AMD Radeon 890M vs Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains no direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the AMD Radeon 890M and the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile. The head-to-head benchmark table is empty, and the win counts for both parts stand at zero. This absence of direct comparison data means the analysis must rely entirely on the individual benchmark scores and architectural specifications recorded for each component.

The AMD Radeon 890M has a substantial body of benchmark results in the database. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 590. In Geekbench OpenCL, it records 37,254 points, while its Geekbench Vulkan score reaches 40,808. Passmark results show a G3D score of 8,076, a G2D score of 979, and a GPU Compute score of 4,157. The DirectX 9 Passmark score is 97, DirectX 11 scores 73, DirectX 12 scores 37, and DirectX 10 scores 33. These results combine to produce an average benchmark score of 9,210 for the Radeon 890M.

The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has no benchmark scores recorded in the database. Its benchmark array is empty, and its average benchmark score is listed as zero. The percentile ranking for the Intel part is 50, while the AMD part sits at the 45th percentile among all GPUs. Without recorded scores for the Intel component, a numerical head-to-head comparison cannot be constructed from the available data.

The AMD Radeon 890M's nearest rivals in the database provide context for its performance tier. The AMD Radeon Vega 8 averages 9,221, placing the 890M just 0.1% behind that part. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 averages 9,273, which is 0.7% higher than the 890M. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 averages 9,294, a 0.9% lead over the 890M. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M averages 9,302, putting it 1.0% ahead. These margins are narrow, indicating the Radeon 890M sits in a competitive performance band among older discrete GPUs.

The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has no nearest rivals listed in the database, and no delta percentages are available for comparison. The lack of benchmark data for the Intel part means its performance cannot be positioned relative to the AMD part or any other GPU in the database.

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the AMD Radeon 890M?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M has an average benchmark score of 9,210 across its recorded tests, which include 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Geekbench OpenCL, Geekbench Vulkan, and multiple Passmark tests.

Q: Does the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database lists an empty benchmark array for the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile, and its average benchmark score is recorded as zero. The Intel part also has no nearest rivals listed.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 890M compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Radeon 890M trails the AMD Radeon Vega 8 by 0.1%, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 by 0.7%, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 by 0.9%, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M by 1.0% in average benchmark scores. All four rivals have average scores within a narrow 81-point range above the 890M.

Q: What percentile ranking does each GPU hold?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M ranks in the 45th percentile among all GPUs, while the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile ranks in the 50th percentile. The percentile for the Intel part is recorded despite having no benchmark scores.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M has a boost clock of 2,900 MHz, while the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has a boost clock of 2,500 MHz. The AMD part also has a higher base clock at 400 MHz compared to 300 MHz for the Intel part.

Q: What are the pixel fill rates for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M delivers a pixel rate of 92.80 GPixel/s, while the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile delivers 20.00 GPixel/s. The texture rates are 185.6 GTexel/s for the AMD part and 40.00 GTexel/s for the Intel part.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 890M uses the Strix Point chip built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, representing the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. It is fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with a transistor count of 34,000 million and a die size of 233 mm². The transistor density works out to 145.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile uses the Wildcat Lake chip built on the Xe3-LPG architecture, part of the Arc Graphics-M generation for Wildcat Lake. It is fabricated on a 3 nm process at Intel, with transistor count and die size both recorded as unknown.

The compute resources differ substantially between the two parts. The AMD Radeon 890M contains 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 raster operation pipelines, and 16 ray tracing cores. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile contains 256 shading units, 16 texture mapping units, 8 raster operation pipelines, and 2 ray tracing cores. The AMD part has four times the shading units, four times the TMUs, four times the ROPs, and eight times the RT cores compared to the Intel part.

Clock behavior also differs. The AMD Radeon 890M runs at a base clock of 400 MHz and boosts to 2,900 MHz. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile runs at a base clock of 300 MHz and boosts to 2,500 MHz. Both parts use system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth, and both have portable device dependent display outputs. The bus interface differs: the AMD part uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the Intel part is listed simply as IGP.

The FP32 compute throughput shows a significant gap. The AMD Radeon 890M delivers 5.939 TFLOPS, while the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile delivers 1,280.0 GFLOPS. The FP16 figures also differ: the AMD part delivers 5.939 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Intel part delivers 2.560 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The pixel and texture rates reflect the compute disparity, with the AMD part posting 92.80 GPixel/s and 185.6 GTexel/s against the Intel part's 20.00 GPixel/s and 40.00 GTexel/s.

Both parts support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has tensor cores listed. The TDP values differ, with the AMD part rated at 15 W and the Intel part rated at 25 W. Both are classified as IGP slot width with no power connectors. The AMD part has a listed predecessor of Navi II IGP, while the Intel part lists HD Graphics-M as its predecessor. Release dates differ as well, with the AMD part released in 2024 and the Intel part dated for a later release.

The Verdict

The data indicates that the AMD Radeon 890M is the only one of the two parts with recorded performance measurements. Its average benchmark score of 9,210 places it in the 45th percentile among all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Vega 8, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M, all within 1.0% of its average score. The Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile has no benchmark scores, no nearest rivals, and an average benchmark score of zero, despite holding a 50th percentile ranking.

The architectural specifications reinforce the performance gap implied by the benchmark data. The AMD Radeon 890M carries 1,024 shading units against 256 for the Intel part, 64 TMUs against 16, 32 ROPs against 8, and 16 RT cores against 2. The FP32 throughput of the AMD part is 5.939 TFLOPS, more than four times the 1,280.0 GFLOPS of the Intel part. The pixel rate of 92.80 GPixel/s for the AMD part is more than four times the 20.00 GPixel/s of the Intel part, and the texture rate of 185.6 GTexel/s is similarly more than four times the 40.00 GTexel/s.

The Intel part does hold advantages in process node and TDP envelope. It uses a 3 nm process at Intel, while the AMD part uses a 4 nm process at TSMC. The Intel part is rated at 25 W TDP, while the AMD part is rated at 15 W. These factors do not translate into measured performance in the database, as the Intel part has no scores to evaluate.

For users selecting between these two integrated GPUs based on recorded data, the AMD Radeon 890M is the only part with any measurable performance evidence. The absence of benchmark results for the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile prevents any quantitative comparison of actual graphics output. The architectural specifications strongly favor the AMD part in shading throughput, texture processing, rasterization, and ray tracing hardware. The Intel part offers a smaller process node and a higher TDP rating, but no recorded performance data exists to assess whether those characteristics deliver any real-world benefit in the database's measurements.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every recorded specification field. The AMD Radeon 890M uses the Strix Point chip with RDNA 3.5 architecture, while the Intel Arc Graphics 2 Xe Mobile uses the Wildcat Lake chip with Xe3-LPG architecture. The process nodes differ: 4 nm at TSMC for the AMD part versus 3 nm at Intel for the Intel part. The AMD part has 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die, while the Intel part has unknown transistor count and die size.

Clock speeds differ in both base and boost. The AMD part runs at 400 MHz base and 2,900 MHz boost, while the Intel part runs at 300 MHz base and 2,500 MHz boost. The compute unit counts differ substantially: 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 16 RT cores for the AMD part, versus 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, and 2 RT cores for the Intel part.

Throughput figures differ by a factor of roughly four to five. The AMD part delivers 92.80 GPixel/s pixel rate, 185.6 GTexel/s texture rate, and 5.939 TFLOPS FP32. The Intel part delivers 20.00 GPixel/s pixel rate, 40.00 GTexel/s texture rate, and 1,280.0 GFLOPS FP32. The FP16 figures also differ: 5.939 TFLOPS at 1:1 for the AMD part versus 2.560 TFLOPS at 2:1 for the Intel part.

TDP ratings differ, with the AMD part at 15 W and the Intel part at 25 W. The bus interface differs: PCIe 4.0 x8 for the AMD part versus IGP for the Intel part. Both use system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth and portable device dependent display outputs. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has tensor cores listed. The AMD part lists Navi II IGP as its predecessor, while the Intel part lists HD Graphics-M. Release dates differ, with the AMD part released in 2024 and the Intel part dated for 2026. Neither part has a launch MSRP recorded.