AMD Radeon 8060S iGPU matches RTX 4060 Laptop GPU in 3DMark Time Spy

AMD's Strix Halo iGPU performance sure looks impressive. This high-performance APU, featuring up to 16 Zen 5 cores and 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units, is generating considerable excitement, and for a reason. AMD claims its integrated graphics can rival the performance of some discrete desktop GPUs, and according to the first graphics benchmark we've seen from the AMD Radeon 8060S iGPU, it sure looks like that could be the case.

While official reviews of Strix Halo-powered devices are still under embargo, we've seen glimpses of its potential through previews, which showcased carefully selected gameplay footage and limited performance data. Comprehensive benchmarks, however, have remained under wraps for now. However, that didn't stop leaks.

Over at Tieba Baidu (via HXL), a leaker has revealed the first 3DMark Time Spy score for an engineering sample of Strix Halo, identified as the 100-000001243-50 (Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 395). Sporting Radeon 8060S integrated graphics with 40 CUs (mistakenly displayed as 8050S in the leaked screenshot), this APU achieved a graphics score of 10,106. This performance places it just behind the RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, which averages 10,425 points in the same benchmark. These early results also suggest that the 40CU RDNA 3.5 graphics in Strix Halo outperforms the Radeon RX 7600M XT (32 CU RDNA3), which scores around 8,742 points, and comes close to the desktop RX 7600, which get close to 11K points.

It's important to note that AMD has previously released its performance projections for the 40CU variant, suggesting it can surpass the RTX 4070 Laptop GPU. However, these comparisons were specifically made against the Max-Q variant of the RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, designed for lower power consumption and, therefore, lower performance. AMD has yet to announce when full reviews will be available or provide a firm launch date for the three planned Halo devices. The official release timeframe remains Q1-Q2 2025.

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KitGuru says: Don't expect to see a Ryzen AI Max+ APU on £1000 laptops, at least not for now. However, similar solutions will eventually become more affordable, and by then, entry-level dedicated laptop GPUs will likely be a thing of the past.

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