AMD Radeon PRO W7600 vs AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU Comparison

The Verdict

The database separates these two AMD GPUs by an enormous performance gulf. The Radeon PRO W7600 sits at the 93rd percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU sits at the 50th percentile. The W7600 is a professional workstation card built for sustained compute workloads. The Z2 A GPU is a low-power embedded part designed for handheld consoles. Users who need rendering, compute, or professional application performance should select the W7600. Users who need a compact, low-power GPU for portable devices should select the Z2 A GPU. The two products target completely different physical and thermal envelopes, and the benchmark data reflects that divergence.

The W7600 has an average benchmark score of 87,108 across Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests. The Z2 A GPU has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, and its average benchmark score is listed as 0. This absence of data is itself informative: the Z2 A GPU is not positioned as a compute-focused product. Its 50th percentile ranking places it below nearly every desktop discrete GPU in the database. The W7600, by contrast, sits within 0.4% of the NVIDIA Quadro GP100 and 1.7% above the NVIDIA CMP 40HX in average score. It trails the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile by 4.4% and the RTX A4500 by 5%. These are the only rival comparisons the database records, and they show the W7600 operating in a professional tier that the Z2 A GPU never approaches.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs share a manufacturer and both use TSMC fabrication, but they belong to different architectural generations. The W7600 uses the Navi 33 chip on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename "Hotpink Bonefish." It belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi generation, also called the Navi III Series. The Z2 A GPU uses the Van Gogh chip on RDNA 2.0 architecture and belongs to the Console GPU generation.

The process nodes differ by one generation. The W7600 is built on a 6 nm process, while the Z2 A GPU uses a 7 nm process. Both are TSMC fabs. The transistor counts are dramatically different. The W7600 packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The Z2 A GPU uses 2,400 million transistors on a 163 mm² die, for a density of 14.7 million per mm². The W7600 is the denser chip by a wide margin.

Memory architecture also diverges sharply. The W7600 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Z2 A GPU uses 16 GB of LPDDR5 on a 128-bit bus but only 102.4 GB/s of bandwidth. Both use a 128-bit bus, so the bandwidth difference comes entirely from memory type and clock speed. The W7600 runs its memory at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while the Z2 A GPU runs at 800 MHz with 6.4 Gbps effective.

Compute resources are not remotely comparable. The W7600 has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. The Z2 A GPU has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The W7600 delivers 19.99 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 39.98 TFLOPS of FP16 performance. The Z2 A GPU delivers 1.638 TFLOPS FP32 and 3.277 TFLOPS FP16. The W7600 is roughly 12 times faster in FP32 compute.

Clock speeds tell the same story. The W7600 runs at a base of 1720 MHz and boosts to 2440 MHz. The Z2 A GPU runs at 1000 MHz base and 1600 MHz boost. The W7600 also has a much higher power ceiling at 130 W TDP, while the Z2 A GPU is rated at 15 W. That 115 W difference explains the performance gap. The Z2 A GPU is designed to fit into a handheld power budget, and the W7600 is designed to fill a workstation slot.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has tensor cores listed in the database. The W7600 uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while the Z2 A GPU has no bus interface listed. Display outputs also differ: the W7600 provides 4x DisplayPort 2.1, while the Z2 A GPU provides a single USB Type-C output.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The Radeon PRO W7600 delivers 19.99 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU delivers 1.638 TFLOPS. The W7600 is approximately 12 times faster in this metric.

Q: What is the memory capacity of each GPU?

A: The Radeon PRO W7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU has 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory. The W7600 has higher bandwidth at 288.0 GB/s, compared to 102.4 GB/s for the Z2 A GPU.

Q: How do the power requirements differ?

A: The Radeon PRO W7600 has a TDP of 130 W and requires a 300 W suggested power supply with a single 6-pin connector. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has a TDP of 15 W and has no power connector or PSU requirement listed in the database.

Q: How does the Radeon PRO W7600 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The W7600 has an average benchmark score of 87,108. It sits 0.4% below the NVIDIA Quadro GP100, 1.7% above the NVIDIA CMP 40HX, 4.4% below the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile, and 5% below the NVIDIA RTX A4500.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has tensor cores listed in the database.

Q: What is the physical size of each GPU?

A: The Radeon PRO W7600 is a single-slot card measuring 241 mm in length and 115 mm in height. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has no dimensions, slot width, or power connectors listed in the database, indicating an embedded form factor.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every specification field recorded in the database.

Architecture and process: RDNA 3.0 on 6 nm for the W7600; RDNA 2.0 on 7 nm for the Z2 A GPU. Both use TSMC.

Transistors and die: 13,300 million transistors on 204 mm² for the W7600; 2,400 million on 163 mm² for the Z2 A GPU. Transistor density is 65.2M per mm² versus 14.7M per mm².

Clocks: 1720 MHz base and 2440 MHz boost for the W7600; 1000 MHz base and 1600 MHz boost for the Z2 A GPU. Memory clock is 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus 800 MHz (6.4 Gbps effective).

Memory: 8 GB GDDR6 with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth for the W7600; 16 GB LPDDR5 with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth for the Z2 A GPU. Both use a 128-bit bus.

Compute units: 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 32 RT cores for the W7600; 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, 8 RT cores for the Z2 A GPU.

Rates: 156.2 GPixel/s pixel rate and 312.3 GTexel/s texture rate for the W7600; 25.60 GPixel/s and 51.20 GTexel/s for the Z2 A GPU.

Compute throughput: 19.99 TFLOPS FP32 and 39.98 TFLOPS FP16 for the W7600; 1.638 TFLOPS FP32 and 3.277 TFLOPS FP16 for the Z2 A GPU.

Power: 130 W TDP, single-slot, 1x 6-pin connector, 300 W suggested PSU for the W7600; 15 W TDP and no listed connectors or PSU requirement for the Z2 A GPU.

Interface and outputs: PCIe 4.0 x8 and 4x DisplayPort 2.1 for the W7600; no bus interface listed and 1x USB Type-C for the Z2 A GPU.

Dimensions: 241 mm length and 115 mm height for the W7600; no dimensions recorded for the Z2 A GPU.

Release timing: The W7600 launched on 2023-08-02. The Z2 A GPU has a release date of 2024-12-31. The W7600 has a launch MSRP of 599 USD, while the Z2 A GPU has no MSRP recorded.

Benchmark standing: The W7600 has a 93rd percentile ranking, an average benchmark score of 87,108, and four nearest rivals recorded. The Z2 A GPU has a 50th percentile ranking, no benchmark scores, and no nearest rivals.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between these two GPUs. The W7600 has two recorded benchmark results, while the Z2 A GPU has none. This makes a conventional comparison by test scores impossible. The available data instead consists of the W7600's individual scores and the Z2 A GPU's absence of recorded measurements.

The W7600 scores 81,528 in Geekbench OpenCL and 92,688 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its average benchmark score across these tests is 87,108. The Z2 A GPU has no Geekbench OpenCL score, no Geekbench Vulkan score, and an average benchmark score of 0. The database records zero wins for each side in head-to-head testing, simply because no such tests exist.

The nearest rival data for the W7600 provides context for its performance level. The NVIDIA Quadro GP100 averages 87,445, which is 0.4% above the W7600. The NVIDIA CMP 40HX averages 85,637, which is 1.7% below. The NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile averages 91,134, which is 4.4% above. The NVIDIA RTX A4500 averages 91,671, which is 5% above. These deltas place the W7600 in a tight competitive band around the Quadro GP100 and CMP 40HX, with the RTX A4500 pair holding a modest lead.

The Z2 A GPU's 50th percentile ranking means it sits exactly at the median of all GPUs in the database. The W7600's 93rd percentile means it outperforms the vast majority of recorded GPUs. The percentile gap of 43 points is the clearest comparative signal available. The Z2 A GPU is not a competitor to the W7600 in any benchmark sense; the data simply records them in different performance strata.

Where Each One Wins

The Radeon PRO W7600 wins in every measurable compute category. It delivers 19.99 TFLOPS FP32 versus 1.638 TFLOPS for the Z2 A GPU. Its pixel rate of 156.2 GPixel/s is more than six times the Z2 A GPU's 25.60 GPixel/s. Its texture rate of 312.3 GTexel/s is more than six times the Z2 A GPU's 51.20 GTexel/s. It has four times the shading units, four times the TMUs, four times the ROPs, and four times the ray tracing cores. It has nearly three times the memory bandwidth at 288.0 GB/s versus 102.4 GB/s. Its 93rd percentile ranking versus the 50th percentile ranking confirms the performance advantage at the aggregate level.

The Z2 A GPU wins in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 15 W TDP is a fraction of the W7600's 130 W TDP. It requires no power connector and no listed PSU. It has no recorded dimensions, indicating an embedded design that can fit into compact handheld devices. It also offers more memory capacity at 16 GB versus the W7600's 8 GB, though with much lower bandwidth. For a portable device that must run on battery power, the Z2 A GPU's low power draw is the decisive advantage. The W7600 cannot operate in that environment; its 130 W TDP and 300 W suggested PSU demand a desktop power supply.

The use-case split is therefore clean. The W7600 serves professional workstation tasks: rendering, compute, ray tracing, and high-bandwidth memory access. Its 4x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs support multi-monitor professional setups. The Z2 A GPU serves embedded and handheld gaming systems where power draw and physical size matter more than raw throughput. Its single USB Type-C output and 15 W power envelope fit that role. The database does not record benchmark scores for the Z2 A GPU, which suggests its intended workloads are not measured by the same compute tests that rank the W7600. Each product wins in its own deployment class, and the data supports no other conclusion.