AMD Radeon 860M vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains a single direct comparison between the AMD Radeon 860M and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation: the Geekbench OpenCL test. In this measurement, the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 326,898, while the AMD Radeon 860M scores 22,759. The delta percentage sits at -93, meaning the AMD part trails by 93 percent in this compute-oriented workload. This is not a marginal gap; it is a dominant result for the NVIDIA adapter. The difference is roughly 14.4 times the AMD score, a figure derived directly from the two recorded values.

The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation also provides a broader set of benchmark results in the database, including Passmark tests across DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute. The AMD Radeon 860M has only the Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan scores recorded. For the OpenCL test, the NVIDIA part's advantage is overwhelming. The Passmark G3D score for the RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 25,096, and its Passmark GPU compute score is 14,208, both of which are internal consistency checks showing strong raster and compute performance. The AMD Radeon 860M's Vulkan score of 30,043 indicates a capable graphics processor for integrated graphics, but no direct Vulkan comparison exists against the NVIDIA part in the head-to-head table.

The average benchmark score field tells a similar story. The AMD Radeon 860M has an average score of 26,401, placing it at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs in the database. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has an average score of 45,972, placing it at the 85th percentile. The percentile gap of 13 points reflects a substantial difference in overall standing, even though the average score gap is about 1.74 times in favor of the NVIDIA adapter. The AMD part's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (delta -0.1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (delta 0.3 percent), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (delta -0.6 percent), and the NVIDIA RTX A4000 (delta -1.1 percent). These deltas are all within roughly one percent, meaning the 860M sits in a tightly clustered performance band near those discrete and integrated parts.

The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (delta -0.2 percent), Intel Arc A730M (delta 0.8 percent), AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (delta 1.3 percent), and AMD Radeon RX 5600M (delta -1.4 percent). Those deltas are also small, indicating the RTX 5880 Ada Generation belongs to a different performance tier entirely. The two products do not share any rival in the database, which underscores how far apart they sit in the performance hierarchy.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 860M wins in the category of power efficiency relative to its form factor. It carries a 15 W TDP, which is a characteristic of an integrated graphics processor rather than a discrete add-in board. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation requires 285 W and a 600 W suggested power supply. The AMD part uses system-shared memory, meaning its memory size, type, bus width, and bandwidth are all dependent on the host system. That makes it flexible for portable devices, as its display outputs are listed as portable device dependent. The NVIDIA part, by contrast, has 48 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384 bit bus with 864.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD part's memory bandwidth is system dependent, so no fixed number can be assigned.

In raw compute workloads, the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation wins decisively. Its FP32 performance is 69.27 TFLOPS versus 3.072 TFLOPS for the AMD Radeon 860M, a difference of roughly 22.5 times. The texture rate for the NVIDIA part is 1,082.4 GTexel/s versus 96.00 GTexel/s for the AMD part, and the pixel rate is 433.0 GPixel/s versus 48.00 GPixel/s. These are not close figures. The NVIDIA part also has 110 ray tracing cores and 440 tensor cores, while the AMD part has 8 ray tracing cores and no tensor core field recorded. The AMD part's FP16 performance matches its FP32 at 3.072 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, and the NVIDIA part also runs FP16 at 1:1 with 69.27 TFLOPS.

The AMD Radeon 860M wins in terms of integration. It is an IGP with no power connectors, no slot width beyond the IGP classification, and a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a dual-slot card with a 1x 16-pin power connector, a length of 267 mm, a height of 112 mm, and a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The AMD part's production status is active, and its release date is February 28, 2025. The NVIDIA part is also active, with a release date of January 4, 2024. The AMD part's predecessor is Navi II IGP, while the NVIDIA part's predecessor is Workstation Ampere and its successor is Blackwell PRO W.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 860M uses the Krackan Point chip built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. Its generation is listed as Navi III IGP (Strix Point Mobile), and its transistor count and die size are unknown. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses the AD102 chip on the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. Its transistor count is 76,300 million, its die size is 609 mm², and its transistor density is 125.3 million transistors per square millimeter. The AMD part has no recorded transistor density.

The shading unit count differs sharply: the AMD Radeon 860M has 512 shading units, while the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 14,080. Texture mapping units are 32 versus 440, and render output units are 16 versus 176. The ray tracing core count is 8 versus 110, and the NVIDIA part adds 440 tensor cores, a feature the AMD part does not list. The clock behavior also differs. The AMD part has a base clock of 600 MHz and a boost clock of 3000 MHz. The NVIDIA part has a base clock of 975 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, with a memory clock of 2250 MHz or 18 Gbps effective. The AMD part's memory clock is system shared with no fixed value.

API support is identical on paper: both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface differs, with the AMD part using PCIe 4.0 x8 and the NVIDIA part using PCIe 4.0 x16. The NVIDIA part provides 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, while the AMD part's display outputs are portable device dependent. The AMD part's power connectors are listed as none, and its slot width is IGP. The NVIDIA part is dual-slot with a 1x 16-pin connector and a suggested power supply of 600 W.

The Verdict

The data indicates two products built for entirely different purposes. The AMD Radeon 860M is an integrated graphics solution for mobile devices, with a 15 W TDP, system-shared memory, and no fixed memory capacity. It sits at the 72nd percentile in the database and trades blows with discrete parts like the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, with deltas under one percent. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 30,043 and OpenCL score of 22,759 are respectable for an IGP, but they do not approach workstation-class numbers.

The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation add-in card with 48 GB of GDDR6 memory, 864.0 GB/s of bandwidth, 69.27 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, and a 285 W TDP. It sits at the 85th percentile, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A2000 and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT. Its OpenCL score of 326,898 is more than 14 times the AMD part's OpenCL result. The choice between these two depends on the workload and the system form factor. For a portable device requiring minimal power and integrated graphics, the AMD Radeon 860M matches that profile. For a workstation requiring high compute throughput, large memory capacity, and dedicated display outputs, the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is the only option among the two that fits.

No price data exists in the database for either product, so no cost-based comparison is possible. The release dates differ by roughly 14 months, with the NVIDIA part arriving in January 2024 and the AMD part in February 2025. Both are active products. The NVIDIA part has a successor, Blackwell PRO W, while the AMD part has no successor listed.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has an average benchmark score of 45,972, while the AMD Radeon 860M has an average score of 26,401.

Q: How large is the gap in the Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 326,898 versus 22,759 for the AMD Radeon 860M, a delta of -93 percent for the AMD part.

Q: What memory configuration does each GPU use?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 48 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384 bit bus with 864.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has more ray tracing cores?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 110 ray tracing cores, while the AMD Radeon 860M has 8 ray tracing cores.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has a 15 W TDP and no power connectors. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has a 285 W TDP, a 1x 16-pin power connector, and a suggested power supply of 600 W.

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.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation |

| --- | --- | --- |

| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Ada Lovelace |

| Process Node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | unknown | 76,300 million |

| Die Size | unknown | 609 mm² |

| Transistor Density | not listed | 125.3M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 600 MHz | 975 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 3000 MHz | 2460 MHz |

| Memory Type | System Shared | GDDR6 |

| Memory Size | System Shared | 48 GB |

| Memory Bus Width | System Shared | 384 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | System Dependent | 864.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 512 | 14,080 |

| TMUs | 32 | 440 |

| ROPs | 16 | 176 |

| RT Cores | 8 | 110 |

| Tensor Cores | not listed | 440 |

| Pixel Rate | 48.00 GPixel/s | 433.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 96.00 GTexel/s | 1,082.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 3.072 TFLOPS | 69.27 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 3.072 TFLOPS (1:1) | 69.27 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 15 W | 285 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | not listed | 600 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Dimensions | not listed | 267 mm length, 112 mm height |

| Release Date | 2025-02-28 | 2024-01-04 |

| Predecessor | Navi II IGP | Workstation Ampere |

| Successor | not listed | Blackwell PRO W |

| Percentile vs All GPUs | 72 | 85 |

| Average Benchmark Score | 26,401 | 45,972 |