AMD Radeon 8060S vs AMD Radeon PRO W7600 Comparison

The Verdict

The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 and AMD Radeon 8060S serve two completely different purposes, and the benchmark data makes the split clear. If your priority is raw compute throughput in OpenCL workloads, the Radeon 8060S edges ahead by 3.7% (84626 vs 81528). If your priority is Vulkan performance, the Radeon PRO W7600 wins decisively, scoring 92688 against 80483, a 15.2% advantage.

For a professional workstation card, the PRO W7600 is the safer choice for graphics-heavy tasks, especially those leveraging Vulkan. Its 93rd percentile ranking among all GPUs, compared to the 8060S's 87th percentile, reflects a higher average benchmark score (87108 vs 55757). The 8060S, with its 55 W TDP and integrated design, is clearly aimed at portable or low-power systems where efficiency matters more than peak performance. The PRO W7600's 130 W TDP and single-slot form factor target desktop workstations.

Do not choose the 8060S if Vulkan performance is essential. The W7600's 15.2% lead is substantial. Do not choose the W7600 if you need a low-power, integrated solution with OpenCL might be your primary API. The 8060S also supports DX12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, but its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2162 is the only such data point for it, and no comparable score exists for the W7600 in that specific test. The verdict is simple: desktop workstation, pick W7600; portable or embedded, pick 8060S.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 has a higher average benchmark score of 87108, placing it in the 93rd percentile of all GPUs. The AMD Radeon 8060S averages 55757, which puts it in the 87th percentile.

Q: Which GPU is better for Vulkan workloads?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7600 is clearly better, scoring 92688 in Geekbench Vulkan, which is 15.2% higher than the 80483 achieved by the Radeon 8060S.

Q: Which GPU is more power-efficient based on the data?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S is far more power-efficient, with a TDP of 55 W compared to the W7600's 130 W. This is a major factor for portable or low-power systems.

Q: Which GPU has more compute units for raw throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has more shading units (2560 vs 2048) and more texture mapping units (160 vs 128), but the W7600 has a higher FP32 throughput at 19.99 TFLOPS versus the 8060S's 14.85 TFLOPS.

Q: Which GPU is newer?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S was released on January 5, 2025, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 was released on August 2, 2023.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has a significantly higher boost clock of 2900 MHz, compared to the W7600's boost clock of 2440 MHz.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent different architectural generations from AMD. The Radeon PRO W7600 is built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed "Hotpink Bonefish" for the Navi 33 chip. The Radeon 8060S uses the newer RDNA 3.5 architecture, based on the "Strix Halo" chip. This is a key distinction: the 8060S is a more recent design, but it is also a different class of product.

The manufacturing process differs significantly. The W7600 uses a 6 nm process at TSMC, while the 8060S uses a 4 nm process, also at TSMC. The smaller node allows for a more compact design, but the die sizes tell a different story. The W7600 has a die size of 204 mm² with 13,300 million transistors, resulting in a density of 65.2 million transistors per mm². The 8060S has a larger die at 308 mm², but its transistor count is not specified in the database.

The memory subsystem is a major architectural divergence. The W7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 8060S uses "System Shared" memory, meaning it has no dedicated VRAM and instead relies on the host system's RAM, with bandwidth described as "System Dependent". This is a fundamental difference: the W7600 is a standalone card, while the 8060S is an integrated GPU (IGP) that shares system resources.

Both support the same APIs: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. However, the FP16 compute rates differ notably. The W7600 achieves 39.98 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio, while the 8060S achieves only 14.85 TFLOPS FP16 with a 1:1 ratio. This suggests the W7600 has a specialized path for half-precision that the 8060S lacks.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ sharply across nearly every specification field. Here is a breakdown of the key differences:

• Process Node: The W7600 is on 6 nm, while the 8060S is on 4 nm.
• Die Size: The W7600 measures 204 mm², the 8060S is larger at 308 mm².
• Transistors: The W7600 has 13,300 million, the 8060S count is listed as "unknown".
• Base Clock: The W7600 runs at 1720 MHz, the 8060S at 1295 MHz.
• Boost Clock: The W7600 boosts to 2440 MHz, the 8060S to 2900 MHz.
• Memory: The W7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth; the 8060S uses "System Shared" memory with "System Dependent" bandwidth.
• Shading Units: W7600 has 2048, 8060S has 2560.
• Texture Mapping Units: W7600 has 128, 8060S has 160.
• Ray Tracing Cores: W7600 has 32, 8060S has 40.
• Pixel Rate: W7600 at 156.2 GPixel/s, 8060S at 185.6 GPixel/s.
• Texture Rate: W7600 at 312.3 GTexel/s, 8060S at 464.0 GTexel/s.
• FP32 Performance: W7600 at 19.99 TFLOPS, 8060S at 14.85 TFLOPS.
• TDP: W7600 at 130 W, 8060S at 55 W.
• Slot Width: W7600 is single-slot, 8060S is an IGP.
• Power Connectors: W7600 uses 1x 6-pin, 8060S uses "None".
• Suggested PSU: W7600 suggests 300 W, 8060S has no suggestion.
• Bus Interface: W7600 is PCIe 4.0 x8, 8060S is PCIe 5.0 x16.
• Display Outputs: W7600 has 4x DisplayPort 2.1, 8060S is "Portable Device Dependent".
• Release Date: W7600 on August 2, 2023; 8060S on January 5, 2025.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database provides two direct comparisons between the GPUs, and the results are split evenly, one win each.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon 8060S wins with a score of 84626. The W7600 scores 81528, a difference of 3.7% in favor of the 8060S. This is a close margin, indicating that in pure compute tasks that use OpenCL, the two are nearly comparable, with the 8060S having a slight edge. This could be due to its higher shading unit count and higher boost clock, which allow it to push more parallel work through.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 wins decisively. It scores 92688, while the 8060S scores 80483. That is a 15.2% lead for the W7600. This is a substantial difference. The W7600's superior FP32 throughput (19.99 TFLOPS vs 14.85 TFLOPS) likely contributes to its strength in Vulkan, which is a lower-level API that can more directly harness raw shader power. The W7600's dedicated 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth also helps, as Vulkan scenes can quickly fill a shared memory pool.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the benchmark data, the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 is the winner for any workload that leverages the Vulkan API. The 15.2% performance advantage is the single largest margin in the head-to-head tests. This makes it the better choice for tasks like Vulkan-based rendering, compute shaders, or games that use Vulkan. Its also the higher-ranked GPU overall, sitting in the 93rd percentile vs the 8060S's 87th. The W7600's dedicated VRAM and higher FP32 throughput make it a stronger candidate for professional graphics work where memory bandwidth and raw shader power are critical.

The AMD Radeon 8060S wins in OpenCL compute, a 3.7% edge. It also has a significant advantage in power consumption, with a 55 W TDP versus the W7600's 130 W. This makes it the only choice for a compact, low-power system or a portable device where a discrete GPU is not an option. The 8060S has more shading units (2560 vs 2048) and more texture units (160 vs 128), which can help in certain compute tasks that are not bound by memory bandwidth. Its higher boost clock (2900 MHz vs 2440 MHz) also helps in workloads that can scale with frequency.

The 8060S also offers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2162, which the W7600 has no recorded score for, so we cannot compare them on that specific test. In summary, the W7600 is for those who need peak Vulkan GPU performance in a workstation. The 8060S is for those who need a competent integrated GPU for OpenCL-heavy tasks, all within a very low power envelope.