AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile Comparison

AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D and Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile occupy different ends of the graphics spectrum. The AMD part is a discrete workstation-oriented GPU with a 150 W power envelope, while the Intel solution is an integrated graphics processor designed for mobile CPUs with a 15 W target. The recorded data shows a substantial gap in raw compute resources, memory bandwidth, and rendering capabilities between the two.

FAQ

Q: What are the core counts of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D has 3072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, 96 render output units, and 48 ray tracing cores. The Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile has 640 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs.

Q: How much memory does each GPU use?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D features 32 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. The Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile uses system shared memory with a system dependent bandwidth.

Q: What is the difference in process technology?

A: The AMD GPU is built on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The Intel GPU uses a 10 nm process at Intel.

Q: Which GPU has higher clock speeds?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D has a base clock of 1080 MHz and a boost clock of 2020 MHz. The Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 1450 MHz.

Q: What are the FP32 performance figures?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D delivers 24.82 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile delivers 1.856 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

Q: What DirectX versions do they support?

A: The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). The Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile supports DirectX 12 (12_1).

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D uses the Navi 48 chip built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture, belonging to the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi IV Series) generation. It is fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC with 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 151.0M per mm². The chip employs a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface.

The Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile uses the Raptor Lake chip based on Generation 12.2 architecture, part of the HD Graphics-M (Raptor Lake) generation. It is fabricated on a 10 nm process at Intel. The database does not list transistor count or die size for this part. The bus interface is a Ring Bus, reflecting its integrated nature within the processor package.

The AMD GPU has a single-slot form factor with a length of 241 mm, height of 111 mm, and width of 19 mm. It requires a 1x 16-pin power connector and has a suggested power supply rating of 450 W. It provides one DisplayPort 2.1a output. The Intel GPU is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no separate dimensions, power connectors, or dedicated display outputs; its display outputs are portable device dependent.

The AMD GPU includes 48 dedicated ray tracing cores, a feature absent from the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile. The AMD part also has a 256-bit memory bus with dedicated GDDR6 memory, whereas the Intel part relies entirely on system shared memory. The AMD GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Intel GPU supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D wins decisively in raw compute throughput. Its FP32 performance of 24.82 TFLOPS is more than 13 times the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile's 1.856 TFLOPS. The AMD GPU also has a 1:1 FP16 to FP32 ratio at 24.82 TFLOPS, while the Intel GPU achieves 3.712 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio. This makes the AMD part suitable for compute-heavy workloads such as rendering, simulation, and machine learning inference that require high precision throughput.

The AMD GPU also dominates in memory capacity and bandwidth. With 32 GB of GDDR6 memory and 576.0 GB/s bandwidth, it can handle large datasets and high-resolution textures that would overwhelm the system shared memory of the Intel part. The Intel GPU's bandwidth is system dependent, which means its performance scales with the host system's memory configuration.

The Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile wins in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 15 W TDP is one-tenth of the AMD GPU's 150 W TDP, making it suitable for thin and light laptops where power draw and heat dissipation are critical constraints. As an IGP, it requires no additional card space, no power connectors, and no separate cooling solution beyond the laptop's existing thermal design. The AMD GPU, with its single-slot 241 mm length and 1x 16-pin power connector, demands a larger chassis and dedicated power delivery.

The Intel GPU has a higher FP16 to FP32 ratio at 2:1, which means it can process half-precision data at double the rate of FP32. This could benefit certain workloads that use FP16 arithmetic, though the absolute throughput remains far below the AMD part.

Specification Differences

The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D and Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile differ across nearly every recorded specification field.

The AMD GPU uses the Navi 48 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture, while the Intel GPU uses the Raptor Lake chip with Generation 12.2 architecture. The process nodes differ: 4 nm at TSMC for AMD versus 10 nm at Intel. The AMD GPU has 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, while the Intel GPU has no recorded transistor count or die size.

Clock speeds show a significant gap. The AMD GPU has a base clock of 1080 MHz and a boost clock of 2020 MHz, plus a game clock of 1080 MHz. The Intel GPU has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 1450 MHz, with no game clock recorded. Memory clocks also differ: the AMD GPU runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while the Intel GPU uses system shared memory with no dedicated memory clock.

Memory configuration is fundamentally different. The AMD GPU has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel GPU has system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

The shading unit count is 3072 for AMD versus 640 for Intel. TMUs number 192 versus 40. ROPs number 96 versus 20. The AMD GPU has 48 ray tracing cores; the Intel GPU has none.

Pixel rate is 193.9 GPixel/s for AMD versus 29.00 GPixel/s for Intel. Texture rate is 387.8 GTexel/s for AMD versus 58.00 GTexel/s for Intel. FP32 compute is 24.82 TFLOPS for AMD versus 1.856 TFLOPS for Intel. FP16 compute is 24.82 TFLOPS (1:1) for AMD versus 3.712 TFLOPS (2:1) for Intel.

The AMD GPU has a 150 W TDP, single-slot width, 1x 16-pin power connector, and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The Intel GPU has a 15 W TDP, IGP slot width, no power connectors, and no suggested PSU. The AMD GPU uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the Intel GPU uses Ring Bus. Display outputs are 1x DisplayPort 2.1a for AMD versus portable device dependent for Intel.

The AMD GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Intel GPU supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The AMD GPU measures 241 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 19 mm in width. The Intel GPU has no recorded dimensions.

Release dates differ: the AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D was released on 2025-12-10, while the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile was released on 2023-01-03. The AMD GPU's predecessor is the Radeon Pro Vega, while the Intel GPU has no predecessor recorded. The Intel GPU has a successor listed as Arc Graphics-M; the AMD GPU has no successor recorded.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

Although the database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark scores for these two GPUs, the recorded specification data allows for quantitative comparison across multiple performance metrics.

The most substantial difference appears in FP32 compute throughput. The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9600D delivers 24.82 TFLOPS, which is approximately 13.4 times the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile's 1.856 TFLOPS. This gap indicates that the AMD GPU can complete floating-point workloads in a fraction of the time required by the Intel part.

Pixel fill rate shows a similar disparity. The AMD GPU achieves 193.9 GPixel/s versus 29.00 GPixel/s for the Intel GPU, a difference of roughly 6.7 times. This affects rasterization performance and the ability to drive high-resolution displays with complex geometry.

Texture fill rate amplifies the gap further. The AMD GPU's 387.8 GTexel/s is approximately 6.7 times the Intel GPU's 58.00 GTexel/s. This metric directly impacts textured rendering performance in games and 3D applications.

Memory bandwidth provides one of the largest relative differences. The AMD GPU's 576.0 GB/s dedicated bandwidth versus the Intel GPU's system dependent bandwidth means the AMD part has a fixed, known memory throughput that does not compete with the CPU for system memory access. The 32 GB capacity versus system shared memory also allows the AMD GPU to hold far larger working sets in local memory.

The shading unit count difference of 3072 versus 640, a ratio of 4.8 times, directly influences shader compilation and execution throughput. The TMU count difference of 192 versus 40, a ratio of 4.8 times, affects texture sampling operations. The ROP count difference of 96 versus 20, a ratio of 4.8 times, impacts final pixel output and framebuffer operations.

Ray tracing capability is an exclusive feature of the AMD GPU. Its 48 ray tracing cores provide hardware acceleration for ray-traced effects, a capability entirely absent from the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU Mobile.

The FP16 compute ratio differs between the two. The AMD GPU maintains a 1:1 FP16 to FP32 ratio at 24.82 TFLOPS, meaning it does not double throughput for half-precision. The Intel GPU achieves 3.712 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio, doubling its FP32 rate for FP16 operations. While this gives the Intel part a relative efficiency advantage for FP16 workloads, its absolute FP16 throughput remains far below the AMD GPU's FP32 output.

Clock speeds also contribute to the performance gap. The AMD GPU's boost clock of 2020 MHz is 1.4 times the Intel GPU's 1450 MHz boost clock. The base clocks differ even more: 1080 MHz versus 300 MHz, a 3.6 times difference.

The process node difference of 4 nm versus 10 nm allows the AMD GPU to pack 53,900 million transistors into a 357 mm² die, achieving a density of 151.0M per mm². This density supports the larger execution resources and memory interface.

Power consumption scales with performance. The AMD GPU's 150 W TDP versus the Intel GPU's 15 W TDP reflects the 10 times power envelope difference. The AMD GPU requires a 450 W suggested power supply and a 1x 16-pin power connector, while the Intel GPU draws power from the host system with no additional power delivery requirements.

The release timeline shows the AMD GPU launched in December 2025, nearly three years after the Intel GPU's January 2023 release. The production status for both parts is listed as Active.