Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 Comparison

Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 occupy opposite ends of the GPU spectrum. The Intel part is a massive compute accelerator built for data center workloads, while the NVIDIA card is a compact consumer graphics solution. The database records no overlapping benchmark scores for these two, so the analysis relies on their architectural specifications and recorded capabilities.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 wins decisively in raw compute throughput and memory capacity. Its FP32 performance reaches 44.44 TFLOPS, which is 2.94 times the 15.11 TFLOPS recorded for the RTX 4060 AD106. FP16 performance matches FP32 at 44.44 TFLOPS on the Intel side, while the NVIDIA card also delivers 15.11 TFLOPS in FP16, again a 1:1 ratio. For large-scale parallel processing, scientific simulation, or AI inference workloads that rely on dense floating-point math, the Intel accelerator provides substantially more mathematical headroom.

The Intel part also wins on memory volume and bandwidth. It carries 96 GB of HBM2e across an 8192-bit bus, producing 2.46 TB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 272.0 GB/s. That is a 12x difference in capacity and a 9.04x difference in bandwidth. Workloads that stream very large datasets, such as training large models or processing high-resolution volumetric data, favor the Intel card heavily.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 wins in areas tied to consumer graphics and rendering pipelines. It has 48 ROPs producing a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s, while the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 records 0 MPixel/s pixel rate with 0 ROPs. The Intel accelerator has no display outputs, so it cannot drive monitors directly. The RTX 4060 AD106 provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, making it the only option for visual output among the two.

The NVIDIA card also leads in geometric throughput per clock due to its higher clocks. Its base clock is 1830 MHz, boost 2460 MHz, versus the Intel part's 750 MHz base and 1550 MHz boost. For interactive rendering, ray tracing, or gaming, the RTX 4060 AD106 uses its 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores to accelerate workloads the Intel accelerator lacks entirely. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 has 112 RT cores but no tensor cores, and the database does not list any tensor core count for it.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers, foundries, and design philosophies. Intel builds the Data Center GPU Max 1350 on a 10 nm process at Intel's own foundry, using the Ponte Vecchio chip. The die spans 1280 mm² with 100,000 million transistors, giving a transistor density of 78.1M per mm². NVIDIA builds the RTX 4060 AD106 on a 5 nm process at TSMC, using the AD106 chip. That die measures 188 mm² with 22,900 million transistors, yielding 121.8M per mm². The NVIDIA chip packs more transistors per area despite having fewer total transistors.

Intel's architecture is Generation 12.5, a data center oriented design. The NVIDIA architecture is Ada Lovelace, part of the GeForce 40 series. The Intel part uses 14,336 shading units, 896 TMUs, and 112 RT cores. The NVIDIA card uses 3,072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and 96 tensor cores. The Intel part has no ROPs and no tensor cores, which reflects its compute-first design rather than a rasterization-focused one.

Memory technologies differ completely. Intel uses HBM2e, a stacked high-bandwidth memory, with a 8192-bit interface. NVIDIA uses GDDR6, a conventional discrete memory, with a 128-bit interface. The Intel texture rate is 1,388.8 GTexel/s versus 236.2 GTexel/s for NVIDIA, a 5.88x advantage. The Intel pixel rate is 0 MPixel/s, while NVIDIA reaches 118.1 GPixel/s.

The power envelopes differ wildly. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 has a TDP of 450 W and a suggested PSU of 850 W. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a TDP of 115 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W. The Intel card uses an OAM Module slot width, while the NVIDIA card is Dual-slot. The Intel part has no power connectors listed, whereas the NVIDIA card uses 1x 12-pin. The Intel accelerator connects via PCIe 5.0 x16, the NVIDIA card via PCIe 4.0 x8.

API support differs. The Intel part lists DirectX 12 (12_1) and OpenGL 4.6, with no Vulkan version recorded. The NVIDIA card lists DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA API set is more current for graphics applications.

Production status also separates them. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 is Active, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is End-of-life. The Intel accelerator released on 2023-01-09, the NVIDIA card on 2024-03-31. The Intel predecessor is not listed, and its successor is H3C Graphics. The NVIDIA predecessor is GeForce 30, successor GeForce 50.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more memory bandwidth?

A: The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 delivers 2.46 TB/s from 96 GB of HBM2e on an 8192-bit bus. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 provides 272.0 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus.

Q: Can the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 output video to a monitor?

A: No. The database lists display outputs as "No outputs" for the Intel part. The NVIDIA card has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute?

A: The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 reaches 44.44 TFLOPS FP32, compared to 15.11 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106.

Q: What is the power draw difference?

A: The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 has a TDP of 450 W with a suggested PSU of 850 W. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has a TDP of 115 W with a suggested PSU of 300 W.

Q: Does the NVIDIA card support ray tracing?

A: Yes, it has 24 RT cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). The Intel part has 112 RT cores but its DirectX support is 12 (12_1), and it has no tensor cores.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 has 14,336 shading units. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has 3,072 shading units.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 |

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

| Process node | 10 nm | 5 nm |

| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |

| Transistors | 100,000 million | 22,900 million |

| Die size | 1280 mm² | 188 mm² |

| Transistor density | 78.1M / mm² | 121.8M / mm² |

| Base clock | 750 MHz | 1830 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1550 MHz | 2460 MHz |

| Memory clock | 1200 MHz, 2.4 Gbps effective | 2125 MHz, 17 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 96 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory type | HBM2e | GDDR6 |

| Memory bus width | 8192 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 2.46 TB/s | 272.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 14336 | 3072 |

| TMUs | 896 | 96 |

| ROPs | 0 | 48 |

| RT cores | 112 | 24 |

| Tensor cores | null | 96 |

| Pixel rate | 0 MPixel/s | 118.1 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 1,388.8 GTexel/s | 236.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 44.44 TFLOPS | 15.11 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 44.44 TFLOPS (1:1) | 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 450 W | 115 W |

| Slot width | OAM Module | Dual-slot |

| Power connectors | null | 1x 12-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 850 W | 300 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display outputs | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

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

| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |

| Vulkan | null | 1.4 |

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

| Release date | 2023-01-09 | 2024-03-31 |

| Predecessor | null | GeForce 30 |

| Successor | H3C Graphics | GeForce 50 |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records no direct benchmark comparisons between these two GPUs. The head-to-head benchmark data is empty, and the win counts are zero for both sides. The analysis must therefore use the recorded specification-level performance metrics to infer relative strengths.

The largest win for the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 is in memory bandwidth. Its 2.46 TB/s is 9.04 times the 272.0 GB/s of the RTX 4060 AD106. This advantage matters for any workload that repeatedly reads or writes large arrays, such as matrix multiplication, convolution, or data-parallel reductions. The Intel card also delivers 2.94 times the FP32 throughput, at 44.44 TFLOPS versus 15.11 TFLOPS. FP16 follows the same pattern, 44.44 TFLOPS versus 15.11 TFLOPS, both at a 1:1 ratio with their FP32 rates.

Texture rate favors Intel by a factor of 5.88: 1,388.8 GTexel/s versus 236.2 GTexel/s. The 896 TMUs on the Intel part dwarf the 96 TMUs on the NVIDIA card. However, the NVIDIA card's pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s has no corresponding figure on the Intel side, which records 0 MPixel/s. This means the Intel accelerator cannot perform standard rasterization output, a critical limitation for any display-bound workload.

Clock speeds heavily favor NVIDIA. The RTX 4060 AD106 base clock of 1830 MHz is 2.44 times the Intel base clock of 750 MHz. The boost clock of 2460 MHz is 1.59 times the Intel boost of 1550 MHz. Higher clocks improve latency-sensitive tasks and single-threaded throughput per core, though the Intel part compensates with 4.67 times more shading units.

Memory capacity favors Intel at 96 GB versus 8 GB, a 12x difference. This makes the Intel card suitable for models that exceed 8 GB, while the NVIDIA card will hit capacity limits much sooner. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 96 tensor cores, which the Intel card lacks entirely. For workloads using tensor operations, the NVIDIA card has a dedicated hardware path. The Intel card has 112 RT cores versus 24 RT cores, but without tensor cores, its ray tracing capability is less complete for AI-accelerated rendering.

Power efficiency favors NVIDIA. The RTX 4060 AD106 produces 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 within a 115 W TDP, while the Intel card produces 44.44 TFLOPS within 450 W. Per watt, NVIDIA delivers 0.131 TFLOPS/W versus Intel's 0.0988 TFLOPS/W, a 1.33x efficiency advantage. The NVIDIA card also requires a 300 W suggested PSU versus 850 W for Intel, which lowers system-level power and cooling demands.

The Verdict

The data points to two distinct use cases with no meaningful overlap. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 is a compute accelerator for dense, memory-heavy parallel workloads. Its 96 GB HBM2e, 2.46 TB/s bandwidth, and 44.44 TFLOPS FP32 make it the choice for large-scale scientific computing, data center inference, or any task that cannot fit in 8 GB. The lack of display outputs and 0 MPixel/s pixel rate mean it cannot serve as a desktop graphics card. Its Active production status and PCIe 5.0 x16 interface fit server environments.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is a consumer graphics card for rendering, ray tracing, and display output. Its 118.1 GPixel/s pixel rate, 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, DirectX 12 Ultimate support, and Vulkan 1.4 support make it the only option for visual tasks. Its 8 GB memory and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for mainstream gaming and content creation. The 115 W TDP and 300 W suggested PSU make it practical for standard desktop builds. Its End-of-life status indicates NVIDIA has moved on to the GeForce 50 series.

For a user selecting between these two, the decision depends entirely on the workload. If the task requires rendering frames, driving monitors, or using tensor cores, the RTX 4060 AD106 is the only functional choice. If the task requires massive memory capacity and raw FP32 throughput without any display output, the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1350 provides 12x the memory capacity and 2.94x the FP32 throughput. The Intel card also offers 112 RT cores and a 5.88x texture rate advantage, but these do not compensate for the lack of ROPs and display outputs in a graphics context. The recorded data shows no scenario where both cards would compete for the same role.