ASUS reveals Radeon 880M RDNA3.5 integrated graphics are 15% faster than RDNA3 based Radeon 780M

Radeon 880M is 15% faster than 780M in TimeSpy

AMD is seemingly not interested in promoting its cut-down Strix Point APU, but this part is quite interesting to look at, especially when integrated graphics are considered.

The Radeon AI 300 series features two SKUs: Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with 16 RDNA3 Compute Units and Radeon AI 9 365, which is equipped with 12 Compute Units. The latter has the same configuration of CUs as its predecessor, the Phoenix and Hawk Point-based APUs. AMD has not mentioned how the 12 CU variant, known as Radeon 880M, performs in comparison to Radeon 780M. This means that ASUS’s promotion featuring a new Vivobook laptop may be our first indicator of how much better RDNA3.5 really is.

It’s worth noting that at Zen5 Tech Day, AMD revealed that Radeon 890M is 19% to 32% faster than Radeon 780M. That claim is at 15W, which means it delivers that much performance without requiring more power. However, this was stated for the 16 CU variant, not the 12 CU one.

ASUS has revealed that Radeon 880M will have 15% higher performance compared to the previous generation (Radeon 780M) and its performance is approaching RTX 3050 Laptop GPU at 40W TGP. The data is based on 3DMark TimeSpy. This means that at the same power level (presumably), the RDNA3.5 architecture delivers 15% higher performance with similar config.

AMD’s New Generation Radeon 880M Graphics Card
Graphics Performance Close to 40W RTX3050

The new AMD RDNA 3.5 architecture upgrade, with 12 CU graphic cores, boosts core graphics performance by approximately 15% compared to the previous generation, approaching the performance of the 40W RTX3050. It can smoothly run mainstream MOBA and FPS games, and even many AAA titles.

Radeon 880M vs. Radeon 780M, Source: ASUS

With RDNA 3.5 AMD is focusing on enhancements for low-power settings. Mainstream laptops with RDNA 3.5 APUs will be more than capable of handling popular e-sports and online games, which is a significant advantage for systems lacking discrete graphics. Similar improvements are expected in gaming handhelds, which will benefit from switching to the new series, especially with the flagship Strix Point APU.

Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point) RDNA3.5 graphics in 3DMark, Source: AMD

The Radeon 800M series also comes with 100 MHz higher GPU boost clock and most laptops will feature faster LPDDR5X memory compared to DDR5. Both are no doubt big contributors to integrated graphics performance.

Source: ASUS