AMD Radeon 820M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results for these two parts. The database shows zero wins for each side in direct comparison, and no individual benchmark scores are listed for either the AMD Radeon 820M or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106. This absence is itself informative: the two products occupy such different segments that the database has not paired them in any measured workload.

What can be established from the specification data is the scale of the gap. The NVIDIA part delivers 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the AMD part delivers 716.8 GFLOPS. That places the RTX 4060 AD106 at roughly 21 times the raw floating-point throughput of the Radeon 820M. Pixel throughput tells a similar story: 118.1 GPixel/s versus 11.20 GPixel/s, a factor of about 10.5. Texture rate shows 236.2 GTexel/s against 22.40 GTexel/s, again a roughly 10.5-fold difference.

Both parts support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API-level feature parity exists. But the underlying execution resources are not comparable. The NVIDIA GPU carries 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, 48 render output units, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores. The AMD IGP has 128 shading units, 8 TMUs, 4 ROPs, and 2 ray tracing cores. The tensor core count for the AMD part is not recorded, while the NVIDIA part lists 96.

Clock behavior also differs. The AMD Radeon 820M has a base clock of 400 MHz and a boost clock of 2800 MHz. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 runs a base of 1830 MHz and a boost of 2460 MHz. The AMD part boosts higher, but its narrow execution width means the higher clock cannot compensate for the massive difference in parallel resources.

Where Each One Wins

The use-case split follows directly from the resource counts. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is positioned for workloads that demand high throughput: discrete GPU gaming at 8 GB GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth. Its 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores indicate readiness for ray-traced rendering and AI-accelerated features. The 115 W TDP and dual-slot cooler with a 1x 12-pin power connector confirm it is designed as a self-contained expansion card.

The AMD Radeon 820M is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) on the Krackan Point 2 chip, built on RDNA 3.5. It uses system-shared memory with bandwidth described as system dependent, so its performance ceiling is tied to the host platform's memory subsystem. The 15 W TDP and lack of power connectors place it firmly in the low-power mobile segment. Its 2 ray tracing cores provide some hardware RT capability, but the tiny ROP count of 4 and texture rate of 22.40 GTexel/s limit resolution and detail settings.

The data indicates the AMD part wins in power efficiency by design: 15 W versus 115 W is a dramatic difference, and the IGP needs no additional power connector. The NVIDIA part wins in every measured compute dimension. There is no overlap in the intended operating envelope. The Radeon 820M suits basic display output and light 3D acceleration in thin-and-light portables, while the RTX 4060 AD106 serves sustained gaming and content creation on desktop or high-performance laptop platforms.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and process nodes. AMD uses RDNA 3.5 on a 4 nm TSMC process, while NVIDIA uses Ada Lovelace on a 5 nm TSMC process. Both are TSMC fabbed, but the node difference gives AMD a density advantage in theory; however, the transistor counts are not fully comparable since the AMD part's transistor count and die size are listed as unknown.

The AMD chip is identified as Krackan Point 2, part of the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. The NVIDIA chip is AD106, belonging to the GeForce 40-series with Ada Lovelace architecture. The NVIDIA die is 188 mm² with 22,900 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². The AMD die dimensions are not recorded.

Memory architecture diverges completely. The Radeon 820M uses system-shared memory with no dedicated VRAM, no fixed bus width, and bandwidth dependent on the host system. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit interface with 272.0 GB/s of dedicated bandwidth. This is the single most consequential architectural difference for real-world performance, as the NVIDIA part never contends with the CPU for memory access.

Ray tracing and AI hardware differ in scale. The NVIDIA part has 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores. The AMD part has 2 RT cores and no recorded tensor core count. FP16 throughput matches FP32 on both parts at a 1:1 ratio: 716.8 GFLOPS for AMD and 15.11 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. Neither part shows a half-rate FP16 path.

Connectivity and output configuration also differ. The AMD IGP uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and its display outputs are described as portable device dependent. The NVIDIA card uses PCIe 4.0 x8 as well but offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The AMD part has no power connectors; the NVIDIA part requires a single 12-pin connector and a 300 W suggested PSU.

Production status separates them further. The AMD Radeon 820M is listed as active, released on 2025-02-28. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is end-of-life, released on 2024-03-31, with the GeForce 50 listed as its successor and GeForce 30 as its predecessor. The AMD part's predecessor is Navi II IGP, and no successor is recorded.

The Verdict

The data does not support a competitive comparison in the traditional sense. The AMD Radeon 820M is an integrated processor graphics solution with 15 W TDP, system-shared memory, and 716.8 GFLOPS of FP32 compute. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is a discrete dual-slot card with 115 W TDP, 8 GB GDDR6, and 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. Every recorded performance metric favors the NVIDIA part by an order of magnitude or more.

A buyer selecting a platform for gaming or GPU-accelerated work should look at the RTX 4060 AD106 based on its resources. The 24 RT cores, 96 tensor cores, and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth place it in a different performance class. A buyer selecting a low-power mobile platform should consider the Radeon 820M, which draws 15 W, needs no power connector, and fits the IGP form factor. The two parts never appear in the same benchmark pool in the database, which reflects their divergent roles.

The percentile ranking for both parts is recorded as 50 against all GPUs, but this is a coarse measure; the average benchmark score for both is 0, indicating no measured results are available to refine that ranking. The specification deltas provide the only meaningful comparison.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 delivers 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32, while the AMD Radeon 820M delivers 716.8 GFLOPS.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same graphics APIs?

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

Q: How much memory does each GPU have?

A: The NVIDIA part has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD part uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Q: What is the power draw difference?

A: The AMD Radeon 820M has a 15 W TDP and no power connectors. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has a 115 W TDP and requires a 1x 12-pin power connector with a 300 W suggested PSU.

Q: Which GPU has more ray tracing cores?

A: The NVIDIA part has 24 ray tracing cores. The AMD part has 2 ray tracing cores.

Q: Are both GPUs currently in production?

A: No. The AMD Radeon 820M is listed as active with a release date of 2025-02-28. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is listed as end-of-life with a release date of 2024-03-31.

Specification Differences

| Field | AMD Radeon 820M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Ada Lovelace |

| Process node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | unknown | 22,900 million |

| Die size | unknown | 188 mm² |

| Transistor density | null | 121.8M / mm² |

| Base clock | 400 MHz | 1830 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2800 MHz | 2460 MHz |

| 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 | 128 | 3072 |

| TMUs | 8 | 96 |

| ROPs | 4 | 48 |

| RT cores | 2 | 24 |

| Tensor cores | null | 96 |

| Pixel rate | 11.20 GPixel/s | 118.1 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 22.40 GTexel/s | 236.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 716.8 GFLOPS | 15.11 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 716.8 GFLOPS (1:1) | 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 15 W | 115 W |

| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |

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

| Suggested PSU | null | 300 W |

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

| Production status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release date | 2025-02-28 | 2024-03-31 |

| Predecessor | Navi II IGP | GeForce 30 |

| Successor | null | GeForce 50 |