AMD Radeon RX 7600S vs Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in the recorded benchmark data?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S wins the only shared benchmark test. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 68012 versus 14315 for the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, a 375.1% advantage.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 7600S compare to its nearest rivals?

A: Its average benchmark score is 16696. It trails the NVIDIA T400 4 GB by 0.6%, sits 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA T400, and is 1.2% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2. It also lags the NVIDIA Tesla M4 by 1.4%.

Q: Where does the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics rank among its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel part averages 14315. It is 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon Vega 11, 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, 0.4% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, and 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11.

Q: What are the production statuses of these two GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is listed as Active, while the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics is marked End-of-life. The Intel GPU’s successor is Alchemist.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same DirectX version?

A: No. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics supports DirectX 12 (12_1).

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 4 GB of LPDDR4X on a 128-bit bus with 68.26 GB/s bandwidth.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation and uses a 6 nm process at TSMC. The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics uses the DG1 chip with Generation 12.1 architecture under the Xe Graphics family, fabricated on a 10 nm process at Intel.

The transistor counts differ dramatically. The AMD chip contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The Intel chip has no recorded transistor count, but its die size is 95 mm².

The AMD GPU features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 28 ray tracing cores. The Intel GPU has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and no ray tracing cores. This structural difference explains the massive compute gap.

Clock behavior also differs. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S has a base clock of 1500 MHz, a boost clock of 2200 MHz, and a game clock of 1865 MHz. The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics starts at 300 MHz base and boosts to 1650 MHz. Memory clocks are 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) for AMD versus 2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective) for Intel.

The AMD GPU exposes full API support: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Intel GPU supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD part therefore carries the higher DirectX feature level.

Power envelopes are distinct. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S draws 75 W, while the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics draws 25 W. The Intel GPU lists a suggested PSU of 200 W; the AMD part records no suggested PSU. Both are IGP slot width with no external power connectors, though the Intel part lists no power connector details while AMD explicitly records "None".

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains one direct comparison: Geekbench OpenCL. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S scores 68012, and the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics scores 14315. This is a 375.1% delta in favor of AMD. In practical terms, the AMD GPU delivers more than four times the OpenCL compute throughput.

This single result aligns with the broader average scores. The AMD part averages 16696 across all its recorded benchmarks, while the Intel part averages 14315. The AMD GPU sits at the 60th percentile among all GPUs, the Intel GPU at the 56th percentile.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S also shows a wider benchmark portfolio. The database records scores for 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (1888), Geekbench Vulkan (73868), and multiple Passmark tests: DirectX 10 (74), DirectX 11 (140), DirectX 12 (65), DirectX 9 (211), G2D (776), G3D (15408), and GPU Compute (6520). The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics only has the Geekbench OpenCL result recorded.

The compute-oriented gap is expected given the hardware. AMD’s FP32 throughput is 15.77 TFLOPS versus Intel’s 2.534 TFLOPS, a roughly sixfold difference. Texture rate is 246.4 GTexel/s versus 79.20 GTexel/s. Pixel rate is 140.8 GPixel/s versus 39.60 GPixel/s. These figures explain why the OpenCL delta is so large.

Specification Differences

| Field | AMD Radeon RX 7600S | Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Generation 12.1 |

| Chip | Navi 33 | DG1 |

| Process node | 6 nm | 10 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | Intel |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | Not recorded |

| Die size | 204 mm² | 95 mm² |

| Base clock | 1500 MHz | 300 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1650 MHz |

| Game clock | 1865 MHz | Not recorded |

| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR4X |

| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 68.26 GB/s |

| Shading units | 1792 | 768 |

| TMUs | 112 | 48 |

| ROPs | 64 | 24 |

| Ray tracing cores | 28 | None |

| Pixel rate | 140.8 GPixel/s | 39.60 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 246.4 GTexel/s | 79.20 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 15.77 TFLOPS | 2.534 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 31.54 TFLOPS | 5.069 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 75 W | 25 W |

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

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display outputs | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |

| Production status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release date | 2023-01-03 | 2020-10-30 |

| Predecessor | Polaris Mobile | Graphics |

| Successor | None recorded | Alchemist |

The Verdict

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the clear performance winner. In the only shared benchmark, it leads by 375.1%. Its average score of 16696 places it near the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (16792, 0.6% behind) and above the NVIDIA T400 (16508, 1.1% ahead). The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, with an average of 14315, sits just above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (14277, 0.3% ahead) and just below the AMD Radeon Vega 11 (14352, 0.3% behind).

The AMD GPU also carries a higher DirectX feature level (12_2 versus 12_1), more memory (8 GB versus 4 GB), and a larger compute pipeline. Its 60th percentile rank versus Intel’s 56th percentile confirms the separation.

The Intel part wins only in efficiency metrics. It draws 25 W versus 75 W, and its suggested PSU of 200 W is modest. For systems with tight power limits, the Intel GPU is the lighter load. But for raw graphics and compute performance, the recorded data gives no contest.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the appropriate choice for gaming laptops and compute workloads where performance is the priority. The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, now end-of-life, is suited only to low-power, low-demand scenarios. Its successor, Alchemist, is already listed, indicating the platform is being phased out.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S wins in every recorded performance category. Its OpenCL score of 68012 dwarfs Intel’s 14315. The FP32 throughput of 15.77 TFLOPS versus 2.534 TFLOPS means compute-heavy applications, such as rendering, simulation, or GPU-accelerated encoding, will favor AMD decisively. The 8 GB memory capacity and 256.0 GB/s bandwidth support larger textures and datasets than the 4 GB and 68.26 GB/s on Intel.

The AMD GPU’s ray tracing cores (28 of them) enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing effects, which the Intel part cannot do. The higher pixel rate (140.8 GPixel/s versus 39.60 GPixel/s) and texture rate (246.4 GTexel/s versus 79.20 GTexel/s) translate to better fill rates in traditional rasterization.

The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics wins only in power consumption. At 25 W, it uses one-third the power of the AMD part’s 75 W. Its 300 MHz base clock and lower boost of 1650 MHz are adequate for light workloads, and its 4 GB LPDDR4X memory is sufficient for basic display and productivity tasks. The Intel GPU has no display outputs, so it is not a primary display adapter; it is a secondary compute or media accelerator.

For gaming, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the only viable option among the two, given DirectX 12 Ultimate support and the massive compute advantage. For embedded or low-power secondary compute roles, the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics fits, but its end-of-life status and lack of outputs limit its utility. The data points firmly toward AMD for any performance-sensitive deployment.