AMD Radeon 860M vs Intel Arc A310E Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 860M compare to the Intel Arc A310E in raw compute performance?

A: Both GPUs deliver identical FP32 performance at 3.072 TFLOPS. The AMD Radeon 860M achieves this with 512 shading units at a boost clock of 3000 MHz, while the Intel Arc A310E uses 768 shading units at a fixed 2000 MHz clock.

Q: Which GPU has better rasterization throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has the advantage in pixel and texture rates. It delivers 48.00 GPixel/s and 96.00 GTexel/s, compared to the Intel Arc A310E's 32.00 GPixel/s and 64.00 GTexel/s.

Q: What memory configurations do these GPUs use?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M uses system shared memory with bandwidth that is system dependent. The Intel Arc A310E has 4 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, providing 124.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has a 15 W TDP and is an integrated graphics processor. The Intel Arc A310E has a 75 W TDP, is a single-slot card, and requires a 250 W suggested PSU.

Q: Which GPU has better ray tracing capabilities?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M includes 8 ray tracing cores, while the Intel Arc A310E includes 6. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2).

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M is currently Active, released on February 28, 2025. The Intel Arc A310E is End-of-life, released on March 31, 2024, with Battlemage listed as its successor.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 860M uses the Krackan Point chip with RDNA 3.5 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It belongs to the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. The Intel Arc A310E uses the DG2-128 chip with Xe-HPG architecture, manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC, and belongs to the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation.

The Intel Arc A310E has published silicon details: 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, with a transistor density of 45.9M per mm². The AMD Radeon 860M's transistor count and die size are listed as unknown in the database.

Shading unit counts differ substantially. The Intel Arc A310E carries 768 shading units against 512 for the AMD Radeon 860M. Both GPUs have 32 texture mapping units and 16 raster operation pipelines. The AMD part includes 8 ray tracing cores, while the Intel part has 6.

Clock behavior separates the two designs. The AMD Radeon 860M runs a 600 MHz base clock with a 3000 MHz boost clock, a 5x boost range that allows aggressive power scaling. The Intel Arc A310E runs a fixed 2000 MHz clock with no boost variation.

Memory architecture is fundamentally different. The AMD Radeon 860M relies entirely on system shared memory, making its bandwidth system dependent. The Intel Arc A310E uses 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, delivering a fixed 124.0 GB/s. This dedicated memory arrangement gives the Intel card predictable bandwidth regardless of host platform.

FP16 throughput reveals a different compute emphasis. The AMD Radeon 860M delivers 3.072 TFLOPS in FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32. The Intel Arc A310E delivers 6.144 TFLOPS in FP16 at a 2:1 ratio, doubling its FP16 work per cycle.

Both GPUs support the same API set: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface is identical at PCIe 4.0 x8. Form factor and power delivery differ sharply: the AMD part is an IGP with no power connectors and a 15 W TDP, while the Intel part is a single-slot card with no power connectors and a 75 W TDP.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

Direct benchmark comparisons between these two GPUs are not present in the database. The head-to-head benchmark results are empty, and neither GPU records a win in the comparison set. The analysis therefore relies on each GPU's independent benchmark data and architectural measurements.

The AMD Radeon 860M has recorded benchmark scores. It achieves 22,759 in Geekbench OpenCL and 30,043 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its average benchmark score is 26,401. This places it at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs in the database.

The Intel Arc A310E has no recorded benchmark scores. Its average benchmark score is listed as 0, and its percentile versus all GPUs is 50. The absence of benchmark data means the Arc A310E cannot be positioned against the Radeon 860M through direct measurements.

The nearest rivals for the AMD Radeon 860M provide context for its performance level. The NVIDIA GeForce MX550 has an average score of 26,421, which is 0.1% above the Radeon 860M. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 scores 26,331, 0.3% below. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary scores 26,553, 0.6% above. The NVIDIA RTX A4000 scores 26,683, 1.1% above. These four rivals bracket the Radeon 860M within a narrow 1.7% band.

The Intel Arc A310E has no listed nearest rivals. Its 50th percentile placement indicates it sits at the median of the GPU performance distribution, while the AMD Radeon 860M sits at the 72nd percentile.

The Radeon 860M's Vulkan score of 30,043 exceeds its OpenCL score of 22,759 by 32%. This gap suggests the RDNA 3.5 architecture handles Vulkan workloads more efficiently than OpenCL in the recorded measurements.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification category.

Process node: AMD uses 4 nm, Intel uses 6 nm. The AMD part has no published transistor count or die size; the Intel part has 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die.

Clocks: AMD runs 600 MHz base and 3000 MHz boost. Intel runs a fixed 2000 MHz base and boost. Memory clock differs: AMD uses system shared memory, Intel uses 1937 MHz with 15.5 Gbps effective.

Memory: AMD uses system shared size, type, and bus width, with system dependent bandwidth. Intel uses 4 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 124.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Compute units: AMD has 512 shading units, Intel has 768. Both have 32 TMUs and 16 ROPs. AMD has 8 ray tracing cores, Intel has 6.

Throughput: AMD delivers 48.00 GPixel/s and 96.00 GTexel/s. Intel delivers 32.00 GPixel/s and 64.00 GTexel/s.

FP32: both deliver 3.072 TFLOPS. FP16: AMD delivers 3.072 TFLOPS at 1:1 ratio, Intel delivers 6.144 TFLOPS at 2:1 ratio.

Power: AMD has a 15 W TDP, Intel has a 75 W TDP. AMD has no suggested PSU, Intel lists a 250 W suggested PSU.

Form factor: AMD is an IGP, Intel is single-slot. AMD dimensions are not listed; Intel measures 168 mm length, 69 mm height, 20 mm width.

Display outputs: AMD is portable device dependent, Intel has 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0.

Production status: AMD is Active, Intel is End-of-life. Release dates: AMD on February 28, 2025, Intel on March 31, 2024. Predecessors: AMD lists Navi II IGP, Intel lists Xe Graphics. Successors: AMD lists none, Intel lists Battlemage.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 860M wins in rasterization throughput. Its pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s is 50% higher than the Intel Arc A310E's 32.00 GPixel/s. Its texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s is likewise 50% higher than the Intel part's 64.00 GTexel/s. This gives the AMD GPU a clear advantage in fill-rate-bound workloads.

The AMD Radeon 860M wins on ray tracing core count, with 8 cores against 6. It also operates at a far lower 15 W TDP, making it suitable for power-constrained mobile platforms. Its 3000 MHz boost clock gives it a flexible clock range that can scale down to 600 MHz when demand is low.

The Intel Arc A310E wins on memory bandwidth. Its dedicated 124.0 GB/s of GDDR6 bandwidth is fixed and independent of host system memory. The AMD Radeon 860M's bandwidth is system dependent, meaning its effective memory throughput varies with the host platform's memory configuration.

The Intel Arc A310E wins on shading unit count with 768 units against 512. It also delivers double the FP16 throughput at 6.144 TFLOPS compared to 3.072 TFLOPS, which benefits workloads that can use packed precision math.

The Intel Arc A310E wins on form factor flexibility. It is a single-slot card with 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, suitable for embedded or multi-display configurations. The AMD Radeon 860M is an IGP with display outputs dependent on the portable device.

Benchmark positioning favors the AMD Radeon 860M. Its average score of 26,401 places it at the 72nd percentile, while the Intel Arc A310E sits at the 50th percentile with no recorded average score. The AMD part's nearest rivals all fall within a narrow band around its score, indicating consistent mid-range performance. The Intel part's absence of benchmark data leaves its practical performance unquantified in the database.

Production status favors the AMD Radeon 860M as an Active product, while the Intel Arc A310E is End-of-life with a known successor in Battlemage. The AMD part also has a later release date of February 28, 2025, compared to March 31, 2024 for the Intel part.