AMD Radeon 890M vs 880M – Radeon 890M Leads by 10-15%, but Let’s See the Prices

The integrated GPUs in the AMD Ryzen AI 300 platform offer a great solution if you’re looking for solid graphics performance without spending extra on a discrete graphics card.

In fact, if you check our Top Laptop Graphics Ranking, you’ll notice that the Radeon 890M and 880M even surpass some of NVIDIA’s dedicated GeForce GPUs, such as the 30W and 35W RTX 2050, and the 40W GTX 1650 and GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q.

But what are the differences between the 890M and 880M, and is it worth spending more for a CPU with the more powerful variant?

SpecificationAMD Radeon 890MAMD Radeon 880M
ReleasedQ2 2024Q2 2024
Manufacturing Process4 nm4 nm
ArchitectureRDNA 3+RDNA 3+
Memory TypeShared memoryShared memory
Cores7681024
Maximum Frequency2900 MHz2900 MHz
Supported Technologies
  • DirectX Version: 12
  • DisplayPort Version: 2.1
  • HDMI Version: 2.1
  • HDCP Version: 2.3
  • DisplayPort Max Refresh Rates: 7680×4320 @ 60Hz
  • Multi-Monitor Support: Yes (Max 4 Displays)
  • USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode: Yes
  • DirectX Version: 12
  • DisplayPort Version: 2.1
  • HDMI Version: 2.1
  • HDCP Version: 2.3
  • DisplayPort Max Refresh Rates: 7680×4320 @ 60Hz
  • Multi-Monitor Support: Yes (Max 4 Displays)
  • USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode: Yes

As you can see, the 890M has 33% more cores, which is the only difference between the two cards. Now, let’s check how this translates into real-world performance:

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

The results are from 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited. Higher is better.

The result: 10-15% gains in 3D performance.

Of course, everything depends on the prices you’ll find, so to make things easier, we’ve gathered them all in our Specs System:

Here are all laptops with AMD Radeon 890M in our Specs System:

Here are all laptops with AMD Radeon 880M in our Specs System:

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