AMD Radeon 860M vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference between the AMD Radeon 860M and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M records an average benchmark score of 26,401, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell records 182,109. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell sits in the 98th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the 72nd percentile for the Radeon 860M.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in Geekbench OpenCL performance?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell scores 254,116 versus 22,759 for the Radeon 860M, a delta of -91% for the AMD part. This is the largest relative gap recorded in the head-to-head data.

Q: What is the difference in memory capacity and type?

A: The Radeon 860M uses system shared memory with no dedicated VRAM, while the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell features 48 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus with 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The Radeon 860M has a boost clock of 3000 MHz, which is higher than the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's 2377 MHz boost clock. However, the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has a much higher base clock at 1740 MHz versus 600 MHz.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each GPU according to the database?

A: The Radeon 860M's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (delta -0.1%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (delta 0.3%), AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (delta -0.6%), and NVIDIA RTX A4000 (delta -1.1%). The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB (delta -0.9%), NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation (delta -1.4%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D (delta 2.3%), and NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB (delta -2.7%).

Q: What are the power draw figures for each GPU?

A: The Radeon 860M has a TDP of 15 W and uses no power connectors, while the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has a TDP of 300 W and requires a single 16-pin power connector with a suggested PSU of 700 W.

Where Each One Wins

The recorded head-to-head benchmarks show a clear split: the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins both available tests, but the nature of those wins matters for different use cases. The Radeon 860M is an integrated GPU with 512 shading units and a 15 W TDP, designed for portable systems where power draw and physical space are constrained. Its performance profile places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, close to discrete mobile parts like the GeForce MX550 (delta -0.1%) and the GeForce RTX 5060 (delta 0.3%). In practical terms, the Radeon 860M delivers competitive results for its class, with its Geekbench Vulkan score of 30,043 exceeding its OpenCL score of 22,759, suggesting it handles modern graphics API workloads relatively well for an IGP.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins decisively in both Geekbench OpenCL (254,116 versus 22,759) and Geekbench Vulkan (282,631 versus 30,043). The delta percentages of -91% and -89.4% respectively indicate that the NVIDIA part is roughly an order of magnitude faster in compute-oriented workloads. This GPU sits in the 98th percentile, placing it alongside data center accelerators like the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB (delta -0.9%) and the RTX 5000 Ada Generation (delta -1.4%). Its 66.94 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 1,045.9 GTexel/s texture rate make it suited for heavy compute, rendering, and AI-adjacent tasks that an integrated GPU cannot approach.

The use-case split is therefore straightforward. The Radeon 860M wins in scenarios requiring minimal power consumption, no discrete cooling, and system-shared memory flexibility. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins in every measured performance metric, with its 48 GB GDDR7 memory and 1.34 TB/s bandwidth providing the capacity and throughput needed for large datasets and high-resolution workloads. The Radeon 860M's 3.072 TFLOPS FP32 is sufficient for light graphics and compute; the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's 66.94 TFLOPS is in a different performance class entirely.

Architecture Differences

The Radeon 860M uses AMD's RDNA 3.5 architecture on a 4 nm TSMC process, fabricated as part of the Krackan Point chip. It belongs to the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell uses NVIDIA's Blackwell 2.0 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process, built around the GB202 chip with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die. The transistor density of the NVIDIA part is recorded as 122.9M per mm², while the AMD part's transistor count and die size are listed as unknown.

The Radeon 860M integrates 8 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores, reflecting its focus on conventional graphics rendering within an integrated design. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell includes 110 ray tracing cores and 440 tensor cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing and tensor operations that the AMD IGP cannot perform at comparable scale. Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API-level feature support is identical in the database records.

The memory architecture differs fundamentally. The Radeon 860M uses system shared memory with a bus width and type also listed as system shared, making its bandwidth system dependent. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell uses 48 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus with 1.34 TB/s of dedicated bandwidth. This distinction affects not just capacity but also memory latency and bandwidth predictability, which matter for compute workloads that repeatedly access large datasets.

The process node difference (4 nm for AMD versus 5 nm for NVIDIA) does not translate into a power efficiency advantage for the AMD part in the recorded data, since the Radeon 860M's 15 W TDP reflects its integrated nature rather than architectural efficiency per se. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's 300 W TDP is typical for a dual-slot discrete workstation card with a 16-pin power connector and a suggested 700 W PSU.

Specification Differences

The Radeon 860M has a base clock of 600 MHz and a boost clock of 3000 MHz. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has a base clock of 1740 MHz and a boost clock of 2377 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz or 28 Gbps effective. The AMD part's memory clock is listed as system shared, meaning it depends on the host system's RAM.

Shader configuration differs substantially. The Radeon 860M contains 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell contains 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, and 160 ROPs. Pixel rate for the AMD part is 48.00 GPixel/s, while the NVIDIA part achieves 380.3 GPixel/s. Texture rates are 96.00 GTexel/s versus 1,045.9 GTexel/s.

Compute throughput shows the largest gap. The Radeon 860M delivers 3.072 TFLOPS FP32 and the same figure for FP16 (1:1 ratio). The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell delivers 66.94 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio), which is approximately 21.8 times higher FP32 throughput based on the recorded figures.

Physical specifications also differ. The Radeon 860M is an IGP with no slot width, no power connectors, and portable-device-dependent display outputs. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, with 4x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs and a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface. The Radeon 860M uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The NVIDIA card has a launch MSRP of 5,099 USD. The Radeon 860M has no recorded launch MSRP. Release dates are 2025-02-28 for the AMD part and 2025-03-17 for the NVIDIA part. The AMD part's predecessor is listed as Navi II IGP, while the NVIDIA part's predecessor is Workstation Ada.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data contains two Geekbench tests, both won by the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA part scores 254,116 against the Radeon 860M's 22,759, a delta of -91%. This is the largest measured gap in the comparison. OpenCL workloads tend to stress raw compute throughput, memory bandwidth, and driver optimization for parallel execution. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's 14,080 shading units and 1.34 TB/s bandwidth provide the resources needed for such workloads, while the Radeon 860M's 512 shading units and system-shared memory constrain its performance.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell scores 282,631 versus 30,043 for the Radeon 860M, a delta of -89.4%. Interestingly, the NVIDIA part performs better in Vulkan than in OpenCL by a margin of 28,515 points, while the Radeon 860M also improves in Vulkan relative to OpenCL by 7,284 points. Both GPUs show higher scores in Vulkan, but the relative gap narrows slightly from -91% to -89.4%, indicating that the AMD IGP gains a bit more ground in the Vulkan API compared to OpenCL.

The average benchmark score difference amplifies the head-to-head results. The Radeon 860M's average of 26,401 places it among rivals like the GeForce MX550 (26,421, delta -0.1%) and the RTX 5060 (26,331, delta 0.3%). The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell's average of 182,109 places it among rivals like the A100 SXM4 80 GB (183,725, delta -0.9%) and the RTX 4090 D (178,050, delta 2.3%). These nearest-rival comparisons confirm that each GPU competes in a different performance tier, with no overlap in their respective rival sets.

The recorded data leaves no ambiguity about the performance hierarchy. The Radeon 860M is competitive within its integrated GPU class, sitting near the GeForce MX550 and RTX 5060 in average score. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell operates in the top 2% of all GPUs, trading places with data center accelerators and high-end workstation cards. The 72nd versus 98th percentile difference captures the scale of separation between these two products.