AMD Radeon 8060S vs NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data includes two shared benchmark tests between the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile and the AMD Radeon 8060S, and the results split exactly one win each. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile scores 105,307 against the AMD Radeon 8060S's 84,626, a 24.4% advantage. That is a decisive margin in raw compute throughput, placing the NVIDIA part well ahead in this particular workload. The Geekbench Vulkan test flips the outcome: the AMD Radeon 8060S posts 80,483 versus the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile's 76,960, a 4.4% lead for AMD. While the Vulkan gap is smaller in relative terms than the OpenCL deficit, it still represents a clear win for the AMD part in graphics API performance.

Looking at the broader database averages, the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile holds an average benchmark score of 91,134 across all recorded tests, while the AMD Radeon 8060S sits at 55,757. That difference is substantial, but it stems largely from the fact that the AMD part's average includes a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 2,162, a test that the NVIDIA part does not have recorded in this comparison. When isolating only the shared Geekbench tests, the picture is more balanced, with each GPU winning one discipline.

The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile's percentile ranking of 93 versus the AMD Radeon 8060S's 87 shows that both sit in the upper tier of all GPUs in the database, but the NVIDIA part grades out higher overall. In terms of nearest rivals, the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile is 0.6% behind the desktop NVIDIA RTX A4500 (average score 91,671) and 1.4% behind the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 (92,466), while leading the NVIDIA Quadro GP100 (87,445) by 4.2% and the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 (87,108) by 4.6%. The AMD Radeon 8060S, by contrast, is essentially tied with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55,698, delta of 0.1%) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (56,083, delta of -0.6%), while sitting 1.7% above the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828) and 2.8% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (54,247). These rival comparisons place the AMD part in a different performance class than the NVIDIA mobile workstation card, despite the Vulkan win.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile wins decisively in OpenCL compute workloads. Its 24.4% advantage over the AMD Radeon 8060S in Geekbench OpenCL indicates a strong lead in general-purpose GPU compute tasks that rely on this API. This aligns with its positioning as a mobile workstation part, where compute throughput in professional applications often takes precedence over pure graphics frame rates. The data suggests that for tasks such as rendering, simulation, or data-parallel workloads that leverage OpenCL, the NVIDIA part is the stronger choice.

The AMD Radeon 8060S wins in Vulkan graphics performance. Its 4.4% lead in Geekbench Vulkan over the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile points to better optimization in modern graphics APIs, which often translates to gaming or real-time visualization workloads. The AMD part also demonstrates higher pixel throughput: 185.6 GPixel/s versus the NVIDIA's 144.0 GPixel/s, and a higher texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s versus 276.0 GTexel/s. These raw rasterization figures reinforce the AMD part's advantage in fill-rate-bound scenarios, even though its FP32 compute of 14.85 TFLOPS trails the NVIDIA's 17.66 TFLOPS.

For users prioritizing compute-heavy professional workloads, the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile is the clear winner based on the OpenCL delta. For those prioritizing Vulkan-based graphics, the AMD Radeon 8060S takes the edge. The split is clean: one win each, with the margins pointing to distinct strengths.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile uses the GA104 chip built on Samsung's 8 nm process, with a die size of 392 mm² and 17,400 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 44.4 million per mm². It is part of the Ampere architecture, generation Ampere-MW (Ax000), and was released on 2022-03-21. The AMD Radeon 8060S uses the Strix Halo chip on TSMC's 4 nm process, with a die size of 308 mm² and an unknown transistor count. It belongs to the RDNA 3.5 architecture, generation Navi Mobile (RX 8000M), and was released on 2025-01-05. The process node difference, 8 nm versus 4 nm, explains the AMD part's smaller die despite its newer design.

Core configurations differ significantly. The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 46 RT cores, and 184 tensor cores. The AMD Radeon 8060S has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 40 RT cores, with no tensor cores listed. Despite having fewer shading units, the AMD part achieves a higher pixel rate (185.6 GPixel/s versus 144.0 GPixel/s) and texture rate (464.0 GTexel/s versus 276.0 GTexel/s) due to its higher clock speeds: 1,295 MHz base and 2,900 MHz boost versus the NVIDIA's 930 MHz base and 1,500 MHz boost.

Memory configurations are starkly different. The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 2,000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). The AMD Radeon 8060S uses system-shared memory, with its bandwidth and bus width listed as system dependent. This means the AMD part's memory performance is contingent on the host system's configuration, whereas the NVIDIA part has dedicated, fixed-bandwidth VRAM.

The TDP figures highlight a major design divergence: the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile draws 140 W, while the AMD Radeon 8060S draws only 55 W. The AMD part is classified as an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no power connectors, and it uses PCIe 5.0 x16 versus the NVIDIA's PCIe 4.0 x16. The NVIDIA part is end-of-life, while the AMD part remains active in production.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 91,134 across all recorded tests, compared to the AMD Radeon 8060S's 55,757. However, the AMD part's average includes a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result that has no counterpart for the NVIDIA part.

Q: How large is the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile's OpenCL lead?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile scores 105,307 versus the AMD Radeon 8060S's 84,626, a 24.4% advantage.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon 8060S win any shared benchmark?

A: Yes, in Geekbench Vulkan the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 80,483 versus the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile's 76,960, a 4.4% lead.

Q: What are the TDP differences between the two?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile has a TDP of 140 W, while the AMD Radeon 8060S has a TDP of 55 W. The AMD part is an IGP with no power connectors.

Q: How do their nearest rivals compare?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile is 0.6% behind the NVIDIA RTX A4500 and 1.4% behind the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60, while leading the NVIDIA Quadro GP100 by 4.2% and AMD Radeon PRO W7600 by 4.6%. The AMD Radeon 8060S is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB and 0.6% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, while leading the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X by 1.7% and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 by 2.8%.

Q: Which GPU has higher pixel and texture rates?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has a pixel rate of 185.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s, both higher than the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile's 144.0 GPixel/s and 276.0 GTexel/s.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification category. The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile uses the GA104 chip on an 8 nm Samsung process with a 392 mm² die and 17,400 million transistors, while the AMD Radeon 8060S uses the Strix Halo chip on a 4 nm TSMC process with a 308 mm² die and unknown transistor count. Clock speeds favor the AMD part: 1,295 MHz base and 2,900 MHz boost versus 930 MHz base and 1,500 MHz boost. The memory subsystem is entirely different: the NVIDIA part has 16 GB GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the AMD part uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Shading units, TMUs, and ROPs all favor the NVIDIA part in raw counts (5,888 versus 2,560, 184 versus 160, 96 versus 64), but the AMD part achieves higher fill rates due to clocks. FP32 compute is higher on the NVIDIA part at 17.66 TFLOPS versus 14.85 TFLOPS. TDP is dramatically different at 140 W versus 55 W. The bus interface differs (PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16), as does production status (end-of-life versus active) and release date (2022-03-21 versus 2025-01-05). The NVIDIA part has 184 tensor cores, while the AMD part lists none.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear split decision. For compute-heavy professional workloads, the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile is the stronger option: its 24.4% OpenCL lead, higher FP32 throughput (17.66 TFLOPS versus 14.85 TFLOPS), dedicated 16 GB GDDR6 memory with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, and higher average benchmark score (91,134 versus 55,757) all point to superior raw compute capability. Its 93rd percentile ranking versus the AMD part's 87th further supports this.

For Vulkan-based graphics workloads, the AMD Radeon 8060S holds the advantage: its 4.4% Vulkan win, higher pixel rate (185.6 GPixel/s versus 144.0 GPixel/s), and higher texture rate (464.0 GTexel/s versus 276.0 GTexel/s) indicate better real-time rendering performance. The AMD part also draws substantially less power at 55 W versus 140 W, making it far more efficient in constrained thermal envelopes.

Users who prioritize compute in professional applications should select the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile, provided they can accommodate its higher power draw. Users who prioritize Vulkan graphics performance and power efficiency should select the AMD Radeon 8060S. The choice hinges on workload type, not overall superiority, as each part wins exactly one shared benchmark.