AMD Radeon 880M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data places these two GPUs in entirely different performance strata. The AMD Radeon 880M, an integrated processor graphics solution from Strix Point, achieves an average benchmark score of 8436 and sits at the 43rd percentile among all GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106, a discrete Ada Lovelace part, holds the 50th percentile. However, the RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, meaning its percentile ranking is based on specifications rather than measured results.

The 880M is the only one of the two with actual benchmark data. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX (8427 average score, 0.1% delta) and the AMD Radeon R9 M375X (8325 average score, 1.3% delta). These are older mobile and desktop parts, indicating the 880M competes with previous-generation discrete GPUs, not current ones. The RTX 4060 AD106, by contrast, has no measured scores and no nearest rivals listed, so direct numerical comparison is impossible from the available data.

The verdict from the data: the 880M is a low-power integrated GPU whose performance aligns with legacy discrete mobile parts. The RTX 4060 AD106 is a high-power discrete GPU with a much larger shading unit count and memory bandwidth, but without benchmark scores, its real-world advantage cannot be quantified here. Users requiring a self-contained graphics solution in a thin laptop would lean toward the 880M. Users needing dedicated graphics performance would select the RTX 4060 AD106, but the database provides no measured evidence of that advantage.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs use fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon 880M is built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm TSMC process, and uses the Strix Point chip. It integrates 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 145.9 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm TSMC process, with 22,900 million transistors on a 188 mm² die, giving a lower transistor density of 121.8 million per mm².

The 880M is an IGP, meaning it shares system memory and has no dedicated VRAM. Its clock speeds range from a 400 MHz base to a 2900 MHz boost. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a 1830 MHz base clock and a 2460 MHz boost clock, with dedicated GDDR6 memory running at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). The 880M's memory is "System Shared" with bandwidth described as "System Dependent," while the RTX 4060 AD106 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Feature-wise, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The 880M has 12 ray tracing cores, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has 24. The RTX 4060 AD106 also includes 96 tensor cores, a feature the 880M lacks entirely. The 880M's power envelope is 15 W with no power connectors, while the RTX 4060 AD106 consumes 115 W and requires a 12-pin connector, with a suggested 300 W power supply.

The process node difference matters: the 880M uses a smaller 4 nm process but integrates more transistors on a larger die, likely due to the CPU and graphics combined on the same package. The RTX 4060 AD106 uses a larger 5 nm node but is a pure graphics chip.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the available benchmark data, the AMD Radeon 880M is the only part with measured wins. Its PassMark G3D score of 7615 and average benchmark score of 8436 place it ahead of its nearest rivals in the database, including the GTX 675MX (0.1% delta) and the R9 M375X (1.3% delta). The 880M also delivers a Geekbench Vulkan score of 40006 and an OpenCL score of 31285, indicating strong compute throughput for an integrated part.

The RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded wins in the database because its benchmark array is empty. Its wins must be inferred from specifications: 3072 shading units versus 768, 96 TMUs versus 48, 48 ROPs versus 16, and 24 ray tracing cores versus 12. The RTX 4060 AD106 also has a dedicated 8 GB GDDR6 memory pool with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth, whereas the 880M relies on system memory with variable bandwidth. The RTX 4060 AD106's pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s dwarf the 880M's 46.40 GPixel/s and 139.2 GTexel/s.

In use-case terms, the 880M is suited for portable devices where power draw (15 W) and no external power connector are requirements. The RTX 4060 AD106 is suited for desktop or larger laptop systems with a 115 W power budget and a 300 W PSU recommendation. The data suggests the 880M wins in efficiency per watt, while the RTX 4060 AD106 wins in raw throughput, though no measured scores confirm the latter.

FAQ

Q: Does the AMD Radeon 880M have dedicated video memory?

A: No. The 880M uses system-shared memory, with its memory type, bus width, and bandwidth all listed as "System Shared" or "System Dependent." This differs from the RTX 4060 AD106, which has 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus.

Q: What is the performance difference between the two based on benchmark scores?

A: The 880M has an average benchmark score of 8436, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has no benchmark scores recorded in the database. The RTX 4060 AD106's percentile rank of 50 is higher than the 880M's 43, but this is derived from specifications, not measurements.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The RTX 4060 AD106 has 3072 shading units, four times the 880M's 768. The RTX 4060 AD106 also has double the texture mapping units (96 vs. 48) and triple the ROPs (48 vs. 16).

Q: Are both GPUs compatible with DirectX 12 Ultimate?

A: Yes. Both the 880M and the RTX 4060 AD106 support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The 880M has a TDP of 15 W and requires no power connectors. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a TDP of 115 W and uses a single 12-pin power connector, with a suggested PSU rating of 300 W.

Q: Does the RTX 4060 AD106 have ray tracing and tensor cores?

A: Yes. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. The 880M has 12 ray tracing cores but no tensor cores.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark entries for the AMD Radeon 880M versus the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106. The headToHeadBenchmarks array is empty, and the wins counters for both parts are zero. This means no direct measured comparison exists in the current records.

What can be analyzed is the 880M's standalone results. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 535. In Geekbench, it scores 31285 in OpenCL and 40006 in Vulkan. PassMark results include a G3D score of 7615, a G2D score of 969, a GPU compute score of 3719, and legacy DirectX scores of 31 (DX10), 73 (DX11), 32 (DX12), and 97 (DX9). These numbers show the 880M's compute capabilities outpace its rasterization-heavy workloads, which is typical for integrated graphics with shared memory.

The RTX 4060 AD106's absence from benchmark records is notable. Its specification sheet suggests far higher throughput: 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 versus 4.454 TFLOPS for the 880M, and 15.11 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1) versus the same 4.454 TFLOPS. The RTX 4060 AD106's pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s is 2.5 times the 880M's 46.40 GPixel/s. Its texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s is 1.7 times the 880M's 139.2 GTexel/s. These figures indicate a significant theoretical advantage, but without measured scores, the data cannot confirm real-world margins.

The only rival comparisons available are for the 880M, showing it within 1.3% of the Radeon R9 M375X and within 0.3% of the MX330 and HD 8870M. This places the 880M in a narrow performance band around 8400 average score, far below what the RTX 4060 AD106's specifications would suggest, but no numbers exist to quantify that gap.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field in the database.

Process and Die: The 880M uses a 4 nm TSMC process with 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die. The RTX 4060 AD106 uses a 5 nm TSMC process with 22,900 million transistors on a 188 mm² die. Transistor density is 145.9M/mm² for AMD versus 121.8M/mm² for NVIDIA.

Clocks: The 880M has a 400 MHz base and 2900 MHz boost. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a 1830 MHz base and 2460 MHz boost. The RTX 4060 AD106's memory clock is 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective); the 880M's memory clock is system-shared.

Memory: The 880M uses system-shared memory with no dedicated size, type, bus width, or fixed bandwidth. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Compute Units: The 880M has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, 16 ROPs, 12 ray tracing cores, and no tensor cores. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores.

Performance Rates: The 880M delivers 46.40 GPixel/s pixel rate and 139.2 GTexel/s texture rate. The RTX 4060 AD106 delivers 118.1 GPixel/s and 236.2 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 performance is 4.454 TFLOPS for AMD versus 15.11 TFLOPS for NVIDIA.

Power and Physical: The 880M has a 15 W TDP, is an IGP with no power connectors, and is portable-device dependent for outputs. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a 115 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses a 12-pin connector, requires a 300 W PSU, and outputs via 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Bus and Status: Both use PCIe 4.0 x8. The 880M is active in production; the RTX 4060 AD106 is end-of-life. Release dates are 2024-07-14 for the 880M and 2024-03-31 for the RTX 4060 AD106. The 880M's predecessor is Navi II IGP; the RTX 4060 AD106's predecessor is GeForce 30 and successor is GeForce 50. Neither has a launch MSRP recorded.