AMD Radeon 890M vs Intel Arc A310E Comparison

AMD Radeon 890M and Intel Arc A310E are two very different approaches to the entry-level graphics market, separated by architecture, memory design, and intended use case. The recorded data shows the AMD Radeon 890M is an integrated graphics processor with a substantial compute advantage, while the Intel Arc A310E is a discrete, single-slot card with dedicated memory. Benchmark results indicate that the AMD part holds a clear lead in raw computational throughput, whereas the Intel card offers a different set of physical and memory characteristics that suit specific deployment scenarios.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 890M wins in every recorded performance benchmark, based on the database entries. Its average benchmark score of 9210 places it at the 45th percentile of all GPUs, with an aggregate score derived from multiple DirectX, OpenCL, and Vulkan tests. The Intel Arc A310E, by contrast, has no benchmark scores recorded in the database, so its performance profile is unmeasured and cannot be directly compared numerically.

The AMD Radeon 890M delivers a peak FP32 throughput of 5.939 TFLOPS, which is nearly double the Intel Arc A310E's 3.072 TFLOPS. This advantage extends to pixel and texture processing as well: the AMD part reaches 92.80 GPixel/s and 185.6 GTexel/s, while the Intel card manages 32.00 GPixel/s and 64.00 GTexel/s. These figures indicate that the Radeon 890M is the stronger choice for any workload that depends on raw shading, texture filtering, or rasterization throughput.

The Intel Arc A310E wins in areas unrelated to raw compute. It is a discrete card with 4 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, delivering 124.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD Radeon 890M uses system-shared memory with bandwidth that is system dependent, which means its effective memory performance varies with the host platform. The Intel card also has a fixed boost clock of 2000 MHz, whereas the AMD part scales from a 400 MHz base to a 2900 MHz boost, making the Intel clock behavior more predictable. The Intel Arc A310E also includes four mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, while the AMD IGP's display outputs are portable device dependent, so the Intel card is the only one of the two with a fixed, multi-display output configuration.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 890M is built on TSMC's 4 nm process and uses the RDNA 3.5 architecture, part of the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point mobile chips. It integrates 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 145.9 million per square millimeter. The Intel Arc A310E uses the Xe-HPG architecture from the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation, fabricated on TSMC's 6 nm process with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, for a density of 45.9 million per square millimeter. The process node difference is significant: the AMD part is built on a smaller node, which partially explains its higher transistor count on a larger die.

The compute resources differ sharply. The Radeon 890M has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 raster operation units, and 16 ray tracing cores. The Arc A310E has 768 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 6 ray tracing cores. The AMD part has more than double the TMUs and ROPs, and nearly triple the ray tracing core count. The FP16 throughput also differs: the Radeon 890M delivers 5.939 TFLOPS in FP16 with a 1:1 ratio to FP32, while the Intel Arc A310E delivers 6.144 TFLOPS in FP16 with a 2:1 ratio, meaning the Intel card's FP16 output is slightly higher than its FP32 output.

Memory architecture is a fundamental differentiator. The AMD Radeon 890M relies on system-shared memory, with no dedicated VRAM, a system-dependent bus width, and system-dependent bandwidth. The Intel Arc A310E has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus with a fixed 124.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD part's memory clock is listed as system shared, while the Intel card runs at 1937 MHz with 15.5 Gbps effective. This means the Intel card offers a predictable memory subsystem, while the AMD IGP's memory performance depends entirely on the host system's RAM configuration.

Other architectural differences include the power envelope. The AMD Radeon 890M has a 15 W TDP and is an IGP with no power connectors, while the Intel Arc A310E has a 75 W TDP, is a single-slot card with no power connectors, and carries a suggested PSU rating of 250 W. The Intel card is 168 mm long, 69 mm high, and 20 mm wide. The AMD IGP has no listed dimensions. The Intel Arc A310E is marked as end-of-life with a successor named Battlemage, while the AMD Radeon 890M is active production and lists its predecessor as Navi II IGP. The Intel card's predecessor is Xe Graphics. Both devices support PCIe 4.0 x8, DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between the AMD Radeon 890M and the Intel Arc A310E, and the Intel part has no recorded benchmark scores at all. However, the AMD Radeon 890M's individual benchmark results provide a full profile: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 590, Geekbench OpenCL score of 37254, Geekbench Vulkan score of 40808, and Passmark scores of 33 in DirectX 10, 73 in DirectX 11, 37 in DirectX 12, 97 in DirectX 9, 979 in G2D, 8076 in G3D, and 4157 in GPU compute. Its average benchmark score is 9210, putting it at the 45th percentile of all GPUs.

The nearest rivals for the Radeon 890M are all close in average score. The AMD Radeon Vega 8 averages 9221, which is 0.1% higher than the 890M. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 averages 9273, 0.7% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 averages 9294, 0.9% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M averages 9302, 1% higher. These sub-1% deltas indicate the Radeon 890M sits in a tightly packed performance band, where the differences among these rivals are effectively negligible. Every one of these rivals scores slightly above the 890M, meaning the AMD IGP is at the lower edge of this cluster.

The Intel Arc A310E holds a 50th percentile ranking among all GPUs, which is higher than the Radeon 890M's 45th percentile, but this ranking is based on an average benchmark score of zero, because no benchmark data is recorded for the Intel card. The percentile figure for the Intel part therefore cannot be validated against actual test results in the database. The AMD part's percentile is backed by ten separate benchmark entries, while the Intel card's ranking has no supporting scores.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M delivers 5.939 TFLOPS in FP32, while the Intel Arc A310E delivers 3.072 TFLOPS. The AMD part is roughly 93% higher in FP32 throughput.

Q: Does the Intel Arc A310E have dedicated memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Arc A310E has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus with 124.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon 890M uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Q: What is the TDP difference between the two?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M has a 15 W TDP and is an IGP with no power connectors. The Intel Arc A310E has a 75 W TDP, is a single-slot card with no power connectors, and has a suggested PSU rating of 250 W.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M has 1024 shading units, compared to 768 on the Intel Arc A310E. The AMD part also has 64 TMUs and 32 ROPs versus 32 TMUs and 16 ROPs on the Intel card.

Q: Are there any recorded benchmark scores for the Intel Arc A310E?

A: No. The database lists no benchmark scores for the Intel Arc A310E, and its average benchmark score is recorded as zero. The AMD Radeon 890M has ten benchmark entries with an average score of 9210.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M is listed as active production, while the Intel Arc A310E is listed as end-of-life with a successor named Battlemage.

Q: How do the process nodes compare?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M is built on TSMC's 4 nm process with 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die. The Intel Arc A310E uses TSMC's 6 nm process with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear split: the AMD Radeon 890M is the stronger compute device, and the Intel Arc A310E is the more self-contained discrete option. The Radeon 890M holds a decisive advantage in FP32 throughput at 5.939 TFLOPS versus 3.072 TFLOPS, and it leads in texture rate at 185.6 GTexel/s versus 64.00 GTexel/s, and pixel rate at 92.80 GPixel/s versus 32.00 GPixel/s. Its shading unit count of 1024, TMU count of 64, and ROP count of 32 all exceed the Intel part's 768, 32, and 16, respectively. The AMD IGP also has 16 ray tracing cores versus 6 on the Intel card. Any workload that scales with shading, texturing, or ray tracing favors the AMD Radeon 890M.

The Intel Arc A310E justifies its existence through its memory subsystem and physical form factor. Its 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 124.0 GB/s bandwidth provides a fixed memory performance that the AMD IGP cannot guarantee, since the Radeon 890M's bandwidth is system dependent. The Intel card also offers four mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, making it a predictable multi-display solution, while the AMD IGP's outputs are portable device dependent. The Intel card is a single-slot, 168 mm long discrete card with a 75 W TDP, while the AMD part is an IGP with a 15 W TDP.

The process technology comparison favors AMD: 4 nm versus 6 nm, 34,000 million transistors versus 7,200 million, and a transistor density of 145.9M per square millimeter versus 45.9M. The AMD part is also active production, while the Intel card is end-of-life. The Radeon 890M's nearest rivals in the database, all within 1% of its average score, show it competes at the level of the AMD Radeon Vega 8, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M. The Intel Arc A310E has no measured performance data, so its 50th percentile ranking is not supported by any recorded benchmark scores. For users who need the highest measured compute performance, the AMD Radeon 890M is the clear choice. For applications that require dedicated memory and fixed display outputs, the Intel Arc A310E provides those features, but without any recorded performance validation.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every core specification. The AMD Radeon 890M uses a 4 nm process with RDNA 3.5 architecture, while the Intel Arc A310E uses a 6 nm process with Xe-HPG architecture. Transistor counts are 34,000 million versus 7,200 million, and die sizes are 233 mm² versus 157 mm². Transistor density is 145.9M per square millimeter versus 45.9M. Base clocks are 400 MHz versus 2000 MHz, and boost clocks are 2900 MHz versus 2000 MHz. Memory is system shared on the AMD part versus 4 GB GDDR6 on the Intel card, with a 64-bit bus and 124.0 GB/s bandwidth on the Intel side. Shading units are 1024 versus 768, TMUs are 64 versus 32, ROPs are 32 versus 16, and ray tracing cores are 16 versus 6. FP32 throughput is 5.939 TFLOPS versus 3.072 TFLOPS, while FP16 is 5.939 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 6.144 TFLOPS (2:1). TDP is 15 W versus 75 W, with the AMD part listed as an IGP and the Intel part as single-slot. The Intel card has a suggested PSU of 250 W and dimensions of 168 mm by 69 mm by 20 mm. Display outputs are portable device dependent on the AMD part versus 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 on the Intel card. Both use PCIe 4.0 x8 and support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD part is active production, while the Intel part is end-of-life.