AMD Radeon 820M vs NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Comparison

AMD Radeon 820M vs NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation

The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation delivers substantially higher measured performance across every recorded benchmark category, while the AMD Radeon 820M functions as an integrated graphics processor with a fundamentally different design brief. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation holds an average benchmark score of 18954 and sits in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs in the database, whereas the Radeon 820M has no recorded benchmark scores and its percentile stands at 50. The performance gap is rooted in architectural scale, memory configuration, and compute resources, not in minor clock adjustments.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation records a PassMark G3D score of 16927, which places it in the upper tier of the database. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 with an average score of 19030 and a delta of -0.4%, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 at 19036 with -0.4%, the NVIDIA Tesla K80 at 18866 with 0.5%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile at 19049 with -0.5%. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation trails these comparable products by less than one percent, indicating that its measured performance is consistent with established workstation and mobile-class GPUs.

In compute-oriented workloads, the RTX 2000 Ada Generation delivers a Geekbench OpenCL score of 78074 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 83360. These scores reflect the full utilization of its 2816 shading units and 88 tensor cores. The PassMark GPU Compute score of 7834 further confirms sustained throughput in general-purpose compute tasks. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test returns a score of 1767, which is the only dedicated modern gaming-oriented benchmark recorded for this GPU.

The Radeon 820M has no entries in the benchmark database, so no direct comparison of measured scores is possible. The data available for the Radeon 820M consists of theoretical specifications: 716.8 GFLOPS FP32, a pixel rate of 11.20 GPixel/s, and a texture rate of 22.40 GTexel/s. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation, by contrast, operates at 12.00 TFLOPS FP32, 102.2 GPixel/s, and 187.4 GTexel/s. These theoretical figures indicate that the RTX 2000 Ada Generation holds roughly 16.7 times the FP32 throughput, 9.1 times the pixel fill rate, and 8.4 times the texture fill rate. The recorded benchmark data for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation aligns with these theoretical advantages, showing strong performance in both graphics and compute tests.

The PassMark DirectX scores for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation show 82 for DirectX 10, 138 for DirectX 11, 71 for DirectX 12, and 216 for DirectX 9. The PassMark G2D score of 1072 indicates capable 2D acceleration. These figures provide a complete picture of the RTX 2000 Ada Generation's API-level performance, while the Radeon 820M lacks any comparable recorded results.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and manufacturing processes. The AMD Radeon 820M uses the RDNA 3.5 architecture on a 4 nm TSMC process, with the chip designated as Krackan Point 2. It belongs to the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process, with the AD107 chip. Its generation is listed as Workstation Ada.

The Radeon 820M is an integrated graphics processor, marked as an IGP with no slot width and no power connectors. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a dual-slot discrete workstation card measuring 168 mm in length and 69 mm in height. The Radeon 820M has a TDP of 15 W, while the RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a TDP of 70 W with a suggested PSU of 250 W.

The transistor counts differ enormously. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation integrates 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 118.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The Radeon 820M's transistor count and die size are not recorded in the database. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation also has dedicated memory: 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 820M uses system shared memory with a system dependent bandwidth and no dedicated memory bus.

Compute resources diverge sharply. The Radeon 820M has 128 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, 4 render output units, and 2 ray tracing cores. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 2816 shading units, 88 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 22 ray tracing cores, and 88 tensor cores. The Radeon 820M has no tensor cores listed. Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API feature parity exists despite the hardware differences.

Clock behavior also differs. The Radeon 820M has a base clock of 400 MHz and a boost clock of 2800 MHz. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a base clock of 1620 MHz and a boost clock of 2130 MHz, with memory running at 2000 MHz or 16 Gbps effective. The Radeon 820M's memory clock is listed as system shared, meaning it depends on the host system's memory speed.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation was released on 2024-02-11, and the Radeon 820M on 2025-02-28. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a predecessor listed as Workstation Ampere and a successor as Blackwell PRO W. The Radeon 820M's predecessor is Navi II IGP. Both are marked as Active in production status.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has an average benchmark score of 18954. The AMD Radeon 820M has an average benchmark score of 0, with no recorded benchmark entries in the database.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare?

A: The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 820M uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth and no dedicated memory size or bus width.

Q: What are the FP32 compute capabilities of each GPU?

A: The RTX 2000 Ada Generation delivers 12.00 TFLOPS FP32. The Radeon 820M delivers 716.8 GFLOPS FP32, which is approximately one-sixteenth of the RTX 2000 Ada Generation's throughput.

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. The API feature sets are identical, but the hardware capabilities that execute those APIs differ significantly.

Q: What are the physical form factors?

A: The Radeon 820M is an integrated graphics processor with no slot width and no power connectors. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a dual-slot card measuring 168 mm in length and 69 mm in height, also with no power connectors listed, and a suggested PSU of 250 W.

Q: Which GPU has more ray tracing cores?

A: The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 22 ray tracing cores. The Radeon 820M has 2 ray tracing cores.

The Verdict

The data indicates a decisive performance advantage for the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation. Its recorded benchmark scores, including 16927 in PassMark G3D and 83360 in Geekbench Vulkan, demonstrate capable workstation and gaming performance. The Radeon 820M has no recorded benchmark scores, so its real-world performance cannot be quantified from the database. The theoretical specifications of the Radeon 820M, with 128 shading units and 716.8 GFLOPS FP32, place it firmly in the integrated graphics tier. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation, with 2816 shading units and 12.00 TFLOPS FP32, belongs to the discrete workstation class.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation's percentile ranking of 63 across all GPUs in the database, combined with its average score of 18954, confirms it operates within a competitive range of established GPUs such as the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile. Those rivals score within 0.5% of the RTX 2000 Ada Generation. The Radeon 820M's percentile of 50 with no benchmark data suggests it occupies a middle percentile position by default rather than by measured performance.

For users requiring dedicated memory, the RTX 2000 Ada Generation's 16 GB GDDR6 with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth provides predictable performance independent of system memory. The Radeon 820M relies entirely on system shared memory, making its performance dependent on the host platform. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation also offers 22 ray tracing cores and 88 tensor cores, features absent or minimal in the Radeon 820M.

The launch MSRP of the RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 649 USD, and it was released in February 2024. The Radeon 820M has no launch MSRP listed and was released in February 2025.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the AMD Radeon 820M and the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation:

• Manufacturer: AMD versus NVIDIA
• Chip: Krackan Point 2 versus AD107
• Architecture: RDNA 3.5 versus Ada Lovelace
• Generation: Navi III IGP (Strix Point Mobile) versus Workstation Ada
• Process node: 4 nm versus 5 nm
• Transistors: unknown versus 18,900 million
• Die size: unknown versus 159 mm²
• Transistor density: not listed versus 118.9M per mm²
• Base clock: 400 MHz versus 1620 MHz
• Boost clock: 2800 MHz versus 2130 MHz
• Memory clock: System Shared versus 2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
• Memory size: System Shared versus 16 GB
• Memory type: System Shared versus GDDR6
• Memory bus width: System Shared versus 128 bit
• Memory bandwidth: System Dependent versus 256.0 GB/s
• Shading units: 128 versus 2816
• TMUs: 8 versus 88
• ROPs: 4 versus 48
• Ray tracing cores: 2 versus 22
• Tensor cores: not listed versus 88
• Pixel rate: 11.20 GPixel/s versus 102.2 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 22.40 GTexel/s versus 187.4 GTexel/s
• FP32 performance: 716.8 GFLOPS versus 12.00 TFLOPS
• FP16 performance: 716.8 GFLOPS (1:1) versus 12.00 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 15 W versus 70 W
• Slot width: IGP versus Dual-slot
• Suggested PSU: not listed versus 250 W
• Display outputs: Portable Device Dependent versus 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
• Dimensions: not listed versus 168 mm length, 69 mm height
• Release date: 2025-02-28 versus 2024-02-11
• Predecessor: Navi II IGP versus Workstation Ampere
• Successor: not listed versus Blackwell PRO W
• Launch MSRP: not listed versus 649 USD

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation wins every measured category in the database. Its PassMark G3D score of 16927 and PassMark GPU Compute score of 7834 establish it as a capable performer for both graphics rendering and compute workloads. The Geekbench scores of 78074 for OpenCL and 83360 for Vulkan indicate strong cross-API compute performance. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1767 provides evidence of modern DirectX 12 gaming capability. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation also wins in theoretical specifications, with higher pixel rate, texture rate, FP32 throughput, and memory bandwidth.

The AMD Radeon 820M has no recorded benchmark wins. Its advantages are limited to architectural characteristics that suit specific deployment scenarios. As an integrated GPU with a 15 W TDP, it requires no separate power connectors and takes no slot space in a chassis. Its PCIe 4.0 x8 interface and system shared memory make it suitable for compact portable devices, as indicated by its display outputs being listed as portable device dependent. The Radeon 820M's 4 nm process node is smaller than the RTX 2000 Ada Generation's 5 nm node, though the practical impact is not quantified in recorded benchmarks. Its base clock of 400 MHz with a boost of 2800 MHz shows a wide dynamic range, but no performance data validates the benefit.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation wins in memory capacity, memory bandwidth, compute resources, ray tracing capability, tensor core availability, and every recorded benchmark. The Radeon 820M wins only in power efficiency as expressed by its 15 W TDP, and in form factor integration as an IGP. The database contains no actual benchmark score for the Radeon 820M, so any performance-based comparison relies entirely on the RTX 2000 Ada Generation's recorded results and the theoretical specifications of the Radeon 820M.