AMD Radeon 860M vs AMD Radeon RX 7600M Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains a single direct comparison between these two mobile graphics solutions: Geekbench OpenCL. In that test, the AMD Radeon RX 7600M delivers a score of 63775, while the AMD Radeon 860M records 22759. The delta is 64.3% in favor of the RX 7600M, which is a substantial margin and indicates a fundamentally different performance class.

The RX 7600M’s OpenCL result places it at the 89th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP at 63830 (0.1% higher), the NVIDIA CMP 30HX at 63842 (0.1% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 at 63693 (0.1% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 at 64212 (0.7% higher). This cluster shows that the RX 7600M sits in a tightly contested band where the top competitors are within roughly one point of each other. The RX 9060 XT LP and CMP 30HX effectively match it, while the Pro WX 9100 holds a slight edge.

The Radeon 860M, by contrast, sits at the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score is 26401, and its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 at 26421 (0.1% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 at 26331 (0.3% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary at 26553 (0.6% higher), and the NVIDIA RTX A4000 at 26683 (1.1% higher). The 860M is therefore competitive with those parts, trailing each by less than 1.1%, but it is far behind the RX 7600M.

In the head-to-head comparison, the RX 7600M wins the only recorded benchmark. The 860M has no wins in the database. The OpenCL delta of 64.3% is the defining statistic. In practical terms, the RX 7600M processes the same compute workload in roughly a third of the time, assuming linear scaling. That gap is consistent with the architectural and specification differences detailed later in this analysis.

Where Each One Wins

The data supports a clear split: the AMD Radeon RX 7600M wins the sole benchmark matchup, and it does so by a wide margin. Its OpenCL score of 63775 is more than 2.8 times the 860M’s 22759. The RX 7600M also holds the higher percentile rank, 89 versus 72, which places it in a different tier of the overall GPU distribution.

The RX 7600M’s strengths are evident in its absolute compute throughput. Its FP32 rating of 17.27 TFLOPS, texture rate of 269.9 GTexel/s, and pixel rate of 154.2 GPixel/s are all far above the 860M’s 3.072 TFLOPS, 96.00 GTexel/s, and 48.00 GPixel/s. The RX 7600M also has dedicated 8 GB GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus and 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth, whereas the 860M relies on system-shared memory with bandwidth described as system dependent. The RX 7600M’s 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units dwarf the 860M’s 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs.

The Radeon 860M’s case rests on efficiency and integration rather than raw performance. Its 15 W TDP is far lower than the RX 7600M’s 90 W. It uses a 4 nm process from TSMC, while the RX 7600M uses a 6 nm process. The 860M’s boost clock of 3000 MHz is higher than the RX 7600M’s 2410 MHz boost and 2070 MHz game clock. The 860M is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with no power connectors and a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, whereas the RX 7600M is also listed with an IGP slot width and no power connectors but uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The 860M’s higher clock speed does not compensate for its much smaller execution resource pool. The recorded data shows that in the only benchmark where both are measured, the RX 7600M wins outright.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600M has an average benchmark score of 63775, while the AMD Radeon 860M has an average score of 26401.

Q: How large is the performance gap in the head-to-head Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The RX 7600M scores 63775 versus the 860M’s 22759, a delta of 64.3% in favor of the RX 7600M.

Q: Does the Radeon 860M have any benchmark wins over the RX 7600M?

A: No. The database records zero wins for the 860M and one win for the RX 7600M in their head-to-head comparison.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in percentile ranking?

A: The RX 7600M ranks at the 89th percentile of all GPUs, while the 860M ranks at the 72nd percentile.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each GPU?

A: The RX 7600M’s nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP (63830, 0.1% higher), NVIDIA CMP 30HX (63842, 0.1% higher), AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (63693, 0.1% lower), and AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 (64212, 0.7% higher). The 860M’s nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (26421, 0.1% higher), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (26331, 0.3% higher), AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (26553, 0.6% higher), and NVIDIA RTX A4000 (26683, 1.1% higher).

Q: Which GPU has the higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon 860M has a boost clock of 3000 MHz, which is higher than the RX 7600M’s 2410 MHz boost clock.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every major specification category. The RX 7600M uses the Navi 33 chip with the RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the 860M uses the Krackan Point chip with RDNA 3.5. The process nodes differ: the 860M is fabricated on a 4 nm process, the RX 7600M on a 6 nm process.

Clock speeds diverge significantly. The 860M runs a 600 MHz base clock and 3000 MHz boost. The RX 7600M runs a 1500 MHz base clock, 2070 MHz game clock, and 2410 MHz boost. Memory configurations are completely different. The 860M uses system-shared memory with a system-shared bus width and system-dependent bandwidth. The RX 7600M has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth and a 2000 MHz memory clock (16 Gbps effective).

Execution resources strongly favor the RX 7600M. It has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores. The 860M has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The RX 7600M’s pixel rate is 154.2 GPixel/s versus 48.00 GPixel/s for the 860M. The texture rate is 269.9 GTexel/s versus 96.00 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 17.27 TFLOPS versus 3.072 TFLOPS. The RX 7600M’s FP16 rate is 34.55 TFLOPS (2:1), while the 860M’s FP16 rate is 3.072 TFLOPS (1:1).

Power and interface specifications also differ. The 860M has a 15 W TDP; the RX 7600M has a 90 W TDP. The 860M uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface, the RX 7600M a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. Both are listed with an IGP slot width and no power connectors. The transistor count and die size are listed for the RX 7600M at 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die with a transistor density of 65.2M per mm²; the 860M’s transistor count and die size are unknown. Release dates differ as well: the 860M launched on 2025-02-28, the RX 7600M on 2023-01-03. The 860M’s predecessor is Navi II IGP; the RX 7600M’s predecessor is Polaris Mobile.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 860M is built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture and belongs to the Navi III IGP generation, specifically the Strix Point Mobile generation. It uses the Krackan Point chip, fabricated on a 4 nm TSMC process. The RX 7600M is built on RDNA 3.0, belongs to the Navi Mobile generation (RX 7000M series), and uses the Navi 33 chip with the codename Hotpink Bonefish, fabricated on a 6 nm TSMC process. Both are TSMC parts, but the 4 nm node gives the 860M a smaller process geometry.

The 860M’s FP16 to FP32 ratio is 1:1, meaning both rates are 3.072 TFLOPS. The RX 7600M’s FP16 to FP32 ratio is 2:1, with FP16 at 34.55 TFLOPS and FP32 at 17.27 TFLOPS. This indicates that the RX 7600M has dedicated FP16 throughput that the 860M does not match. The RX 7600M also has a higher ray tracing core count at 28 versus 8, which affects ray-traced workloads. Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The RX 7600M’s transistor budget of 13,300 million on a 204 mm² die, with a density of 65.2M per mm², reflects a larger and more complex implementation than the 860M, whose transistor count and die size are unknown. The 860M compensates with a higher boost clock of 3000 MHz, but its smaller resource pool limits overall throughput. The RX 7600M’s 256.0 GB/s dedicated memory bandwidth is a major architectural advantage over the 860M’s system-dependent shared memory bandwidth. The recorded data confirms that the RX 7600M’s architectural choices, larger execution resources, and dedicated memory result in a 64.3% OpenCL lead over the 860M.