AMD Radeon Pro 5700 vs AMD Radeon RX 7600S Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data presents a clear hierarchy between these two AMD GPUs. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S wins 8 of the 9 head-to-head comparisons, with the only exception being a narrow victory for the Radeon Pro 5700 in 2D graphics work.

The most decisive margin comes in DirectX 11 performance. The RX 7600S scores 140 against the Pro 5700's 78, a 44.3% advantage. This is the largest single-test gap in the comparison and indicates a substantial generational leap in legacy DirectX 11 workloads. The DirectX 9 test shows a similar pattern, with the RX 7600S at 211 versus 143, a 32.2% lead. DirectX 12 performance favors the newer card as well, 65 versus 48, a 26.2% difference.

In modern compute and graphics APIs, the RX 7600S extends its lead. The Vulkan score of 73868 beats the Pro 5700's 51289 by 30.6%. OpenCL shows a 22.4% advantage, with scores of 68012 and 52787 respectively. The overall 3D mark, measured by Passmark G3D, lands at 15408 for the RX 7600S against 11583 for the Pro 5700, a 24.8% gap. GPU compute performance follows suit: 6520 versus 4961, a 23.9% difference.

The Pro 5700's sole win is in Passmark G2D, scoring 805 versus 776, a 3.7% margin. This is a modest result and does not offset the substantial losses elsewhere. The DirectX 10 test is the closest overall, with the RX 7600S ahead by just 4.1% (74 versus 71).

Looking at the broader database context, the Pro 5700's average benchmark score of 18189 places it within 0.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, which scores 18159. It also sits 0.5% above the RTX 2060 SUPER (18093) and 1% above the AMD Radeon RX 460 (18373 is the rival score, meaning the Pro 5700 trails by 1%). The RX 7600S, despite winning the head-to-head decisively, has a lower average score of 16696, sitting 0.6% below the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (16792) and 1.1% above the standard T400 (16508). This discrepancy between the head-to-head wins and the average score reflects the different benchmark suites included in each calculation.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in DirectX 11 titles?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is dramatically faster, scoring 140 in Passmark DirectX 11 versus the Pro 5700's 78, a 44.3% advantage. This is the largest performance gap between the two cards in any test.

Q: Does the older Radeon Pro 5700 win any benchmark?

A: Yes, it wins the Passmark G2D test with a score of 805 against the RX 7600S's 776, a 3.7% margin. This indicates slightly better 2D desktop and windowing performance.

Q: How do the two compare in Vulkan compute workloads?

A: The RX 7600S is significantly ahead, scoring 73868 in Geekbench Vulkan versus 51289 for the Pro 5700, a 30.6% lead. This suggests better performance in Vulkan-based games and applications.

Q: What is the overall DirectX 12 capability difference?

A: The RX 7600S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and scores 65 in Passmark DirectX 12, while the Pro 5700 supports DirectX 12 (12_1) and scores 48. The newer card has a 26.2% performance advantage in this API.

Q: Which GPU has better raw compute throughput?

A: The RX 7600S leads in Passmark GPU Compute with 6520 versus 4961, a 23.9% advantage. In OpenCL, it also wins with 68012 against 52787, a 22.4% gap.

Q: Are these GPUs in the same performance tier according to the database?

A: The Pro 5700 has a higher average benchmark score of 18189 and sits at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs. The RX 7600S has an average of 16696 and sits at the 60th percentile. Despite the RX 7600S winning the head-to-head tests, the Pro 5700 holds a slightly higher overall database ranking.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: choose the AMD Radeon RX 7600S for any modern workload. It wins 8 of 9 head-to-head tests, with margins ranging from 4.1% to 44.3%. The DirectX 11 result is particularly telling, as it shows the RX 7600S handles legacy APIs far better than the Pro 5700. The Vulkan and OpenCL scores reinforce this, showing a 30.6% and 22.4% lead respectively. The only scenario where the Pro 5700 is preferable is if 2D desktop rendering is the primary concern, where its 3.7% advantage in Passmark G2D offers a marginal benefit.

The Pro 5700's higher average benchmark score (18189 versus 16696) and slightly better percentile ranking (62nd versus 60th) do not translate into practical wins. These figures are driven by other benchmark suites in the database, but the head-to-head results favor the RX 7600S across every relevant 3D and compute test. For gaming, content creation, or GPU compute, the RX 7600S is the correct choice. The Pro 5700 remains a competent card, but its performance profile is clearly dated.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs diverge significantly in their specifications. The RX 7600S has a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 2200 MHz, while the Pro 5700 operates at 1243 MHz base and 1350 MHz boost. The RX 7600S also has a game clock of 1865 MHz, a figure not listed for the Pro 5700. Memory clocks differ as well: the RX 7600S runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective, while the Pro 5700 uses 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective.

Memory bandwidth is a key differentiator. The Pro 5700 uses a 256-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RX 7600S uses a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. Both have 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The RX 7600S has fewer shading units (1792 versus 2304), fewer TMUs (112 versus 144), but the same 64 ROPs. This makes the RX 7600S's higher clock speeds crucial to its performance advantage.

The RX 7600S has a much lower TDP of 75 W, compared to the Pro 5700's 130 W. The Pro 5700 lists a suggested PSU of 300 W, while the RX 7600S has no suggested PSU listed. Both use PCIe 4.0 x16 and have no power connectors. The Pro 5700 has no display outputs, while the RX 7600S has outputs described as portable device dependent.

Architecture Differences

These are two generations apart. The Pro 5700 uses the Navi 10 chip on RDNA 1.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 7 nm process. The RX 7600S uses the Navi 33 chip on RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 6 nm process. The codename for the RX 7600S is "Hotpink Bonefish", while the Pro 5700 has no codename listed.

The transistor counts differ: the Pro 5700 has 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, giving a density of 41.0M per mm². The RX 7600S has 13,300 million transistors on a smaller 204 mm² die, achieving a density of 65.2M per mm². This is a significant density increase, reflecting the newer process node.

The RX 7600S includes 28 ray tracing cores, a feature completely absent from the Pro 5700, which lists no RT cores. The RX 7600S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Pro 5700 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 7600S's FP32 throughput is 15.77 TFLOPS, more than double the Pro 5700's 6.221 TFLOPS. FP16 performance follows the same pattern: 31.54 TFLOPS versus 12.44 TFLOPS. Pixel rate is 140.8 GPixel/s for the RX 7600S versus 86.40 GPixel/s for the Pro 5700, and texture rate is 246.4 GTexel/s versus 194.4 GTexel/s.

The Pro 5700 is end-of-life, released in August 2020. The RX 7600S is active, released in January 2023, and its predecessor is listed as Polaris Mobile.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600S wins in almost every meaningful category. For gaming, it has the DirectX 12 Ultimate support and ray tracing cores, plus a 24.8% lead in Passmark G3D. For compute workloads, it is 23.9% ahead in GPU compute and 22.4% ahead in OpenCL. For Vulkan-based applications, it holds a 30.6% advantage. Its higher pixel rate and texture rate make it better suited for high-resolution rendering and texture-heavy scenes.

The only clear win for the Pro 5700 is in 2D graphics, where its 3.7% Passmark G2D lead suggests slightly smoother desktop rendering, window management, and 2D application performance. Its wider 256-bit memory bus provides more bandwidth per clock, which could theoretically benefit bandwidth-sensitive tasks, but the RX 7600S's higher clocks and newer architecture overcome this in every recorded 3D and compute benchmark.

For a builder choosing between these, the RX 7600S is the obvious pick for anything involving 3D rendering, gaming, or GPU compute. The Pro 5700's only practical use case is if 2D performance is the sole criterion, which is rare in a GPU purchase decision. The RX 7600S also offers ray tracing, lower power consumption (75 W versus 130 W), and a more modern feature set, making it the superior choice for virtually all workloads.