AMD Radeon RX 560X vs AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data paints a clear picture of two very different performance tiers. The AMD Radeon RX 560X and AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT do not compete in the same performance class, and the recorded results show a decisive split between them.

The RX 7600 XT wins both head-to-head benchmark comparisons in the database. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 against the RX 560X’s 17,020, a delta of 81.6 percent in favor of the newer card. That is not a marginal gap; it represents a fundamentally different level of compute throughput. In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 7600 XT scores 48,366 versus 20,231, a 58.2 percent advantage. Both wins are substantial, but the OpenCL margin is the more striking one.

For the RX 560X, the data shows no wins in head-to-head testing. It trails in every recorded comparison. Its average benchmark score of 18,626 places it in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the RX 7600 XT’s average score of 17,083 sits in the 60th percentile. The apparent contradiction here is worth noting: the RX 560X has a slightly higher percentile ranking despite a lower top-end score, because the RX 7600 XT’s benchmark pool includes a wider range of tests, some of which are less favorable to it.

The use-case split is straightforward. The RX 7600 XT is the choice for compute-heavy workloads, particularly those leveraging OpenCL or Vulkan APIs. Its 22.57 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 22.57 TFLOPS of FP16 performance dwarf the RX 560X’s 2.611 TFLOPS in both categories. For applications that scale with raw shader throughput, texture fill, or pixel fill, the RX 7600 XT is in a different league. The RX 560X, with its 1024 shading units and 16 ROPs, is better suited to lighter workloads or legacy applications where its smaller footprint and lower power draw matter more than absolute performance.

The RX 7600 XT also holds the edge in API support, offering DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the RX 560X tops out at DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. That means newer games and applications that rely on DirectX 12 Ultimate features will only run properly on the RX 7600 XT.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs spans several generations and reflects a complete redesign of AMD’s GPU philosophy.

The RX 560X is built on the Polaris 21 chip using GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It packs 3,000 million transistors into a 123 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 24.4 million per square millimeter. The RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. Its 13,300 million transistors occupy a 204 mm² die, for a density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The density difference is nearly threefold, reflecting the much newer manufacturing process.

The memory subsystems are equally divergent. The RX 560X ships with 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 112.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 7600 XT offers 16 GB of GDDR6 on the same 128-bit bus width but with 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 7600 XT’s memory clock runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), compared to the RX 560X’s 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). This is a 2.57x bandwidth advantage for the newer card.

Core counts tell the same story. The RX 560X has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The RX 7600 XT doubles the shading units to 2048, doubles the TMUs to 128, and quadruples the ROPs to 64. The RX 7600 XT also includes 32 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the RX 560X. This is the first major architectural shift: the RX 560X has no hardware ray tracing support at all, while the RX 7600 XT is built around RDNA 3.0’s ray tracing capabilities.

Clock speeds have risen dramatically as well. The RX 560X has a base clock of 1175 MHz and a boost clock of 1275 MHz. The RX 7600 XT runs at a 1980 MHz base, 2470 MHz game clock, and 2755 MHz boost. Even the base clock of the RX 7600 XT exceeds the boost clock of the RX 560X by more than 700 MHz.

The RX 7600 XT also supports PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RX 560X is limited to PCIe 3.0 x8. Display outputs differ: the RX 560X provides 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the RX 7600 XT offers 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1. The RX 7600 XT’s power connector is a single 8-pin, whereas the RX 560X requires no external power connector at all.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, with 22.57 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, versus 2.611 TFLOPS for the RX 560X. This is an 8.6x difference in theoretical shader throughput.

Q: How much memory do these cards have?

A: The RX 560X has 4 GB of GDDR5, while the RX 7600 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6. Both use a 128-bit memory bus, but the RX 7600 XT achieves 288.0 GB/s bandwidth compared to 112.0 GB/s for the RX 560X.

Q: Do both cards support ray tracing?

A: No. The RX 7600 XT has 32 ray tracing cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). The RX 560X has no ray tracing cores and is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0).

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RX 560X has a TDP of 75 W and requires no power connector, with a suggested PSU of 250 W. The RX 7600 XT has a TDP of 190 W, uses a single 8-pin connector, and requires a 450 W suggested PSU.

Q: Which card is newer?

A: The RX 7600 XT was released on 2024-01-23 and is marked as Active in production. The RX 560X was released on 2018-04-10 and is End-of-life.

Q: How do they compare in Vulkan performance?

A: In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 7600 XT scores 48,366 versus 20,231 for the RX 560X, a 58.2 percent advantage for the newer card.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measurable specification. The RX 7600 XT belongs to the Radeon RX 7000 series, while the RX 560X has no series designation. Their architectures are generations apart: GCN 4.0 versus RDNA 3.0.

The manufacturing process differs significantly: 14 nm at GlobalFoundries for the RX 560X, 6 nm at TSMC for the RX 7600 XT. Transistor count jumps from 3,000 million to 13,300 million, and die size grows from 123 mm² to 204 mm². Transistor density improves from 24.4M per mm² to 65.2M per mm².

Clock speeds are higher across the board on the RX 7600 XT: base 1980 MHz versus 1175 MHz, boost 2755 MHz versus 1275 MHz. The RX 7600 XT also has a defined game clock of 2470 MHz, while the RX 560X has none. Memory clocks differ as well: 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective).

Memory capacity, type, and bandwidth all favor the RX 7600 XT: 16 GB GDDR6 with 288.0 GB/s, versus 4 GB GDDR5 with 112.0 GB/s. The bus width is identical at 128 bit.

Shader resources are doubled or quadrupled on the RX 7600 XT: 2048 shading units versus 1024, 128 TMUs versus 64, 64 ROPs versus 16. The RX 7600 XT adds 32 ray tracing cores; the RX 560X has none.

Pixel and texture rates follow suit: 176.3 GPixel/s and 352.6 GTexel/s for the RX 7600 XT, versus 20.40 GPixel/s and 81.60 GTexel/s for the RX 560X. FP32 and FP16 performance are both 22.57 TFLOPS on the RX 7600 XT, versus 2.611 TFLOPS on the RX 560X.

Power requirements diverge sharply: 190 W TDP with a 450 W suggested PSU and one 8-pin connector for the RX 7600 XT, versus 75 W TDP, 250 W suggested PSU, and no connector for the RX 560X. The bus interface moves from PCIe 3.0 x8 to PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs change from 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a to 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1.

API support is broader on the RX 7600 XT: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, versus DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. Both share OpenGL 4.6. Physical dimensions differ: the RX 7600 XT measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height, while the RX 560X is 170 mm long with no recorded height or width.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains two direct comparisons between these GPUs, and the RX 7600 XT wins both.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 against the RX 560X’s 17,020. The delta is 81.6 percent in favor of the RX 7600 XT. This is the larger of the two gaps and reflects the massive difference in compute resources: 2048 shading units versus 1024, and 22.57 TFLOPS versus 2.611 TFLOPS. The RX 560X’s score places it near the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT (18,685, a 0.3 percent delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (18,789, a 0.9 percent delta). The RX 7600 XT, by contrast, sits near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (17,208, a 0.7 percent delta) in its own benchmark pool.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 7600 XT scores 48,366 versus 20,231 for the RX 560X, a 58.2 percent advantage. This gap is smaller than the OpenCL margin but still decisive. The RX 560X’s Vulkan score is meaningfully higher than its OpenCL score, suggesting that GCN 4.0 handles Vulkan more efficiently than OpenCL on this hardware. The RX 7600 XT, however, shows the opposite pattern: its OpenCL score is nearly double its Vulkan score. This indicates that RDNA 3.0’s OpenCL implementation extracts more of the hardware’s theoretical compute capability.

The RX 7600 XT also appears in additional benchmark tests that the RX 560X does not have recorded. In Passmark G3D, it scores 17,132. In Passmark GPU Compute, it scores 8,987. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2,348. These tests are not available for the RX 560X in the database, so direct comparison is not possible, but they provide context for the RX 7600 XT’s overall performance profile.

The RX 560X’s nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT (18,685, delta 0.3 percent), AMD FirePro D500 (18,533, delta 0.5 percent), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (18,789, delta 0.9 percent), and NVIDIA Tesla K80 (18,866, delta 1.3 percent). Its average score of 18,626 places it within 1.3 percent of all four. The RX 7600 XT’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (17,037, delta 0.3 percent), AMD Radeon HD 7970M (17,019, delta 0.4 percent), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (17,208, delta 0.7 percent), and NVIDIA Tesla M4 (16,932, delta 0.9 percent). Its average of 17,083 sits within 0.9 percent of all four.

The wins are clean and uncontested. The RX 7600 XT leads in both recorded head-to-head tests, with margins of 81.6 percent and 58.2 percent. There is no benchmark category in the database where the RX 560X comes out ahead.