in DirectX 10, and 47 in DirectX 12. The DirectX 9 score of 134 is nearly three times the DirectX 11 score of 80, and the DirectX 12 score of 47 is the lowest of the DirectX tests. This pattern suggests the architecture handles legacy DirectX 9 workloads more effectively than modern API workloads, which is typical of integrated parts with limited shader throughput.

The average benchmark score of 2440 for the AMD part places it just above the NVIDIA GeForce 710M by 0.3%, and just below the AMD Radeon RX 7400 by 1.1%. The gap between all four nearest rivals spans only from 2422 to 2467, a range of 45 points, indicating these are all closely matched entry-level parts. The percentile ranking of 17 confirms this grouping sits in the lower quartile of all GPUs in the database.

For the NVIDIA part, the absence of benchmark data means the database cannot confirm any score. The 50th percentile ranking is recorded, but without an average benchmark score, the number is listed as zero. This makes any head-to-head numerical comparison impossible. The specification differences, however, strongly indicate the NVIDIA part operates at a higher performance level: 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 versus 5.734 TFLOPS for the AMD part, 118.1 GPixel/s versus 89.60 GPixel/s, and 236.2 GTexel/s versus 179.2 GTexel/s.

FAQ

Q: What is the performance tier of the AMD Radeon 8040S according to the database?

A: The AMD Radeon 8040S holds a 17th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 2440. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7400, scores 2467, putting the 8040S 1.1% behind.

Q: Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database lists no benchmark entries for the RTX 4060 AD106, and its average benchmark score is recorded as zero. Its percentile ranking is 50, but no score data accompanies it.

Q: What memory configuration does each processor use?

A: The AMD Radeon 8040S uses system-shared memory, with size, type, bus width, and bandwidth all dependent on the host system. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do the ray tracing and tensor core counts compare?

A: The AMD Radeon 8040S has 16 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores.

Q: What is the production status of each part?

A: The AMD Radeon 8040S is listed as Active, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is listed as End-of-life, with the GeForce 50 as its successor.

Q: Which API versions do both processors support?

A: Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Specification Differences

| Field | AMD Radeon 8040S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Ada Lovelace |

| Chip | Strix Halo | AD106 |

| Generation | Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) | GeForce 40 |

| Process Node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Die Size | 308 mm² | 188 mm² |

| Transistors | unknown | 22,900 million |

| Transistor Density | null | 121.8M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1295 MHz | 1830 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2800 MHz | 2460 MHz |

| Memory Clock | System Shared | 2125 MHz 17 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | System Shared | 8 GB |

| Memory Type | System Shared | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | System Shared | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | System Dependent | 272.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 1024 | 3072 |

| TMUs | 64 | 96 |

| ROPs | 32 | 48 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | 24 |

| Tensor Cores | null | 96 |

| Pixel Rate | 89.60 GPixel/s | 118.1 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 179.2 GTexel/s | 236.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 5.734 TFLOPS | 15.11 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 5.734 TFLOPS (1:1) | 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 55 W | 115 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 12-pin |

| Suggested PSU | null | 300 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2025-01-05 | 2024-03-31 |

| Predecessor | Polaris Mobile | GeForce 30 |

| Successor | null | GeForce 50 |

| Percentile vs All GPUs | 17 | 50 |

| Average Benchmark Score | 2440 | 0 |

The Verdict

The database presents two processors with divergent data completeness. The AMD Radeon 8040S has a full benchmark profile, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has none. Any selection guidance must therefore rest on the recorded specifications and the available scores.

The AMD Radeon 8040S is positioned as an integrated part for portable systems. Its 55 W TDP, lack of power connectors, and system-shared memory point to a design that trades standalone performance for integration simplicity. The recorded PassMark G3D score of 10578 and the 17th percentile ranking indicate this is an entry-level solution. The nearest rival data confirms this: the 8040S sits within 1.1% of the AMD Radeon RX 7400 and within 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M. These are all low-tier parts.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106, despite lacking benchmark scores, carries specifications that place it in a different class. The 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 figure is roughly 2.6 times the AMD part's 5.734 TFLOPS. The 8 GB dedicated GDDR6 memory with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth contrasts with the AMD part's fully system-dependent memory. The 96 tensor cores and 24 ray tracing cores exceed the AMD part's 16 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The 50th percentile ranking, while not tied to a score, suggests the database considers it a median performer among all GPUs.

The production statuses add context. The AMD part is Active and released in January 2025, while the NVIDIA part is End-of-life and released in March 2024, with the GeForce 50 as its successor. A system builder in 2025 looking at current production parts would find the AMD option still in the active pipeline, while the NVIDIA part has been superseded.

For portable, low-power, integrated graphics needs, the AMD Radeon 8040S is the only one of the two that fits the form factor. The NVIDIA part requires a dual-slot chassis, a 12-pin power connector, and a 300 W power supply. For desktop use with dedicated memory and higher compute throughput, the NVIDIA part's specifications are substantially stronger, but the absence of benchmark scores prevents confirmation of real-world performance. The data shows two parts aimed at different deployment scenarios, with the AMD part being the measured and active choice in its category, and the NVIDIA part being the specification-superior but end-of-life discrete option.