Radeon 8060S vs 780M; a battle of iGPUs of AMD. Which one is better? How does AMD’s latest, most powerful iGPU fair against AMD’s 2-year-old iGPU?
AMD Radeon 8060s is based on RDNA 3.5 architecture made for laptops, an integrated graphics go toe-to-toe against mid range Laptop GPUs at 1080p & 1440p resolution.
AMD Radeon 780M GPU is based on RDNA 3.0 and is also an integrated graphics card for laptops and gaming handhelds, capable of running games at 1080p.
Let’s see the Radeon 8060S comparison against AMD’s Radeon 780M iGPU.
Graphics Card Info Comparison between 8060S vs 780M
| AMD Radeon 8060S | VS | Radeon 780M |
|---|---|---|
| Strix Point | GPU Codename | Phoenix |
| RDNA 3.5 | Architecture | RDNA 3.0 |
| Jan 7th, 2025 | Release date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Navi IV IGP | Generation | Navi III IGP |
| TSMC | Foundry | TSMC |
| Laptop, Desktop | Market Segment | Laptop |
| Active | Production | Active |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
AMD Radeon 8060S vs Radeon 780M Specs Comparison
| AMD Radeon 8060S | VS | Radeon 780M |
|---|---|---|
| 40 CUs | Compute Units / Execution Units | 12CUs |
| 2560 Units | Stream Processors/Shaders | 768 Units |
| 160 | TMUs (Texture Mapping Units) | 48 |
| 80 | ROPs (Raster Operation Pipeline) | 32 |
| 40 | RayTracing Cores | 12 |
| 32 KB per WGP | L0 Cache | 32 KB per WGP |
| 128 KB per Array | L1 Cache | 128 KB (per SM) |
| 16 MB | L2 Cache | 2 MB |
| 64 MB | L3 Cache | — |
| 800 MHz | Base Clock | 800 MHz |
| 2900 MHz | Boost Clock | 2700~2900 MHz |
AMD Radeon 8060S has 40CUs while AMD 780M has only 12CUs. Both the Radeon 8060s and the Radeon 780m graphics have similar base and boost clocks, but there are variants of 780M that clock around 2.7 & 2.8 GHz.
Radeon 8060S graphics has 2560 stream processors against the Radeon 780m iGPU 768 stream processors, which is 2.5x more than the 780m integrated GPU.
AMD 8060s has more TMUs, ROPs, and RT cores than the AMD Radeon 780m GPU. Plus, the cache size is also larger for the latest and most powerful iGPU’s AMD Radeon tm 8060S.
Radeon 8060s vs RX 780M Board Design Comparison
| AMD Radeon 8060s | VS | Radeon 780M |
|---|---|---|
| 34 billion | Transistors | 34 billion |
| 4 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 308 mm² | Die Size | 233 mm² |
| — | Density | 145.9M / mm² |
| FP11 | Chip Package | FP8 |
| 45-120W | TDP (Total Draw Power) | 15W |
| IGP | Slot Width | IGP |
| Portable Device Dependent | Outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| PCIe 5.0 x16 | Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Radeon 8060s vs 780M Memory Comparison
| AMD Radeon 8060s | VS | Radeon 780M |
|---|---|---|
| System Shared | Memory Size | System Shared |
| System Shared | Memory Type | System Shared |
| System Shared | Memory Bus | System Shared |
| System Shared | Memory Clock | System Shared |
| System Dependent | Bandwidth | System Dependent |
Radeon 780M vs 8060S Theoretical Performance Comparison
| AMD Radeon 8060s | VS | Radeon 780M |
|---|---|---|
| 232.0 GPixel/s | Pixel Fill Rate | 86.4~92.8 GPixel/s |
| 464.0 GTexel/s | Texture Fill Rate | 129.6~139.2 GTexel/s |
| 59.4 TFLOPS | FP16 (Half) | 8.29~8.90 TFLOPS |
| 29.7 TFLOPS | FP32 (Float) | 4.147~4.45 TFLOPS |
| 0.464 TFLOPS | FP64 (Double) | 0.259~0.278 TFLOPS |
Radeon 780m vs RX 8060S API Features Comparison
| AMD Radeon 8060S | VS | Radeon 780M |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Ultimate (12_2) | DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| 4.6 | OpenGL | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | OpenCL | 3.0 |
| 1.4 | Vulkan | 1.3 |
| 6.8 | Shader Model | 6.7 |
| 2.1 | DisplayPort | 2.1 |
| 2.1 | HDMI | 2.1 |
| 2.3 | HDCP Version | 2.3 |
Radeon 780M vs Rx 8060S Benchmark Comparison
| AMD Radeon 8060s (55W) | VS | Radeon 780M (30W) |
|---|---|---|
| 10224 | Time Spy Graphics | 2632 |
| 25992 | Firestrike Graphics | 7899 |
| 90181 | OpenCL | 31670 |
| 76551 | Vulkan | 31181 |
| 15449 | Passmark | 7107 |
Radeon 8060s vs 780m Gaming Benchmark Comparison
The Gaming Test devices used for this gaming benchmark comparison are the Asus ROG FLOW Z13 and Asus Rog ALLY Z1 extreme.
Asus Rog Flow Z13 specs are AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 (16c/32t) with Radeon 8060s iGPU (40CUs), 32GB LPDDR5X 8000 MT/s RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD (2230), and Windows 11.
Asus Rog Ally X specs are AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (8c/16t) with Radeon 780m iGPU (12CUs), 24 GB LPDDR5 7500 MT/s RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (2230), and Windows 11.
For this test, both GPUs were limited to 30W to make this integrated GPU comparison fair, It can be said as Rog Flow Z13 vs. Rog Ally X comparison.
| Radeon 8060S (30W) Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Games Graphics Settings | Radeon 780M (30W) Ryzen Z1 Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Forza Horizon 5 1080 High | 58 |
| 87 | GOD of War 1080p Low, FSR Bal | 56 |
| 59 | The Last of US 1080p Med, FSR Bal | 39 |
| 65 | Hogwarts Legacy 1080p Med, FSR Bal | 40 |
| 67 | Cyberpunk 2077 1080p Med, FSR Qual | 42 |
| 70 | Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p High, FSR Qual | 42 |
| 87 | Diablo 4 1080p Med, FSR Bal | 56 |
| 68 | AC Valhalla 1080p Med | 44 |
| 35 | Baldur’s Gate 3 1080p Med, FSR Qual | 33 |
Conclusion
Spec-wise, the Radeon 8060S clearly wins the GPU comparison, and after the gaming benchmark between the 780m and Radeon 8060s, we can see that the Radeon 8060s is a beast and in a league of its own.
Radeon 8060s despite being limited to 30W, outperforms the Radeon 780m iGPU. The difference is noticeable. If a Radeon 8060S GPU is used for gaming handheld PCs, it will bring a great performance uplift for these handheld PCs.
These iGPUs are good for gaming on thin and light laptops without consuming huge power. These iGPUs are good for gaming handheld PCs.
FAQs
Which is better, AMD Radeon 780M or AMD Radeon 8060S?
By comparing the hardware and Gaming benchmarks of both integrated graphics, the Radeon 8060S is much better and faster than the Radeon 780M.
What are the TFLOPS of the Radeon 780m and AMD 8060s iGPU?
Radeon 780M TFLOPS is 4.147~4.45 TFLOPS, while the Radeon 8060S TFLOPS is 29.7 TFLOPS.
What are the TDPs of 780m and Radeon 8060s iGPU?
AMD 780m TDP is 30W, while Radeon 8060s TDP is 45-120W.
