AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap between the AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile. The RTX 4060 Mobile has benchmark results across nine tests, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU has no recorded benchmark scores in the database. This absence of data means the comparison relies entirely on the RTX 4060 Mobile's measured performance and the architectural specifications of both parts.

The RTX 4060 Mobile's average benchmark score is 22,729, placing it at the 67th percentile among all GPUs. Its closest rival in the database is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, which scores 22,895, a delta of -0.7 percent, meaning the RTX 4060 Mobile trails that desktop card by less than one percent. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 22,549, a delta of 0.8 percent, so the RTX 4060 Mobile sits slightly ahead of that desktop GPU. The Intel Arc B580 scores 23,021, a delta of -1.3 percent, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile scores 22,435, a delta of 1.3 percent. These figures show the RTX 4060 Mobile is competitive with a range of desktop and mobile parts from the same performance tier.

In individual tests, the RTX 4060 Mobile delivers its strongest showing in Geekbench OpenCL with 89,420 points and Geekbench Vulkan with 89,569 points. The Passmark G3D score is 17,469, while Passmark GPU Compute reaches 6,816. The older DirectX tests show lower scores: Passmark DirectX 9 returns 216, DirectX 10 returns 107, DirectX 11 returns 157, and DirectX 12 returns 73. The Passmark G2D score is 730, which reflects 2D desktop workloads rather than gaming performance.

The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has no benchmark entries, so head-to-head wins cannot be quantified. The database records zero wins for each part, matching the empty head-to-head benchmark array. The practical interpretation is that the RTX 4060 Mobile has verifiable performance data, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU does not currently have any measured results recorded.

The Verdict

From the data alone, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is the only part with measurable performance. Its 67th percentile ranking and average score of 22,729 place it firmly in the upper-midrange segment. The AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU has a 50th percentile ranking, a score of zero, and no rivals listed, meaning the database contains no evidence of its real-world capability.

The RTX 4060 Mobile also has a substantial hardware advantage on paper. It delivers 11.61 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, 90.72 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 181.4 GTexel/s texture rate. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU produces 1.638 TFLOPS FP32, 25.60 GPixel/s, and 51.20 GTexel/s. Those numbers represent a 7.1x advantage in FP32 throughput, a 3.5x advantage in pixel fill, and a 3.5x advantage in texture fill for the NVIDIA part.

Any user choosing between these two should base the decision on the RTX 4060 Mobile's confirmed results. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU may have a role in low-power systems, but its lack of benchmark data and far lower compute figures make it difficult to recommend for performance-oriented tasks.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers and use different underlying architectures. The AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU uses the Van Gogh chip built on RDNA 2.0 architecture, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile uses the AD107 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture. Both are manufactured by TSMC, but on different process nodes: the AMD part uses 7 nm, while the NVIDIA part uses 5 nm.

Transistor counts differ dramatically. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU contains 2,400 million transistors on a 163 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 14.7 million per mm². The RTX 4060 Mobile contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, giving a density of 118.9 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip packs nearly eight times more transistors into a slightly smaller area, which explains much of its performance advantage.

Memory configurations also diverge. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU uses 16 GB of LPDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, with memory clocked at 800 MHz or 6.4 Gbps effective, yielding 102.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on the same 128-bit bus, but memory runs at 2000 MHz or 16 Gbps effective, yielding 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA part has exactly double the memory bandwidth despite having half the capacity.

Shading resources follow the same pattern. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, 16 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 3,072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores. The AMD part has no tensor cores listed. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so feature-level API support is identical.

Power targets are a significant differentiator. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU is rated at 15 W TDP, while the RTX 4060 Mobile is rated at 115 W TDP. This is a 100 W difference, which has major implications for system design and thermal management. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x8 as its bus interface and has no power connectors, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU lists no bus interface and no power connectors. The AMD part has a single USB Type-C display output, while the NVIDIA part's display outputs are listed as portable device dependent.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 22,729. The AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU has no recorded benchmark score in the database.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does each GPU provide?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile provides 256.0 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU provides 102.4 GB/s from 16 GB of LPDDR5 on the same 128-bit bus.

Q: What process node does each GPU use?

A: The Ryzen Z2 A GPU uses a 7 nm process, while the RTX 4060 Mobile uses a 5 nm process. Both are fabricated by TSMC.

Q: Does the RTX 4060 Mobile have tensor cores?

A: Yes, the RTX 4060 Mobile includes 96 tensor cores. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU lists no tensor cores.

Q: What is the TDP of each GPU?

A: The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has a 15 W TDP, and the RTX 4060 Mobile has a 115 W TDP.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Mobile compare to the RTX 5060 Mobile?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22,729, while the RTX 5060 Mobile scores 22,435, making the RTX 4060 Mobile 1.3 percent faster in the database's measurements.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4060 Mobile wins in every measurable category. Its 11.61 TFLOPS FP32 performance is roughly seven times the Ryzen Z2 A GPU's 1.638 TFLOPS. The 3,072 shading units versus 512 give it a massive advantage in parallel workloads. The 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth versus 102.4 GB/s benefits texture-heavy scenes and high-resolution rendering. The 24 ray tracing cores versus 8 provide stronger ray-traced effects, and the 96 tensor cores add AI acceleration capabilities that the AMD part lacks entirely.

The Ryzen Z2 A GPU's 15 W TDP is its primary distinguishing feature. Systems using this GPU can be designed around very low power budgets, which may suit handheld or compact devices where thermal and battery constraints dominate. Its 16 GB memory capacity is double the RTX 4060 Mobile's 8 GB, which could matter for workloads that need capacity over bandwidth, though the lower bandwidth limits sustained throughput.

For gaming, the RTX 4060 Mobile's higher pixel rate of 90.72 GPixel/s and texture rate of 181.4 GTexel/s make it the clear choice. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU's 25.60 GPixel/s and 51.20 GTexel/s are adequate for light workloads but will struggle at higher resolutions and detail settings. The RTX 4060 Mobile also has a higher boost clock of 1890 MHz versus 1600 MHz, and a base clock of 1545 MHz versus 1000 MHz.

For productivity and compute tasks, the RTX 4060 Mobile again dominates with its FP32, FP16, and tensor core resources. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU's FP16 output of 3.277 TFLOPS is less than a third of the RTX 4060 Mobile's 11.61 TFLOPS FP16 output. The NVIDIA part also maintains a 1:1 FP16 to FP32 ratio, while the AMD part uses a 2:1 ratio, meaning its FP16 performance is derived from halving FP32 throughput.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every hardware field. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU uses the Van Gogh chip, while the RTX 4060 Mobile uses AD107. Architecture separates them as RDNA 2.0 versus Ada Lovelace. Process nodes are 7 nm versus 5 nm. Transistor counts are 2,400 million versus 18,900 million, with die sizes of 163 mm² versus 159 mm². Transistor density is 14.7 million per mm² versus 118.9 million per mm².

Clock speeds differ in both base and boost. The AMD part runs at 1000 MHz base and 1600 MHz boost. The NVIDIA part runs at 1545 MHz base and 1890 MHz boost. Memory clock differs as well: 800 MHz with 6.4 Gbps effective for the AMD part versus 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for the NVIDIA part.

Memory capacity, type, and bandwidth all differ. The AMD part has 16 GB of LPDDR5 with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA part has 8 GB of GDDR6 with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. Both use a 128-bit bus.

Compute resources are entirely different. The AMD part has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA part has 3,072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores. The AMD part has no tensor cores listed.

Pixel and texture rates favor NVIDIA heavily: 25.60 GPixel/s versus 90.72 GPixel/s, and 51.20 GTexel/s versus 181.4 GTexel/s. FP32 output is 1.638 TFLOPS versus 11.61 TFLOPS. FP16 output is 3.277 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio versus 11.61 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio.

TDP is 15 W versus 115 W. The bus interface is not listed for the AMD part, while the NVIDIA part uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are a single USB Type-C for the AMD part versus portable device dependent for the NVIDIA part. The RTX 4060 Mobile lists a predecessor, GeForce 30 Mobile, and a successor, GeForce 50 Mobile. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU lists neither. Release dates differ, with the AMD part released on 2024-12-31 and the NVIDIA part on 2023-01-02. Both parts are currently marked as active in production.