AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded database splits these two mobile graphics solutions into very different roles. The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU carries no individual benchmark entries, so its strengths must be read from its architectural profile rather than direct test scores. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, by contrast, has a full set of recorded measurements across compute, graphics API, and legacy DirectX tests.

The RTX 4060 Mobile wins every category where numbers exist. Its Passmark G3D score of 17469 places it well above typical integrated graphics, and its Geekbench OpenCL score of 89420 and Vulkan score of 89569 confirm strong general compute throughput. The Passmark DirectX 11 result of 157 and DirectX 12 result of 73 show the GPU handles modern API workloads cleanly, while the Passmark DirectX 9 score of 216 and DirectX 10 score of 107 indicate solid backward compatibility with older titles.

The Z2 GPU has no comparable measured scores in the database, which means its winning territory is defined by characteristics rather than benchmarks. It uses a 28 W TDP against the RTX 4060 Mobile's 115 W TDP, making it the clear choice for fanless or low-power handheld designs. Its 16 GB LPDDR5X memory with a 128 bit bus delivers 119.9 GB/s bandwidth, which is more capacity than the RTX 4060 Mobile's 8 GB GDDR6, though the NVIDIA part counters with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth from its own 128 bit bus.

For use-case split: the RTX 4060 Mobile is for laptops where sustained performance and higher power draw are acceptable. The Z2 GPU is for compact handhelds or ultra-portable devices where power efficiency and memory capacity matter more than raw throughput. The percentile ranking reinforces this: the Z2 GPU sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs, while the RTX 4060 Mobile sits at the 67th percentile, indicating the NVIDIA part is the stronger performer in the database's overall distribution.

Architecture Differences

The two chips come from different design philosophies. The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU uses the Hawk Point chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a TSMC 4 nm process. It packs 25,390 million transistors into a 178 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 142.6M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile uses the AD107 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process. It contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, for a density of 118.9M per mm².

The Z2 GPU's RDNA 3.0 design allocates 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, 32 raster operation units, and 12 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores listed. The RTX 4060 Mobile's Ada Lovelace design is far larger in execution resources: 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and 96 tensor cores. That 4x difference in shading units and 2x difference in RT cores explains the performance gap in raw compute.

Clock behavior differs substantially. The Z2 GPU runs a base clock of 800 MHz and boosts to 2700 MHz. The RTX 4060 Mobile runs a base clock of 1545 MHz and boosts to 1890 MHz. The AMD part has a much higher boost ceiling, but the NVIDIA part starts from nearly twice the base clock, which matters for sustained loads where boost frequencies cannot hold indefinitely.

Memory architecture diverges completely. The Z2 GPU uses LPDDR5X at 937 MHz with 7.5 Gbps effective transfer, producing 119.9 GB/s bandwidth across a 128 bit bus. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses GDDR6 at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective transfer, producing 256.0 GB/s bandwidth across the same 128 bit bus. The NVIDIA part delivers over twice the bandwidth, while the AMD part provides twice the capacity (16 GB vs 8 GB).

Pixel and texture rates confirm the NVIDIA advantage. The Z2 GPU delivers 86.40 GPixel/s and 129.6 GTexel/s. The RTX 4060 Mobile delivers 90.72 GPixel/s and 181.4 GTexel/s. Compute throughput follows: the Z2 GPU offers 8.294 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16, while the RTX 4060 Mobile offers 11.61 TFLOPS in both precisions. The RTX 4060 Mobile is roughly 40% ahead in FP32 throughput.

Power delivery is a defining difference. The Z2 GPU draws 28 W with no power connectors, appropriate for integrated-class designs. The RTX 4060 Mobile draws 115 W, still listed as "IGP" slot width with no power connectors, meaning it is designed for laptop boards with dedicated power circuitry. The NVIDIA part uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the Z2 GPU's bus interface is not specified in the database.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between these two parts, so the comparison relies on the RTX 4060 Mobile's absolute scores and the Z2 GPU's architectural parameters. The RTX 4060 Mobile's average benchmark score of 22729 places it in a competitive tier. Its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with an average score of 22895 (0.7% higher), the Intel Arc B580 with 23021 (1.3% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT with 22549 (0.8% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile with 22435 (1.3% lower). This clustering within roughly 1.3% of all four rivals indicates the RTX 4060 Mobile sits in a tightly contested performance band.

The Z2 GPU has no recorded benchmark scores or nearest rivals, so its head-to-head position can only be inferred from its 50th percentile standing. That percentile means half of all GPUs in the database perform better and half perform worse. The RTX 4060 Mobile's 67th percentile places it above roughly two-thirds of the database, a clear step up in overall standing.

Passmark results for the RTX 4060 Mobile show its strongest API performance in DirectX 9 with a score of 216, followed by DirectX 11 at 157, DirectX 10 at 107, and DirectX 12 at 73. The Passmark G2D score of 730 indicates 2D and desktop composition workloads run smoothly. The Passmark GPU compute score of 6816 demonstrates respectable non-graphics compute throughput. Geekbench OpenCL at 89420 and Vulkan at 89569 show nearly identical performance across these two compute APIs, suggesting the NVIDIA driver handles both interfaces with similar efficiency.

For the Z2 GPU, the absence of scores means the database cannot quantify its wins. However, its 16 GB memory capacity is double the RTX 4060 Mobile's 8 GB, and its 28 W power draw is less than a quarter of the NVIDIA part's 115 W. These are structural advantages that benchmarks alone do not capture. A device using the Z2 GPU could run larger texture sets or AI models that exceed 8 GB, and it could do so in a chassis with no active cooling for the GPU.

Specification Differences

The two parts differ across nearly every measurable specification. Process node: 4 nm for the Z2 GPU, 5 nm for the RTX 4060 Mobile. Transistor count: 25,390 million vs 18,900 million. Die size: 178 mm² vs 159 mm². Transistor density: 142.6M per mm² vs 118.9M per mm².

Clocks: the Z2 GPU runs 800 MHz base and 2700 MHz boost, while the RTX 4060 Mobile runs 1545 MHz base and 1890 MHz boost. Memory clock: 937 MHz with 7.5 Gbps effective for the AMD part, 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for the NVIDIA part.

Memory capacity: 16 GB LPDDR5X vs 8 GB GDDR6. Bus width is identical at 128 bit. Bandwidth: 119.9 GB/s vs 256.0 GB/s.

Execution units: 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 12 RT cores, no tensor cores for the Z2 GPU. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and 96 tensor cores.

Rates: 86.40 GPixel/s and 129.6 GTexel/s for the Z2 GPU, 90.72 GPixel/s and 181.4 GTexel/s for the RTX 4060 Mobile. FP32 and FP16: 8.294 TFLOPS for the AMD part, 11.61 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA part.

TDP: 28 W vs 115 W. Slot width: not specified for the Z2 GPU, "IGP" for the RTX 4060 Mobile. Both use no power connectors. Bus interface: not specified for the Z2 GPU, PCIe 4.0 x8 for the RTX 4060 Mobile.

Display outputs: 1x USB Type-C for the Z2 GPU, "Portable Device Dependent" for the RTX 4060 Mobile. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 4060 Mobile lists a predecessor (GeForce 30 Mobile) and successor (GeForce 50 Mobile), while the Z2 GPU lists none. Release dates: 2024-12-31 for the Z2 GPU, 2023-01-02 for the RTX 4060 Mobile.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more memory?

A: The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU has 16 GB of LPDDR5X, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR6. The AMD part provides double the capacity.

Q: Which GPU has higher memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile has 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth from its GDDR6 memory at 16 Gbps effective, compared to the Z2 GPU's 119.9 GB/s from LPDDR5X at 7.5 Gbps effective. The NVIDIA part more than doubles the AMD part's bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The Z2 GPU has a TDP of 28 W with no power connectors. The RTX 4060 Mobile has a TDP of 115 W and also uses no power connectors. The AMD part consumes roughly a quarter of the power.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile has 3072 shading units, while the Z2 GPU has 768. The NVIDIA part has four times the shading unit count.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same APIs?

A: Yes. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 4060 Mobile also includes 96 tensor cores and 24 RT cores, while the Z2 GPU has 12 RT cores and no tensor cores.

Q: Which GPU is newer?

A: The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU has a release date of 2024-12-31, which is later than the RTX 4060 Mobile's release date of 2023-01-02. The Z2 GPU also uses a smaller 4 nm process node compared to the RTX 4060 Mobile's 5 nm node.

The Verdict

The data separates these two clearly. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is the stronger performer by every recorded benchmark metric. Its 67th percentile standing, 22729 average benchmark score, and 11.61 TFLOPS FP32 throughput place it in a tier that the Z2 GPU cannot match from its architectural parameters alone. The RTX 4060 Mobile also delivers more than double the memory bandwidth (256.0 GB/s vs 119.9 GB/s), higher pixel rate (90.72 GPixel/s vs 86.40 GPixel/s), and significantly higher texture rate (181.4 GTexel/s vs 129.6 GTexel/s). Its 3072 shading units and 96 tensor cores make it the obvious choice for demanding gaming and compute workloads.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU wins on efficiency and capacity. Its 28 W TDP is a fraction of the RTX 4060 Mobile's 115 W, making it suitable for handheld consoles and ultra-portable devices where thermal and battery constraints dominate. Its 16 GB memory capacity is double the NVIDIA part's 8 GB, which matters for applications that need to hold large datasets or for future titles that exceed 8 GB VRAM usage. The Z2 GPU also uses a smaller 4 nm process node and packs more transistors (25,390 million vs 18,900 million) into a larger die (178 mm² vs 159 mm²).

The database's percentile rankings summarize the tradeoff. The Z2 GPU at the 50th percentile represents a mid-pack GPU that handles mainstream workloads acceptably. The RTX 4060 Mobile at the 67th percentile represents a distinctly above-average mobile GPU. If the priority is raw performance and the device can manage 115 W of GPU power, the RTX 4060 Mobile is the only rational choice from the recorded data. If the priority is minimal power draw and maximum memory capacity in a compact design, the Z2 GPU offers capabilities the RTX 4060 Mobile cannot provide.

The absence of benchmark scores for the Z2 GPU means the database cannot confirm its real-world performance level. Its architectural specifications suggest it will handle light gaming and general compute, but the 8.294 TFLOPS FP32 and 129.6 GTexel/s rates indicate it operates well below the RTX 4060 Mobile's 11.61 TFLOPS and 181.4 GTexel/s. The RTX 4060 Mobile's nearest rival data (within 1.3% of the RTX 2080, Arc B580, RX 7700 XT, and RTX 5060 Mobile) shows it competes with desktop-class GPUs from a previous generation. The Z2 GPU has no such comparable data, which limits its measurable claim to efficiency and capacity advantages.