AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM vs Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries for the AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM versus the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550. Both products hold a 50th percentile ranking against all GPUs in the database, and neither has an average benchmark score recorded. This absence of comparative measurements means the performance relationship must be inferred from architectural specifications and compute throughput figures rather than observed frame rates or workload timings.

The FP32 compute figures reveal a substantial gap. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 delivers 52.43 TFLOPS, which is approximately 6.6 times the 7.885 TFLOPS produced by the AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM. Similarly, FP16 throughput follows the same 1:1 ratio on both cards, with Intel again posting 52.43 TFLOPS against AMD's 7.885 TFLOPS. Texture fill rates tell a comparable story, as the Intel part reaches 1,638.4 GTexel/s versus 123.2 GTexel/s on the AMD card, a difference of roughly 13.3 times.

The AMD card does hold one clear specification advantage: pixel fill rate. The Radeon RX 7400 OEM outputs 70.40 GPixel/s, while the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 records 0 MPixel/s. This is not a marginal difference but a complete absence of pixel processing capability on the Intel accelerator, which aligns with its lack of display outputs. The Intel card has zero ROPs (64 on AMD), confirming it is not designed for rasterized graphics output.

Memory bandwidth also separates the two decisively. Intel's 3.28 TB/s from 128 GB of HBM2e over an 8192-bit bus dwarfs AMD's 172.8 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR6 over a 128-bit bus. The bandwidth ratio is approximately 19 to 1 in Intel's favor. These numbers indicate the Intel accelerator is built for massive parallel data movement, while the AMD card targets conventional rendering workloads with modest memory requirements.

Architecture Differences

The two products come from fundamentally different design philosophies. AMD uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. Intel counters with the Ponte Vecchio chip on Generation 12.5 architecture, fabricated on a 10 nm process at Intel's own foundry. The transistor counts differ enormously: AMD packs 13,300 million transistors into a 204 mm² die, yielding a density of 65.2 million transistors per square millimeter. Intel's Ponte Vecchio contains 100,000 million transistors across a 1280 mm² die, achieving 78.1 million per square millimeter. The Intel die is over six times larger physically and holds roughly 7.5 times more transistors.

Shader resources follow the same pattern. The AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM uses 1,792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 deploys 16,384 shading units, 1,024 TMUs, zero ROPs, and 128 ray tracing cores. The Intel card has roughly 9.1 times more shaders, 9.1 times more TMUs, and 4.6 times more ray tracing cores, while ceding all rasterization hardware to AMD.

Clock speeds show a different balance. AMD's base clock is 330 MHz with a boost of 1100 MHz, while Intel starts at 900 MHz and boosts to 1600 MHz. The Intel card runs substantially faster at both ends of the frequency range, but the AMD part's lower power envelope of 55 W versus 600 W indicates these clocks are achieved under very different thermal and electrical constraints. Memory clocks also differ, with AMD at 1350 MHz (10.8 Gbps effective) and Intel at 1600 MHz (3.2 Gbps effective), though the effective rates are not directly comparable due to different memory technologies.

API support diverges as well. AMD lists DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Intel lists DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and no Vulkan entry. The AMD card therefore supports a newer DirectX feature level and adds Vulkan support that Intel does not document. Display connectivity also separates them: AMD provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, while Intel offers no outputs whatsoever. The bus interfaces differ, with AMD using PCIe 4.0 x8 and Intel using PCIe 5.0 x16, giving Intel more host bandwidth for data transfer.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM wins in scenarios requiring traditional graphics output and rasterization. Its 70.40 GPixel/s pixel rate and 64 ROPs enable actual frame rendering to displays, which the Intel card cannot perform at all with its 0 MPixel/s pixel rate and zero ROPs. The AMD card's DirectX 12 Ultimate support, Vulkan 1.4 compatibility, and three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs make it suitable for consumer display workloads. Its 55 W power draw and single-slot form factor with a 1x 6-pin connector allow installation in systems with a suggested 250 W power supply, far below the Intel card's 1000 W suggested PSU.

The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 wins decisively in compute-heavy workloads that leverage raw throughput. Its 52.43 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 performance, 1,638.4 GTexel/s texture rate, and 3.28 TB/s memory bandwidth position it for data center acceleration tasks. The 128 GB HBM2e capacity over an 8192-bit bus provides massive working sets for large models or datasets. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface doubles the host connection bandwidth available to the AMD card's PCIe 4.0 x8 link. The 128 ray tracing cores also exceed AMD's 28, though neither card lists tensor cores in the database.

The recorded data shows no benchmark wins for either product, as the head-to-head section is empty. The wins described here are architectural and derive from the specification differences. The AMD card is the only one with any pixel output capability, making it the sole candidate for display-attached workloads. The Intel card's compute density and memory system make it the stronger choice for throughput-oriented tasks where display output is irrelevant.

The Verdict

The database shows two products with opposing purposes. The AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM is a 55 W single-slot graphics card with display outputs, 8 GB of GDDR6, and 7.885 TFLOPS of compute. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 is a 600 W OAM module with 128 GB of HBM2e, 52.43 TFLOPS, and no display capability. A user needing to drive monitors and run conventional graphics applications would select the AMD card, as the Intel accelerator cannot produce a video signal. A data center operator running parallel compute workloads would select the Intel card for its 6.6 times higher FP32 throughput and 19 times higher memory bandwidth.

The Intel card's 100,000 million transistors and 1280 mm² die indicate a far more complex and power-hungry part, released on 2023-01-09, while the AMD card launched later on 2025-08-07. The production status of the AMD card is not recorded, while Intel's is listed as active. The Intel card's successor is listed as H3C Graphics, and AMD's predecessor and successor are Navi II and Navi IV respectively. Neither product has a launch MSRP in the database, so no price comparison is possible.

The percentile rankings are identical at 50 for both GPUs, which suggests that in the absence of benchmark scores, the database treats them as median performers. The empty average benchmark score fields confirm no measured data exists to rank them against other cards. The verdict therefore rests entirely on architectural fit: the AMD card serves rendering and display roles, the Intel card serves compute and data acceleration roles. They are not direct competitors, and the data does not support declaring one superior overall.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 delivers 52.43 TFLOPS, which is approximately 6.6 times the 7.885 TFLOPS of the AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM.

Q: Does the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 support display output?

A: No. The database lists "No outputs" for its display connections and records a pixel rate of 0 MPixel/s with zero ROPs, while the AMD card provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs.

Q: How do the memory systems compare between the two cards?

A: The AMD card uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 172.8 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel card uses 128 GB of HBM2e on an 8192-bit bus with 3.28 TB/s bandwidth, roughly 19 times higher bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM has a 55 W TDP and a suggested 250 W power supply. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 has a 600 W TDP and a suggested 1000 W power supply.

Q: Which card supports a newer DirectX version?

A: The AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Intel card supports DirectX 12 (12_1). AMD also lists Vulkan 1.4 support, while Intel has no Vulkan entry.

Q: What are the release dates for these two products?

A: The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 was released on 2023-01-09, and the AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM was released on 2025-08-07.

Specification Differences

| Field | AMD Radeon RX 7400 OEM | Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 |

|-------|------------------------|-------------------------------|

| Chip | Navi 33 | Ponte Vecchio |

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Generation 12.5 |

| Codename | Hotpink Bonefish | (not listed) |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 10 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | Intel |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 100,000 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 1280 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 65.2M / mm² | 78.1M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 330 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1100 MHz | 1600 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1350 MHz (10.8 Gbps effective) | 1600 MHz (3.2 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 128 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2e |

| Memory Bus | 128 bit | 8192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 172.8 GB/s | 3.28 TB/s |

| Shading Units | 1792 | 16384 |

| TMUs | 112 | 1024 |

| ROPs | 64 | 0 |

| RT Cores | 28 | 128 |

| Pixel Rate | 70.40 GPixel/s | 0 MPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 123.2 GTexel/s | 1,638.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 7.885 TFLOPS | 52.43 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 7.885 TFLOPS (1:1) | 52.43 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 55 W | 600 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | OAM Module |

| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | (not listed) |

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 1000 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | No outputs |

| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Vulkan | 1.4 | (not listed) |

| Release Date | 2025-08-07 | 2023-01-09 |

| Production Status | (not listed) | Active |

| Predecessor | Navi II | (not listed) |

| Successor | Navi IV | H3C Graphics |