AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 at 17W outperforms 28W+ Intel Core Ultra 7 155H in gaming tests

With the new Strix Point lineup, AMD introduced RDNA 3.5 iGPUs, the current best-performing integrated options. In our deep dive into the Radeon 890M found inside the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, we noted that it's a big step up when compared to the last-gen Radeon 780M.

We also found that there's improvement in terms of efficiency, and YouTuber TechEpiphany goes a little further by comparing the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 at 17W with a 28W+ Intel Core Ultra 7 155H. As the comparison video shows, the power-restricted Radeon 890M comfortably beat the Arc 8-core GPU found inside the Meteor Lake processor.

To be specific, the Radeon 890M ran Tomb Raider 2013 with 40% to 60% higher FPS than the Arc iGPU. On Resident Evil 6, AMD's top-end integrated GPU saw a 20% to 30% gain over the Intel iGPU. In Hellblade, the lead was hovering around 20% to 25% during the benchmark, and in Cyberpunk 2077, it was between 40% to 50%.

Both the systems that were tested on the benchmark featured 32 GB of LPPDR5X RAM (Crucial 32 GB DDR5 4800 MHz kit curr. $83 on Amazon). Throughout the tests, the Radeon 890M iGPU ran at 1.0 GHz to 1.5 GHz, while the Intel Meteor Lake iGPU ranged from 1.6 GHz to its maximum of 2.25 GHz. This shows that AMD currently has a big lead over Intel when it comes to iGPU performance.

Of course, that might change with the upcoming Xe2 architecture. Intel promises up to 1.5x performance uplift, and if this holds true, we may see the new Arc iGPUs catch up with the Radeon 890M. Check out the video attached below if you want to learn more about comparison benchmarks by TechEpiphany.