AMD Radeon 860M vs AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Comparison
AMD Radeon 860M
Radeon RX 7600 XT
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
Analysis: AMD Radeon 860M vs AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT
FAQ
Q: How do the two GPUs compare in the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark?
A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 points, while the AMD Radeon 860M scores 22,759 points. The recorded delta is -75.4% for the 860M, indicating the RX 7600 XT is significantly ahead in this compute-oriented test.
Q: Which GPU performs better in the Geekbench Vulkan benchmark?
A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT again wins, scoring 48,366 points versus 30,043 points for the AMD Radeon 860M. The delta is -37.9% for the 860M.
Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?
A: The AMD Radeon 860M has an average benchmark score of 26,401, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 17,083.
Q: How does the AMD Radeon 860M rank against all GPUs in the database?
A: The AMD Radeon 860M sits at the 72nd percentile. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce MX550, has an average score of 26,421, a delta of -0.1% against the 860M. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 trails by 0.3% with 26,331, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary leads by 0.6% with 26,553.
Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT rank against all GPUs?
A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT sits at the 60th percentile. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690, scores 17,037, a 0.3% delta. The AMD Radeon HD 7970M scores 17,019 (0.4%), while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 leads by 0.7% with 17,208.
Q: What are the release dates for these two products?
A: The AMD Radeon 860M was released on 2025-02-28, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT was released earlier on 2024-01-23.
Architecture Differences
The AMD Radeon 860M uses the Krackan Point chip, built on RDNA 3.5 architecture and fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip, built on RDNA 3.0 architecture with the codename "Hotpink Bonefish", and is fabricated on a 6 nm process, also at TSMC. The 860M belongs to the Navi III IGP (Strix Point Mobile) generation, while the RX 7600 XT belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation.
The 860M is an integrated graphics processor with its memory marked as "System Shared", meaning it relies on shared system memory rather than dedicated VRAM. Its memory bus width and memory type are likewise system shared, and memory bandwidth is system dependent. The RX 7600 XT uses 16 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128 bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth.
The transistor counts differ substantially. The RX 7600 XT packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, with a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The 860M has unknown transistor count and die size in the database, but the process node difference (4 nm versus 6 nm) indicates the integrated part uses a more advanced manufacturing process.
The compute resources are heavily skewed toward the discrete GPU. The RX 7600 XT has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 32 ray tracing cores. The 860M has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API-level feature parity holds.
The power envelopes are dramatically different. The 860M has a TDP of 15 W and is an IGP with no power connectors. The RX 7600 XT has a TDP of 190 W, requires a single 8-pin power connector, and the database suggests a 450 W power supply. The RX 7600 XT is a dual-slot card measuring 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height, while the 860M is an integrated part with no slot width, dimensions, or discrete display outputs; its display outputs are portable device dependent.
The bus interface is identical at PCIe 4.0 x8. Clock behavior differs: the 860M runs a base of 600 MHz and boosts to 3000 MHz, while the RX 7600 XT runs a base of 1980 MHz, a game clock of 2470 MHz, and a boost of 2755 MHz, with memory at 2250 MHz or 18 Gbps effective.
Head-to-Head Benchmarks
The recorded head-to-head data contains two benchmark comparisons, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT wins both. The first is Geekbench OpenCL, where the RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 against the 860M's 22,759. The delta of -75.4% means the 860M trails by roughly three-quarters of the RX 7600 XT's score, a massive gap in raw compute throughput. This aligns with the shading unit difference: 2,048 versus 512, a 4:1 ratio, and the FP32 throughput difference, where the RX 7600 XT delivers 22.57 TFLOPS versus 3.072 TFLOPS for the 860M.
The second head-to-head test is Geekbench Vulkan. The RX 7600 XT scores 48,366, and the 860M scores 30,043, a delta of -37.9%. The Vulkan gap is smaller than the OpenCL gap, which suggests the 860M's RDNA 3.5 architecture handles the Vulkan workload relatively more efficiently. Still, the discrete card holds a 61% score advantage in absolute terms.
The broader benchmark set for the RX 7600 XT includes additional results not shared with the 860M. The RX 7600 XT records 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 2,348, Passmark DirectX 10 at 85, DirectX 11 at 167, DirectX 12 at 65, DirectX 9 at 228, G2D at 1,030, G3D at 17,132, and GPU compute at 8,987. The 860M has no entries for these tests in the database, so no direct comparison is possible. The RX 7600 XT's average benchmark score of 17,083 sits below the 860M's 26,401, but this is a consequence of the different test sets each GPU was run through, not a performance inversion.
The 860M's nearest rivals in the database cluster tightly around its average score. The NVIDIA GeForce MX550 at 26,421 is only 0.1% above the 860M, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 at 26,331 is 0.3% below, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary at 26,553 is 0.6% above, and the NVIDIA RTX A4000 at 26,683 is 1.1% above. The RX 7600 XT's rivals cluster lower: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17,037 is 0.3% below, the AMD Radeon HD 7970M at 17,019 is 0.4% below, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at 17,208 is 0.7% above, and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 at 16,932 is 0.9% below.
Specification Differences
The two GPUs differ across nearly every physical and performance specification in the database. The 860M uses a 4 nm process; the RX 7600 XT uses 6 nm. The 860M has unknown transistor count and die size; the RX 7600 XT has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die with a density of 65.2M per mm².
Clocks diverge sharply. The 860M's base is 600 MHz with a 3000 MHz boost and no game clock listed. The RX 7600 XT's base is 1980 MHz, game clock is 2470 MHz, and boost is 2755 MHz. Memory clocks are not comparable: the 860M uses system shared memory, while the RX 7600 XT uses 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective.
Memory configuration is a core differentiator. The 860M has system shared memory size, type, bus width, and system dependent bandwidth. The RX 7600 XT has 16 GB GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The compute unit counts follow the same pattern: the 860M has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 8 RT cores; the RX 7600 XT has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 RT cores.
Pixel and texture rates reflect the ROP and TMU counts. The 860M achieves 48.00 GPixel/s and 96.00 GTexel/s. The RX 7600 XT achieves 176.3 GPixel/s and 352.6 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 are both 3.072 TFLOPS for the 860M and 22.57 TFLOPS for the RX 7600 XT, with both at a 1:1 ratio.
Power and physical specifications differ completely. The 860M has a 15 W TDP, is an IGP with no power connectors, no suggested PSU, and no dimensions. The RX 7600 XT has a 190 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses one 8-pin connector, suggests a 450 W PSU, and measures 204 mm by 115 mm. Display outputs: the 860M is portable device dependent, while the RX 7600 XT has one HDMI 2.1a and three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs.
The RX 7600 XT has a launch MSRP of 329 USD. The 860M has no launch MSRP recorded. Release dates differ by over a year: the RX 7600 XT launched on 2024-01-23, the 860M on 2025-02-28. The RX 7600 XT lists a predecessor of Navi II and a successor of Navi IV; the 860M lists a predecessor of Navi II IGP and no successor.
Where Each One Wins
The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT wins in every head-to-head benchmark recorded in the database. It dominates the Geekbench OpenCL test with a delta of -75.4% against the 860M, and it wins the Geekbench Vulkan test with a delta of -37.9%. The discrete GPU also holds the advantage in raw throughput metrics: 22.57 TFLOPS FP32 versus 3.072 TFLOPS, 176.3 GPixel/s versus 48.00 GPixel/s, and 352.6 GTexel/s versus 96.00 GTexel/s. The RX 7600 XT is the clear choice for any workload that depends on sustained compute throughput, dedicated memory bandwidth, or the 16 GB GDDR6 frame buffer. Its 288.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, versus system dependent bandwidth for the 860M, gives it a structural advantage in memory-heavy scenarios.
The AMD Radeon 860M wins in efficiency and integration. Its 15 W TDP is a fraction of the RX 7600 XT's 190 W, and it requires no power connector, no PSU suggestion, and no expansion slot. It is an IGP with portable device dependent outputs, making it suitable for compact systems where discrete graphics cannot be installed. The 4 nm process node gives it a manufacturing advantage over the 6 nm RX 7600 XT, and its 3000 MHz boost clock is higher than the RX 7600 XT's 2755 MHz boost, though the 860M's lower base clock and far fewer shading units limit the practical impact.
In percentile terms, the 860M ranks at the 72nd percentile against all GPUs, while the RX 7600 XT ranks at the 60th percentile. The 860M's average benchmark score of 26,401 is higher than the RX 7600 XT's 17,083, but this reflects the different benchmark suites applied to each GPU rather than direct performance. The RX 7600 XT's additional benchmark entries, including Passmark G3D at 17,132 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 2,348, cover a broader range of tests. The 860M's nearest rivals sit within 1.1% of its average score, indicating that its performance class is tightly packed. The RX 7600 XT's nearest rivals also sit within 0.9%, but at a lower absolute score level.
The use-case split is therefore clear. The RX 7600 XT is for discrete, high-throughput rendering and compute tasks where power draw and physical size are acceptable. The 860M is for low-power, integrated scenarios where the CPU package must provide graphics capability without a separate card. The data shows no overlap in their benchmark wins: the RX 7600 XT takes both recorded head-to-head tests, and the 860M's advantages are confined to power, process node, and integration characteristics rather than measured performance.