AMD Radeon RX 460 vs AMD Radeon RX 7600S Comparison

# Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap between the AMD Radeon RX 460 and the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, with the newer mobile part winning both benchmark comparisons. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RX 7600S scores 68,012 against the RX 460's 17,855, a delta of 73.7 percent in favor of the newer GPU. This is not a marginal improvement; the RX 7600S delivers roughly three and a half times the raw compute performance in this workload.

The Vulkan results follow a similar pattern. The RX 7600S posts 73,868 points, while the RX 460 manages 20,198. That represents a 72.7 percent advantage for the RX 7600S. The margin is slightly narrower than in OpenCL, but it remains overwhelming. The RX 460's Vulkan score is actually its strongest benchmark result across the three recorded tests, yet it still falls far short of the RX 7600S.

Context from the database's nearest rival comparisons reinforces the scale of this gap. The RX 460's average benchmark score is 18,373, which places it within 0.1 percent of the Intel Arc A770M (18,383) and 0.9 percent below the AMD FirePro D500 (18,533). It sits 1 percent above the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (18,189) and 1.2 percent above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (18,159). The RX 7600S, by contrast, averages 16,696, which is 0.6 percent below the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (16,792) and 1.1 percent above the NVIDIA T400 (16,508). Its closest rival in the database, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, sits at 16,504, a 1.2 percent gap. The RX 7600S's percentile ranking of 60 versus the RX 460's 62 is interesting: despite winning head-to-head, the newer card sits at a slightly lower percentile against all GPUs, reflecting the different benchmark suites recorded for each.

The two cards do not share a single common benchmark beyond OpenCL and Vulkan. The RX 460 has an additional Geekbench Metal score of 17,065, which is not available for the RX 7600S. The RX 7600S has a much broader benchmark footprint, including 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (1,888), Passmark DirectX 9 (211), DirectX 10 (74), DirectX 11 (140), DirectX 12 (65), G2D (776), G3D (15,408), and GPU compute (6,520). These scores cannot be compared directly to the RX 460, but they provide a fuller picture of the RX 7600S's capabilities across older and newer graphics APIs.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in OpenCL performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S wins decisively, scoring 68,012 against the RX 460's 17,855. The delta is 73.7 percent in favor of the RX 7600S.

Q: How does the RX 460 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 460's average benchmark score is 18,373. It is 0.1 percent behind the Intel Arc A770M, 0.9 percent behind the AMD FirePro D500, 1 percent ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5700, and 1.2 percent ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile.

Q: Does the RX 7600S support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the RX 7600S includes 28 ray tracing cores. The RX 460 has no ray tracing cores listed in the database.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RX 460 has 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 112.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7600S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on the same 128-bit bus width, but bandwidth doubles to 256.0 GB/s.

Q: Which GPU has a higher transistor density?

A: The RX 7600S, built on TSMC's 6 nm process, has a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The RX 460, on GlobalFoundries' 14 nm node, has 24.4 million per square millimeter.

Q: Are both GPUs still in production?

A: No. The RX 460 is end-of-life, while the RX 7600S is listed as active production.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs spans multiple generations of AMD design. The RX 460 uses the Baffin chip built on GCN 4.0 architecture, part of the Arctic Islands generation (RX 400 series). The RX 7600S uses the Navi 33 chip on RDNA 3.0 architecture, belonging to the Navi Mobile generation (RX 7000M series). The codename for the RX 7600S is "Hotpink Bonefish," while the RX 460 has no codename recorded.

The manufacturing process differs substantially. The RX 460 uses a 14 nm process from GlobalFoundries, while the RX 7600S uses a 6 nm process from TSMC. Transistor counts reflect this: the RX 460 packs 3,000 million transistors on a 123 mm² die, for a density of 24.4 million per square millimeter. The RX 7600S contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, achieving 65.2 million per square millimeter. The newer chip has over four times the transistor count in less than double the die area.

Shader architecture changes are equally pronounced. The RX 460 has 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 16 raster operations pipelines. The RX 7600S more than doubles the shading units to 1,792 and the TMUs to 112, while quadrupaling the ROPs to 64. The RX 7600S also introduces 28 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the RX 460. Neither GPU has tensor cores listed.

The compute throughput scales accordingly. The RX 460 delivers 2.150 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, with a 1:1 ratio. The RX 7600S delivers 15.77 TFLOPS FP32 and 31.54 TFLOPS FP16 at a 2:1 ratio, meaning it can process half-precision workloads at twice the rate of full precision. Pixel rate jumps from 19.20 GPixel/s to 140.8 GPixel/s, and texture rate from 67.20 GTexel/s to 246.4 GTexel/s.

API support also advances. The RX 460 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The RX 7600S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The higher DirectX feature level on the RX 7600S enables modern rendering features that the older GCN architecture cannot accommodate.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The RX 460 has a base clock of 1090 MHz and a boost clock of 1200 MHz, while the RX 7600S runs at 1500 MHz base and 2200 MHz boost, with a game clock of 1865 MHz. Memory clocks also diverge: the RX 460 operates at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective), while the RX 7600S runs at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective).

Memory capacity and type differ entirely. The RX 460 has 2 GB of GDDR5, whereas the RX 7600S has 8 GB of GDDR6. Both use a 128-bit bus, but bandwidth doubles from 112.0 GB/s to 256.0 GB/s.

Power characteristics show both GPUs at a 75 W TDP, but the RX 460 is a dual-slot card with no power connectors, while the RX 7600S is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) form factor with no power connectors as well. The RX 460 lists a suggested PSU of 250 W, while the RX 7600S has no suggested PSU recorded. The RX 460's physical dimensions are 170 mm (6.7 inches) in length; the RX 7600S has no dimensions recorded.

Bus interfaces differ: the RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8, while the RX 7600S uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs also vary, with the RX 460 offering 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the RX 7600S outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent."

Release dates are separated by over six years. The RX 460 launched on August 7, 2016, and its predecessor is Pirate Islands, with Polaris as successor. The RX 7600S launched on January 3, 2023, with Polaris Mobile as predecessor and no successor listed. The RX 460 is end-of-life, while the RX 7600S remains active.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600S wins decisively in every head-to-head benchmark recorded. In OpenCL, the 73.7 percent advantage makes it the clear choice for compute-heavy workloads such as GPU-accelerated rendering, machine learning inference, or scientific simulations. The Vulkan result, 72.7 percent ahead, solidifies its position for modern gaming and real-time graphics applications that leverage Vulkan's low-overhead API.

The RX 7600S also wins on architectural features that matter for future-proofing. Its 28 ray tracing cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a feature the RX 460 cannot offer at all. DirectX 12 Ultimate support means it can handle the latest graphical effects in current-generation games, while the RX 460 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0). The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory at 256.0 GB/s bandwidth provides quadruple the capacity and double the bandwidth of the RX 460, which is critical for high-resolution textures and modern game assets.

The RX 7600S's Vulkan 1.4 support and higher shading unit count (1,792 vs. 896) make it the better option for any workload that scales with parallel compute throughput. Its FP16 performance of 31.54 TFLOPS at 2:1 rate is particularly relevant for AI-adjacent workloads that use half-precision arithmetic.

The RX 460, however, retains a narrow edge in one specific context: its percentile ranking against all GPUs is 62, versus the RX 7600S's 60. This is a statistical artifact of different benchmark sets being recorded for each card, but it does suggest that the RX 460's recorded scores, while lower in absolute terms, are more competitive relative to the GPUs it was tested against. The RX 460's average benchmark score of 18,373 is also higher than the RX 7600S's 16,696, though this comparison is misleading because the RX 7600S's average includes a broader range of tests, including Passmark DirectX 9 through 12 scores that drag down its average.

For legacy applications, the RX 460's dual-slot form factor and dedicated display outputs (DVI, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4a) make it a functional option for older systems with PCIe 3.0 slots. Its 75 W TDP with no power connectors means it can run in systems with modest power delivery. But these are practical considerations for a card that is end-of-life, not performance advantages.

The database's nearest rival data reinforces the RX 7600S's positioning. Its closest competitor, the NVIDIA T400 4 GB, is only 0.6 percent ahead, and the RX 7600S beats the standard T400 by 1.1 percent. The RX 460, meanwhile, trades blows with the Intel Arc A770M and AMD FirePro D500, all within 1 percent of each other. Neither card is a top performer by modern standards, but the RX 7600S operates in a different performance class than the RX 460, despite both carrying the "Radeon RX" branding and a 75 W TDP.

In practical terms, the RX 7600S wins for anyone needing current-generation gaming, ray tracing, or compute acceleration. The RX 460's only realistic use case today is as a low-power display adapter for legacy systems where its limited 2 GB memory and GCN 4.0 architecture do not become bottlenecks. The benchmark data is unambiguous: the RX 7600S is the superior GPU by every measured metric.