GPU Comparison
RADEON
AMD Radeon RX 9060
CORE STATE
Navi 44
VRAM
8 GB
CLOCK SPEED
2990 MHz
TDP
132 W
BUS WIDTH
128 bit
ARCHITECTURE
RDNA 4.0
PROCESS
4 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
GPU
Iris Xe MAX Graphics
CORE STATE
DG1
VRAM
4 GB
CLOCK SPEED
1650 MHz
TDP
25 W
BUS WIDTH
128 bit
ARCHITECTURE
Generation 12.1
PROCESS
10 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2020
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
geekbench_opencl
geekbench_vulkan
Analysis: AMD Radeon RX 9060 vs Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and the AMD RX 9060 deliver almost equivalent rendering performance in the comparative comparison. Any benchmark deltas between the cards typically sit within single digits, making any a reasonable option. This equality makes the decision multifaceted. Additional variables turn more significant. Price usually sways the scales.
Overall, the analysis between Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and the AMD RX 9060 concludes in a near deadlock. Performance gaps are marginal and questionable to change everyday scenarios. Concentrate your choice on value, ecosystem considerations, and specific functionality requirements. The two are strong choices. The tie is actual.
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
RX 9060
Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Core Specs
Shading Units
1,792
768
-57.1%
Shaders
1,792
768
-57.1%
TMUs
112
48
-57.1%
ROPs
64
24
-62.5%
Compute Units
28
—
Execution Units
—
96
Clocks
Base Clock
1700 MHz
300 MHz
Boost Clock
2990 MHz
1650 MHz
Game Clock
2400 MHz
—
Memory Clock
2518 MHz
20.1 Gbps effective
2133 MHz
4.3 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
8 GB
4 GB
VRAM (MB)
8,192
4,096
-50.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
LPDDR4X
Memory Bus
128 bit
128 bit
Bandwidth
322.3 GB/s
68.26 GB/s
Cache
L2 Cache
4 MB
1024 KB
L3 Cache
32 MB
16 MB
L0 Cache
32 KB per WGP
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Performance
Pixel Rate
191.4 GPixel/s
39.60 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
334.9 GTexel/s
79.20 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
21.43 TFLOPS
2.534 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
669.8 GFLOPS (1:32)
633.6 GFLOPS (1:4)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
42.86 TFLOPS (2:1)
5.069 TFLOPS (2:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
28
—
Matrix Cores
56
—
Power
TDP
132 W
25 W
TDP (W)
132
25
-81.1%
Suggested PSU
300 W
200 W
Power Connectors
1x 8-pin
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Architecture
Architecture
RDNA 4.0
Generation 12.1
GPU Name
Navi 44
DG1
Codename
Strix Point
—
Generation
Navi IV
(RX 9000)
Xe Graphics
Process Size
4 nm
10 nm
Transistors
29,700 million
—
Die Size
199 mm²
95 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Density
149.2M / mm²
—
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 (12_1)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
2.2
3.0
Shader Model
6.8
6.6
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
IGP
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1b2x DisplayPort 2.1a
No outputs
Bus Interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
Other
Production
Active
End-of-life
Predecessor
Navi III
Graphics
Successor
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Alchemist