AMD Radeon 820M vs NVIDIA RTX 6000D Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no directly paired benchmark runs between the AMD Radeon 820M and the NVIDIA RTX 6000D. However, the recorded data for each part tells a starkly different story. The RTX 6000D holds an average benchmark score of 195,964, placing it in the 98th percentile of all GPUs tracked. The Radeon 820M shows a percentile ranking of 50 with an average benchmark score of 0, indicating no completed benchmark submissions in the database.

The RTX 6000D's recorded scores are substantial. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it posts 3,522 points. Its Geekbench OpenCL result reaches 388,405. These figures place the card in an entirely different performance tier. The Radeon 820M has no comparable entries, so direct head-to-head numerical comparisons cannot be drawn from the database.

Relative to its nearest rivals, the RTX 6000D sits 0.8% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla V100S PCIe 32 GB, which holds an average score of 194,415. It is 4.7% ahead of the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB at 187,147. Against the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB at 207,124, the RTX 6000D trails by 5.4%. It leads the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation (184,664) by 6.1%. These deltas show the RTX 6000D clustered tightly with the previous generation of flagship data-center accelerators, slightly ahead of some and slightly behind others.

The Radeon 820M, by contrast, has no nearest rivals listed and no benchmark scores to contextualize. The database records a 50th percentile placement, which for a GPU with no measured results reflects its absence from the testing pool rather than a performance ceiling. The data indicates the 820M is an integrated graphics solution with a 15 W TDP, while the RTX 6000D is a 600 W dual-slot discrete workstation card. The performance gap is not merely incremental; it spans the entire recorded spectrum of the database.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 6000D has an average benchmark score of 195,964. The AMD Radeon 820M has an average benchmark score of 0, with no completed benchmark entries recorded.

Q: How does the RTX 6000D compare to its closest competitors?

A: The RTX 6000D leads the Tesla V100S PCIe 32 GB by 0.8%, the A100 SXM4 40 GB by 4.7%, and the RTX 5000 Ada Generation by 6.1%. It trails the A100 PCIe 80 GB by 5.4%.

Q: What are the respective thermal design power ratings?

A: The AMD Radeon 820M is rated at 15 W. The NVIDIA RTX 6000D is rated at 600 W with a suggested power supply of 1000 W.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 6000D has 19,968 shading units. The AMD Radeon 820M has 128 shading units.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RTX 6000D uses 84 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 448-bit bus with 1.40 TB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 820M uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher pixel fill rate?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 6000D achieves 466.6 GPixel/s. The AMD Radeon 820M achieves 11.20 GPixel/s.

Where Each One Wins

The use-case split is unambiguous based on the recorded data. The NVIDIA RTX 6000D wins in every measurable category where a comparison is possible. Its 97.04 TFLOPS FP32 compute is a figure that places it in the workstation and data-center class. The 1.40 TB/s memory bandwidth, 84 GB GDDR7 capacity, and 448-bit bus width support large datasets and high-resolution rendering workloads. The 466.6 GPixel/s pixel rate and 1,516.3 GTexel/s texture rate indicate strong rasterization throughput for professional visualization.

The RTX 6000D's 156 ray-tracing cores and 624 tensor cores position it for accelerated ray tracing and AI inference. Its PCIe 5.0 x16 interface doubles the bandwidth available to the Radeon 820M's PCIe 4.0 x8 connection. The 4x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs support multi-monitor professional setups.

The AMD Radeon 820M wins in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 15 W TDP is a fraction of the RTX 6000D's 600 W requirement. As an IGP with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs, it is designed for thin-and-light systems where discrete GPUs cannot fit. The 4 nm process node and RDNA 3.5 architecture deliver integrated graphics for everyday computing, media playback, and light gaming without additional power delivery hardware.

The RTX 6000D requires a 1000 W suggested power supply and a 16-pin power connector, whereas the Radeon 820M draws power from the host system. The RTX 6000D measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, occupying a dual-slot form factor. The Radeon 820M occupies no expansion slot at all.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every recorded specification. The Radeon 820M uses a 4 nm TSMC process; the RTX 6000D uses a 5 nm TSMC process. The RTX 6000D packs 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die with a density of 122.9M per mm². The Radeon 820M's transistor count and die size are listed as unknown.

Clock speeds diverge sharply. The Radeon 820M runs at a 400 MHz base and 2800 MHz boost. The RTX 6000D runs at 1992 MHz base and 2430 MHz boost. Memory clocks differ as well: the Radeon 820M uses system shared memory, while the RTX 6000D uses 1560 MHz with 25 Gbps effective GDDR7.

The compute resources are separated by orders of magnitude. The Radeon 820M has 128 shading units, 8 TMUs, and 4 ROPs. The RTX 6000D has 19,968 shading units, 624 TMUs, and 192 ROPs. Ray-tracing cores number 2 on the Radeon versus 156 on the RTX. The RTX 6000D adds 624 tensor cores; the Radeon has no tensor core listing.

Output capabilities differ. The Radeon 820M's display outputs are portable-device dependent. The RTX 6000D provides 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x8 for the Radeon, PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RTX. The Radeon is an IGP with no power connectors; the RTX uses a single 16-pin connector and a dual-slot cooler.

API support is identical: both list DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Release dates differ by roughly four and a half months, with the Radeon launching on 2025-02-28 and the RTX on 2025-07-13. The RTX 6000D has a recorded launch MSRP of 8,565 USD; the Radeon 820M has no launch MSRP listed.

Architecture Differences

The architectural split is fundamental. The AMD Radeon 820M uses RDNA 3.5, built for the Navi III IGP generation targeting Strix Point Mobile. Its chip is designated Krackan Point 2. This is an integrated graphics architecture designed to share system memory and operate within a 15 W envelope. The RDNA 3.5 generation emphasizes efficiency in mobile processors, with the 4 nm node allowing higher clock speeds at low power. The FP32 and FP16 throughput are both 716.8 GFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, indicating no dedicated half-precision acceleration.

The NVIDIA RTX 6000D uses Blackwell 2.0, built on the GB202 chip for the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. This is a discrete workstation architecture with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die. The 5 nm process node allows extreme transistor density, with 122.9M transistors per square millimeter. The FP32 and FP16 throughput both reach 97.04 TFLOPS, again at a 1:1 ratio. The architecture includes 156 dedicated ray-tracing cores and 624 tensor cores, providing hardware acceleration for ray tracing and tensor operations.

The Radeon 820M's 4 ROPs and 8 TMUs reflect its integrated nature. The RTX 6000D's 192 ROPs and 624 TMUs reflect a full workstation implementation. Memory architecture differs completely: system shared for the Radeon versus 84 GB of dedicated GDDR7 on a 448-bit bus for the RTX. The RTX predecessor is listed as Workstation Ada, while the Radeon's predecessor is Navi II IGP. Both are currently marked as Active in production status.

The architectural gap explains the benchmark chasm. The Radeon 820M is designed for low-power mobile integration, with pixel rate of 11.20 GPixel/s and texture rate of 22.40 GTexel/s. The RTX 6000D achieves 466.6 GPixel/s and 1,516.3 GTexel/s, representing roughly 41.7 times the pixel throughput and 67.7 times the texture throughput. These ratios, derived from the recorded figures, illustrate the scale of the architectural divide. The RTX 6000D's 1.40 TB/s memory bandwidth versus the Radeon's system-dependent bandwidth further separates the two in any memory-intensive workload. The data confirms two products engineered for entirely different segments: one for battery-powered portability, the other for professional compute and visualization.