AMD Radeon 860M vs NVIDIA B200 SXM6 Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the AMD Radeon 860M?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has an average benchmark score of 26,401, based on Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan results.

Q: Does the NVIDIA B200 SXM6 have any benchmark scores in the database?

A: No. The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 has no recorded benchmark scores, and its average benchmark score is listed as zero.

Q: What is the process node for each product?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M uses a 4 nm process, while the NVIDIA B200 SXM6 uses a 5 nm process. Both are fabricated by TSMC.

Q: What memory configurations do these two products use?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M uses system shared memory with bandwidth described as system dependent. The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 uses 180 GB of HBM3e memory with an 8192-bit bus and 8.19 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the thermal design power for each product?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has a TDP of 15 W, while the NVIDIA B200 SXM6 has a TDP of 1000 W.

Q: Which product has a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M sits at the 72nd percentile, while the NVIDIA B200 SXM6 sits at the 50th percentile.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 860M is an integrated graphics processor built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, using the Krackan Point chip. It belongs to the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. The 4 nm TSMC process node gives it a relatively modern manufacturing base for an integrated part. The architecture supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, making it a fully featured graphics solution for consumer workloads. It has 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, 16 raster operation units, and 8 ray tracing cores. The base clock is 600 MHz with a boost clock of 3000 MHz. Memory is entirely system shared, which means performance depends heavily on the host platform's memory configuration. The pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s, the texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s, and FP32 compute is 3.072 TFLOPS. FP16 performance is identical at 3.072 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8, and display outputs are portable device dependent.

The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 is a server-grade accelerator based on the Blackwell architecture, using the GB100 chip. It is built on a 5 nm TSMC process and is part of the Server Blackwell generation. The chip contains 208,000 million transistors on a 1628 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 127.8 million transistors per square millimeter. The B200 SXM6 has 18,944 shading units, 592 texture mapping units, 24 raster operation units, and 592 tensor cores. It does not list ray tracing cores. The base clock is 120 MHz with a boost clock of 1830 MHz. Memory is 180 GB of HBM3e with an 8192-bit bus and 8.19 TB/s of bandwidth. The pixel rate is 43.92 GPixel/s, the texture rate is 1,083.4 GTexel/s, and FP32 compute is 69.34 TFLOPS. FP16 is also 69.34 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio. The bus interface is PCIe 6.0 x16, and there are no display outputs. The B200 SXM6 has no DirectX, OpenGL, or Vulkan support listed, reflecting its compute-focused server role.

The fundamental architectural split is stark. The Radeon 860M is a mobile integrated GPU designed for graphics and general consumer use, while the B200 SXM6 is a massive server accelerator aimed at high-throughput compute. The 860M uses shared system memory, whereas the B200 SXM6 has dedicated HBM3e with enormous bandwidth. The difference in transistor count is equally dramatic: 208,000 million transistors for the B200 versus an unknown figure for the 860M. The 860M includes ray tracing cores, while the B200 SXM6 lists none, and the B200 SXM6 includes tensor cores, which the 860M does not list.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

Direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between these two products are not possible from the recorded data. The database has benchmark scores for the AMD Radeon 860M, but the NVIDIA B200 SXM6 has no benchmark results at all. The head-to-head benchmark field is empty, and neither product has a recorded win count.

The AMD Radeon 860M has two recorded benchmark scores. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 22,759. In Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 30,043. These two results yield an average benchmark score of 26,401. The 860M sits at the 72nd percentile of all GPUs in the database, which places it above the median GPU. Its nearest rivals in the database help contextualize this score. The NVIDIA GeForce MX550 has an average score of 26,421, which is effectively identical at a delta of negative 0.1 percent. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 averages 26,331, which is 0.3 percent lower than the 860M. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary averages 26,553, which is 0.6 percent higher. The NVIDIA RTX A4000 averages 26,683, which is 1.1 percent higher. These narrow margins place the 860M in a tight performance cluster where no rival is more than about one percent ahead or behind.

The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 has no benchmark scores and no nearest rivals listed. Its average benchmark score is recorded as zero. The percentile ranking of 50 percent reflects a mid-tier position, but this is based on no actual measurement data, so it carries no comparative weight. Without benchmark results, any claim about its performance relative to the Radeon 860M would be unsupported by the database.

What can be noted from the available data is the difference in compute specifications, even if those specifications do not translate into direct benchmark scores. The B200 SXM6 has an FP32 throughput of 69.34 TFLOPS, which is more than twenty times the 3.072 TFLOPS of the Radeon 860M. Its texture rate of 1,083.4 GTexel/s is more than ten times the 96.00 GTexel/s of the 860M. However, the 860M has a higher pixel rate at 48.00 GPixel/s versus 43.92 GPixel/s for the B200 SXM6. The B200 SXM6 also carries 180 GB of HBM3e memory with 8.19 TB/s bandwidth, compared to the system shared memory of the 860M. These figures indicate that the B200 SXM6 is built for memory-intensive and compute-heavy workloads, but the absence of benchmark data prevents any measured comparison.

Specification Differences

The two products differ across nearly every specification field. The process node differs: the AMD Radeon 860M uses 4 nm, while the NVIDIA B200 SXM6 uses 5 nm. Both are TSMC parts, but the manufacturing process is not the same.

The B200 SXM6 has a known transistor count of 208,000 million and a die size of 1628 mm², with a transistor density of 127.8 million transistors per square millimeter. The 860M has unknown transistor count, die size, and density.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The 860M has a base clock of 600 MHz and a boost clock of 3000 MHz. The B200 SXM6 has a base clock of 120 MHz and a boost clock of 1830 MHz. Memory clocks are also different: the 860M lists system shared memory, while the B200 SXM6 lists 2000 MHz with 8 Gbps effective.

Memory specifications are entirely different. The 860M uses system shared memory with a system shared bus width and system dependent bandwidth. The B200 SXM6 uses 180 GB of HBM3e with an 8192-bit bus and 8.19 TB/s bandwidth.

Compute unit counts differ. The 860M has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The B200 SXM6 has 18,944 shading units, 592 TMUs, 24 ROPs, no ray tracing cores listed, and 592 tensor cores.

Pixel and texture rates differ. The 860M has a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s. The B200 SXM6 has a pixel rate of 43.92 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,083.4 GTexel/s.

FP32 and FP16 performance differ. The 860M has 3.072 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 with a 1:1 ratio. The B200 SXM6 has 69.34 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 with a 1:1 ratio.

TDP differs enormously. The 860M has a TDP of 15 W, while the B200 SXM6 has a TDP of 1000 W. The B200 SXM6 also lists a suggested PSU of 1400 W.

Slot width and power connectors differ. The 860M is an IGP with no power connectors. The B200 SXM6 is an SXM Module with no power connector information listed.

Bus interface differs. The 860M uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The B200 SXM6 uses PCIe 6.0 x16.

Display outputs differ. The 860M has portable device dependent outputs. The B200 SXM6 has no outputs.

API support differs completely. The 860M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The B200 SXM6 lists N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan.

Release dates differ. The 860M was released on 2025-02-28. The B200 SXM6 was released on 2024-10-31. Predecessors and successors also differ: the 860M's predecessor is Navi II IGP with no successor listed, while the B200 SXM6's predecessor is Server Hopper and its successor is Server Rubin.

Average benchmark score and percentile differ. The 860M has an average score of 26,401 and sits at the 72nd percentile. The B200 SXM6 has an average score of zero and sits at the 50th percentile.

The Verdict

The AMD Radeon 860M is a measured, benchmarked product. The database records two benchmark scores for it, giving an average of 26,401 and a 72nd percentile ranking. It competes within a narrow band of GPUs that includes the NVIDIA GeForce MX550, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, and NVIDIA RTX A4000. All of those rivals sit within about one percent of the 860M's average score. This is a product whose performance profile is known and comparable.

The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 has no benchmark scores. Its average benchmark score is zero, and it has no nearest rivals. The 50th percentile ranking exists in the database, but there is no measurement behind it. The B200 SXM6 is not comparable to the 860M on any measured basis. It is a server accelerator with a 1000 W TDP, 180 GB of HBM3e memory, and 69.34 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, but none of that is validated by recorded benchmarks.

For a buyer or builder looking at the database, the Radeon 860M is the only one of these two products with demonstrated performance data. It is an integrated GPU with a 15 W TDP, which places it in low-power mobile systems. Its benchmark results place it in the upper third of all GPUs tracked by the database. The B200 SXM6 is a high-end server part with specifications that suggest massive compute capability, but the database contains no test results to confirm how it performs in practice.

The data does not support a direct performance comparison. The Radeon 860M wins on the basis of having actual benchmark scores. The B200 SXM6 wins on raw specification count, but specifications are not measurements. Any decision between these two products should be guided by the fact that the 860M is a validated, benchmarked integrated GPU for portable devices, while the B200 SXM6 is an unbenchmarked server module with no display outputs and no consumer graphics API support.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 860M wins in every category where measured data exists. It has an average benchmark score of 26,401, a 72nd percentile ranking, and two recorded benchmark results. Its nearest rivals are all within a narrow margin, showing that it delivers consistent performance in its class. The 860M also supports consumer graphics APIs: DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. It has display outputs, though they are portable device dependent. It uses only 15 W of power and requires no power connectors. Its boost clock of 3000 MHz is higher than the B200 SXM6's 1830 MHz, and its pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s is higher as well. For mobile or embedded graphics workloads where power efficiency and display output matter, the 860M is the clear choice based on the recorded data.

The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 wins in raw specification categories. It has 18,944 shading units versus 512, 592 TMUs versus 32, and 592 tensor cores versus none listed. Its FP32 compute of 69.34 TFLOPS is more than twenty times the 860M's 3.072 TFLOPS. Its texture rate of 1,083.4 GTexel/s is more than ten times the 860M's 96.00 GTexel/s. It has 180 GB of HBM3e memory with 8.19 TB/s bandwidth, while the 860M relies on system shared memory. The B200 SXM6 uses PCIe 6.0 x16, a newer and wider interface than the 860M's PCIe 4.0 x8. It has a known transistor count of 208,000 million on a 1628 mm² die, which reflects a far larger and more complex chip. For compute-heavy server workloads that demand massive memory bandwidth and tensor processing, the B200 SXM6 appears to be the more capable part on paper, but the database has no benchmark scores to confirm its real-world performance.

The 860M also wins on release timing, being released on 2025-02-28, after the B200 SXM6's 2024-10-31 release. The 860M is labeled as active production status, as is the B200 SXM6, but the 860M's predecessor is Navi II IGP while the B200 SXM6 already has a successor listed as Server Rubin. That successor listing suggests the B200 SXM6 may be closer to the end of its product cycle, while the 860M has no successor recorded.

The database shows no head-to-head benchmark wins for either product. The wins field is zero for both. The only meaningful distinction is that the 860M has benchmark data and the B200 SXM6 does not. Users seeking a graphics solution for a portable device with confirmed performance numbers should look to the 860M. Users evaluating a server accelerator should note that the B200 SXM6 has compelling specifications but no recorded measurements in the database to validate them.