AMD Radeon 860M vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data separates these two mobile graphics processors by a wide margin, but the comparison is complicated by the fact that each was measured with a different benchmark suite. The AMD Radeon 860M posts results from Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan tests, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result. The average benchmark score for the AMD Radeon 860M is 26401, placing it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs in the database. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation averages 3596, which sits in the 21st percentile. This percentile gap is substantial: the AMD part ranks far above the NVIDIA part in overall standing among all recorded GPUs.

Looking at the AMD Radeon 860M's individual results, the Geekbench OpenCL score is 22759 and the Geekbench Vulkan score is 30043. The Vulkan result is notably higher than the OpenCL result, indicating strong performance under that graphics API. The average of these two figures, 26401, is nearly identical to the average score of the NVIDIA GeForce MX550, which comes in at 26421 with a delta of -0.1 percent. The AMD part also sits close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (26331, delta 0.3 percent) and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (26553, delta -0.6 percent). The nearest rival above it is the NVIDIA RTX A4000 at 26683, a delta of -1.1 percent. These are tight margins, all within roughly a single percentage point, which indicates the AMD Radeon 860M's average score is right at a performance cluster boundary.

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation's single recorded benchmark, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 3596, places it alongside much older hardware. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 (3594, delta 0.1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M (3616, delta -0.6 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (3629, delta -0.9 percent), and the AMD Radeon HD 6770 (3649, delta -1.5 percent). The deltas here are similarly small, but the absolute score level is dramatically lower than the AMD Radeon 860M's average.

The absence of shared benchmark results in the head-to-head section means the database contains no direct comparison on identical tests. The two GPUs were evaluated through different workloads, so the average scores represent different measurement contexts. However, the percentile rankings offer a meaningful cross-reference. A 72nd percentile standing versus a 21st percentile standing is a decisive difference in overall database position. The AMD part outperforms roughly half of all recorded GPUs, while the NVIDIA part sits below the majority.

The AMD Radeon 860M's wins are clear in its two benchmark results, both of which exceed the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation's single score by a factor of more than six. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 30043 is over eight times the NVIDIA's 3596, and the OpenCL score of 22759 is over six times that figure. Even the lower of the AMD results, 22759, dwarfs the NVIDIA's 3596. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation records no wins in any benchmark category, as the winsA and winsB fields show zero wins for both parts in direct head-to-head testing, but the available benchmark data gives the AMD part a commanding lead in raw recorded scores.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 860M wins in raw benchmark score terms. Its average of 26401 versus 3596 for the NVIDIA part represents a massive lead, and both of its individual test results are far above the NVIDIA's only recorded result. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 30043 shows particular strength in Vulkan workloads, while the OpenCL score of 22759 is also strong. The AMD part's 72nd percentile ranking versus the NVIDIA's 21st percentile confirms that this is not a marginal difference but a wide gulf in measured performance. For any workload captured by Geekbench OpenCL or Vulkan, the AMD Radeon 860M delivers results that place it among the upper third of all GPUs in the database.

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation wins only in the context of its specific benchmark workload, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it records a score of 3596. This result places it in the lower quarter of all GPUs, alongside entries like the GeForce GT 545 and GeForce GT 735M. The NVIDIA part cannot claim superiority in any direct comparison because no shared benchmark exists, but its single result indicates that in DX12 rendering tests, it performs at a level consistent with much older or lower-tier hardware. The database shows no benchmark category where the NVIDIA part exceeds the AMD part.

The architectural features of each part suggest different use cases, but the benchmark data is the only evidence available. The AMD Radeon 860M's higher average score and percentile position make it the stronger choice for compute-oriented tasks measured by OpenCL and Vulkan. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation, despite its lower recorded score, carries features like tensor cores and dedicated RT cores that may serve specialized workloads, but the database provides no benchmark results to quantify those advantages. The recorded data shows the AMD part winning on all measured fronts.

The Verdict

The data points to the AMD Radeon 860M as the higher-performing GPU in this comparison. Its average benchmark score of 26401 is roughly seven times the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation's 3596. Its 72nd percentile ranking versus 21st percentile is a decisive separation. The AMD part's nearest rivals all score within 1.1 percent of its average, meaning it competes with mid-range discrete GPUs like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary. The NVIDIA part's nearest rivals include the GeForce GT 545 and GeForce GT 735M, which are far older and lower-performing entries. The database places these two parts in entirely different performance tiers.

A user selecting between these two should rely on the benchmark results. The AMD Radeon 860M delivers Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores that rank it above the vast majority of recorded GPUs. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation, based on its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score, ranks below the majority. No recorded test shows the NVIDIA part ahead. The AMD part is the clear choice for general graphics and compute performance as measured by the database.

FAQ

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

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has an average benchmark score of 26401.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has an average benchmark score of 3596.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in percentile ranking?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M ranks in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation ranks in the 21st percentile.

Q: Which GPUs are the nearest rivals to the AMD Radeon 860M?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 with an average score of 26421 (delta -0.1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 at 26331 (delta 0.3 percent), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary at 26553 (delta -0.6 percent), and the NVIDIA RTX A4000 at 26683 (delta -1.1 percent).

Q: Which GPUs are the nearest rivals to the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 at 3594 (delta 0.1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M at 3616 (delta -0.6 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 at 3629 (delta -0.9 percent), and the AMD Radeon HD 6770 at 3649 (delta -1.5 percent).

Q: What benchmark tests were recorded for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has Geekbench OpenCL (22759) and Geekbench Vulkan (30043) results. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has one 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result (3596).

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 860M uses the Krackan Point chip built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, produced on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It belongs to the Navi III IGP (Strix Point Mobile) generation. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation uses the AD103 chip built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, produced on a 5 nm process at TSMC, and belongs to the Ada-MW generation within the GeForce 50-series. The AMD part is an integrated graphics processor, while the NVIDIA part is also listed with an IGP slot width, though its specifications indicate a discrete-class component.

The AMD Radeon 860M features 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, 16 rops, and 8 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation features 9728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, 112 rops, 76 ray tracing cores, and 304 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part has substantially more of every processing unit type. The AMD part's fp32 compute is 3.072 TFLOPS, and its fp16 is also 3.072 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio. The NVIDIA part's fp32 is 41.15 TFLOPS, with fp16 also at 41.15 TFLOPS at 1:1. The pixel rate for the AMD part is 48.00 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA part posts a pixel rate of 236.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 643.0 GTexel/s.

The AMD part uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface, while the NVIDIA part uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA part includes 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die with a transistor density of 121.1M per mm², while the AMD part's transistor count and die size are unknown. The AMD part's predecessor is the Navi II IGP, and the NVIDIA part's predecessor is the Ampere-MW with a successor of Blackwell-MW.

Specification Differences

The clock speeds differ markedly. The AMD Radeon 860M has a base clock of 600 MHz and a boost clock of 3000 MHz. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has a base clock of 1425 MHz and a boost clock of 2115 MHz. The NVIDIA part runs at a higher base clock but a lower boost clock. Memory configurations are entirely different. The AMD Radeon 860M uses system shared memory with a system dependent bandwidth, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256 bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

The thermal design power differs substantially. The AMD Radeon 860M has a TDP of 15 W, while the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has a TDP of 120 W. The process node also differs: the AMD part is on 4 nm, the NVIDIA part on 5 nm. The release dates are separated by nearly two years, with the NVIDIA part released on 2023-03-20 and the AMD part on 2025-02-28. The AMD part has no power connectors listed, and the NVIDIA part also has none, consistent with mobile integration. Both have display outputs that are portable device dependent. The NVIDIA part has a transistor count of 45,900 million and a die size of 379 mm², while both figures are unknown for the AMD part. The NVIDIA part's transistor density is 121.1M per mm², a figure not available for the AMD part.