AMD has released a new CPU that has PC leading integrated graphics named the Radeon 890M which is the most powerful AMD iGPU, as of mid 2024. It features:
- the RDNA 3.5 architecture
- 16 compute units
- 16 ray tracing cores
- 1024 shaders running at up to 2,900 MHz
- AI image generation and other modern features are supported.
Benchmarks are comparable to the legendary GTX 1650 which was the best value GPU on the market back in 2020. However modest it is a big step up for PC integrated graphics and are good for medium-duty graphics applications.
Apple are the leaders when it comes to integrated graphics with their M-series chips, only GPU’s can outperform them. AMD and Intel historically have made integrated graphics but not for graphics intensive applications. Radeon 890M integrated graphics have these advantages:
- Excellent for a mini or small form factor PC
- Radeon 890M only uses TDP of 15 watts of power
- can drive up to 4 monitors
- can play 2024 AAA games at 1080p on low settings
This tech article was written by:
Andrew Miles, Sr Systems Administrator
School of Computer Science, Carleton University