AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA T600 Mobile Comparison

AMD
RADEON

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

CORE STATE Navi 22
VRAM 12 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2581 MHz
TDP 230 W
BUS WIDTH 192 bit
ARCHITECTURE RDNA 2.0
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

T600 Mobile

CORE STATE TU117
VRAM 4 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1410 MHz
TDP 40 W
BUS WIDTH 128 bit
ARCHITECTURE Turing
nm
PROCESS 12 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
2,435
N/A
geekbench_metal
130,896
N/A
geekbench_opencl
44,152
35,486
geekbench_vulkan
93,500
30,211
passmark_directx_10
124
N/A
passmark_directx_11
173
N/A
passmark_directx_12
77
N/A
passmark_directx_9
242
N/A
passmark_g2d
951
N/A
passmark_g3d
19,786
N/A
passmark_gpu_compute
9,336
N/A

Analysis: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA T600 Mobile

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits this comparison cleanly, with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT taking both recorded wins. The NVIDIA T600 Mobile does not win a single benchmark in the database, while the AMD card wins both of the shared tests. This is not a close contest on raw performance, but the two cards occupy very different roles, so the use-case split matters more than the raw score gap.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT wins in Geekbench OpenCL with a score of 44,152 against the T600 Mobile's 35,486, a 19.6% advantage. It wins even more decisively in Geekbench Vulkan, scoring 93,500 versus 30,211, a 67.7% margin. If the workload is GPU compute through either OpenCL or Vulkan, the RX 6700 XT is the clear choice. The Vulkan result is particularly striking, nearly tripling the mobile Quadro's output, which indicates a fundamental architectural advantage in that API.

The NVIDIA T600 Mobile, however, is not without a use case. Its entire design points to a different market segment. The T600 Mobile has a 40 W TDP with no power connectors, while the RX 6700 XT draws 230 W and requires a 6-pin and an 8-pin connector. The T600 Mobile is an integrated graphics package (IGP) with portable-device-dependent display outputs, meaning it is built for laptops and compact systems where power draw is the primary constraint. The RX 6700 XT is a dual-slot desktop card measuring 267 mm in length.

For users constrained by thermals, battery life, or chassis space, the T600 Mobile wins on deployment feasibility. For anyone with a desktop chassis that can feed it power and cool it, the RX 6700 XT wins on every recorded performance metric. The database shows zero benchmark wins for the T600 Mobile, so its case rests entirely on its low-power integrated form factor, not on performance.

The Verdict

The verdict is straightforward: the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the performance winner, and the NVIDIA T600 Mobile is the efficiency and form-factor winner. No benchmark in the recorded data favors the T600 Mobile. The RX 6700 XT beats it by 19.6% in OpenCL and by 67.7% in Vulkan. If the question is which card produces more frames, more compute throughput, or better API scaling, the answer is always the RX 6700 XT.

The RX 6700 XT also carries a higher percentile ranking context, sitting at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27,425. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile at 27,435 (a 0% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 at 27,565 (a 0.5% deficit for the AMD card). That places the RX 6700 XT in serious desktop-class company, within 1.5% of an RTX 3090 in average score.

The T600 Mobile, meanwhile, sits at the 77th percentile with an average benchmark score of 32,849. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA P104-100 at 32,982 (0.4% faster), the NVIDIA T550 Mobile at 33,161 (0.9% faster), and the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 at 32,540 (0.9% slower). The T600 Mobile is competitive within its own mobile workstation class, but that class is far below the RX 6700 XT's performance tier.

Who should pick which? Users who need a discrete GPU in a thin laptop, a mobile workstation, or any system that cannot accommodate a 230 W card should pick the T600 Mobile. It is end-of-life, but its 40 W envelope and lack of power connectors make it the only viable option in that constraint set. Users building or upgrading a desktop with a standard power supply, a PCIe 4.0 slot, and space for a dual-slot card should pick the RX 6700 XT without hesitation. Its launch MSRP was 479 USD, and its performance data justifies that positioning against mobile parts.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two recorded head-to-head benchmarks both go to AMD. The first is Geekbench OpenCL, where the RX 6700 XT scores 44,152 against the T600 Mobile's 35,486. That is a 19.6% delta in AMD's favor. OpenCL is a compute API used across many professional and scientific workloads, so this gap matters for users running GPU-accelerated tasks that target OpenCL rather than proprietary APIs.

The second and larger win is Geekbench Vulkan. The RX 6700 XT scores 93,500, while the T600 Mobile scores 30,211. The delta is 67.7% in AMD's favor. Vulkan is a low-overhead graphics and compute API, and the RX 6700 XT's RDNA 2.0 architecture scales far better there than the T600 Mobile's Turing design. The T600 Mobile's Vulkan score is less than a third of the AMD card's, which is not a marginal difference but a generational gap in API efficiency.

The RX 6700 XT also has additional benchmark results that the T600 Mobile does not have in the database. These include a Passmark G3D score of 19,786, a Passmark GPU Compute score of 9,336, and a Geekbench Metal score of 130,896. The T600 Mobile only has Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan results. The absence of Metal data for the T600 Mobile is notable, since Metal is Apple's API and the T600 Mobile is a Windows-oriented mobile part. The RX 6700 XT's Metal score of 130,896 suggests it has been tested in environments where Metal is relevant, giving it a broader benchmark footprint.

The biggest win in either direction is the Vulkan result. A 67.7% lead is not a small edge; it is a dominant one. In practical terms, any Vulkan-based game or compute application will run dramatically better on the RX 6700 XT. The OpenCL win is smaller but still decisive, with the AMD card holding a nearly 20% lead. There is no benchmark in the database where the T600 Mobile closes the gap or takes the lead.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is significantly faster, scoring 93,500 compared to the NVIDIA T600 Mobile's 30,211, a 67.7% advantage.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The NVIDIA T600 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 32,849, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has an average score of 27,425. Note that the average includes different benchmark sets, so the head-to-head tests are more comparable.

Q: Does the T600 Mobile win any benchmark against the RX 6700 XT?

A: No. The database records zero wins for the T600 Mobile and two wins for the RX 6700 XT across the shared benchmark tests.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The NVIDIA T600 Mobile has a 40 W TDP with no power connectors, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has a 230 W TDP and requires a 6-pin plus an 8-pin power connector.

Q: How does the RX 6700 XT compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 6700 XT's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile with a 0% delta, followed by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 at a 0.5% gap, the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 at 1.5%, and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell at 1.1%.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The T600 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RX 6700 XT has 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and design philosophies. The NVIDIA T600 Mobile uses the TU117 chip, which is built on the Turing architecture. It is manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC, with 4,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die. The transistor density is 23.5 million per mm². The RX 6700 XT uses the Navi 22 chip on the RDNA 2.0 architecture, built on a 7 nm process at the same foundry, TSMC. It packs 17,200 million transistors onto a 335 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 51.3 million per mm². The density difference is substantial: AMD packs more than twice the transistors per square millimeter.

The compute resources differ massively. The T600 Mobile has 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units. The RX 6700 XT has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The AMD card also has 40 ray tracing cores, while the T600 Mobile has none. Neither card has tensor cores listed in the database. The raw throughput numbers reflect this gap: the T600 Mobile delivers 2.527 TFLOPS of FP32 and 5.053 TFLOPS of FP16, while the RX 6700 XT delivers 13.21 TFLOPS FP32 and 26.43 TFLOPS FP16. The RX 6700 XT is over five times faster in FP32 and over five times faster in FP16.

The pixel and texture rates follow the same pattern. The T600 Mobile produces 45.12 GPixel/s and 78.96 GTexel/s. The RX 6700 XT produces 165.2 GPixel/s and 413.0 GTexel/s. The AMD card is 3.7 times faster in pixel fill rate and 5.2 times faster in texture fill rate. Clock speeds also differ: the T600 Mobile runs at a base of 780 MHz and a boost of 1410 MHz, while the RX 6700 XT runs at a base of 2321 MHz and a boost of 2581 MHz, with a game clock of 2424 MHz. The AMD card's boost clock is nearly double the T600 Mobile's boost clock.

The API support also differs. The T600 Mobile supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 6700 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The DirectX 12_2 feature level on the AMD card enables hardware ray tracing and other next-gen features, which aligns with its 40 ray tracing cores.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The T600 Mobile is manufactured on a 12 nm process, while the RX 6700 XT uses 7 nm. Transistor counts are 4,700 million versus 17,200 million. Die sizes are 200 mm² versus 335 mm². Transistor density is 23.5 million per mm² versus 51.3 million per mm².

Clock speeds differ across the board. Base clocks are 780 MHz versus 2321 MHz. Boost clocks are 1410 MHz versus 2581 MHz. The RX 6700 XT also lists a game clock of 2424 MHz, which the T600 Mobile does not have. Memory clocks are 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) versus 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective).

Memory configurations are completely different. The T600 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 6700 XT has 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card has triple the capacity and double the bandwidth.

Compute unit counts differ: 896 shading units versus 2,560, 56 TMUs versus 160, and 32 ROPs versus 64. The RX 6700 XT has 40 ray tracing cores; the T600 Mobile has none. Neither card has tensor cores. Pixel rates are 45.12 GPixel/s versus 165.2 GPixel/s. Texture rates are 78.96 GTexel/s versus 413.0 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 2.527 TFLOPS versus 13.21 TFLOPS. FP16 throughput is 5.053 TFLOPS versus 26.43 TFLOPS.

Power and physical specifications also differ. The T600 Mobile has a 40 W TDP, no power connectors, and an IGP slot width. The RX 6700 XT has a 230 W TDP, requires a 6-pin and 8-pin connector, a suggested 550 W power supply, and is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm long, 110 mm high, and 40 mm wide. The bus interface is PCIe 3.0 x16 for the T600 Mobile and PCIe 4.0 x16 for the RX 6700 XT. Display outputs are portable-device-dependent for the T600 Mobile, while the RX 6700 XT has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Release dates are about one month apart: the T600 Mobile launched on 2021-04-11, and the RX 6700 XT launched on 2021-03-02. Both are end-of-life. The RX 6700 XT has a launch MSRP of 479 USD; no MSRP is listed for the T600 Mobile.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
RX 6700 XT
T600 Mobile
Core Specs
Shading Units
2,560
896 -65.0%
Shaders
2,560
896 -65.0%
TMUs
160
56 -65.0%
ROPs
64
32 -50.0%
Compute Units
40
SM Count
14
Clocks
Base Clock
2321 MHz
780 MHz
Boost Clock
2581 MHz
1410 MHz
Game Clock
2424 MHz
Memory Clock
2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
12 GB
4 GB
VRAM (MB)
12,288
4,096 -66.7%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Bus
192 bit
128 bit
Bandwidth
384.0 GB/s
192.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB per Array
64 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
3 MB
1024 KB
L3 Cache
96 MB
L0 Cache
32 KB per WGP
Performance
Pixel Rate
165.2 GPixel/s
45.12 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
413.0 GTexel/s
78.96 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
13.21 TFLOPS
2.527 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
825.9 GFLOPS (1:16)
78.96 GFLOPS (1:32)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
26.43 TFLOPS (2:1)
5.053 TFLOPS (2:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
40
Power
TDP
230 W
40 W
TDP (W)
230
40 -82.6%
Suggested PSU
550 W
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
None
Architecture
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Turing
GPU Name
Navi 22
TU117
Generation
Navi II (RX 6000)
Quadro Turing-M (Tx000)
Process Size
7 nm
12 nm
Transistors
17,200 million
4,700 million
Die Size
335 mm²
200 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
51.3M / mm²
23.5M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 (12_1)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
2.1
3.0
CUDA
7.5
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
IGP
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
110 mm 4.3 inches
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
Portable Device Dependent
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Other
Launch Price
479 USD
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Navi
Quadro Pascal-M
Successor
Navi III
Ampere-MW
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