AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs AMD Radeon RX 9050 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data for the AMD Radeon RX 7600 shows a substantial performance advantage over the AMD Radeon RX 9050, although the latter has no benchmark scores listed in the database. The RX 7600’s average benchmark score stands at 15,171, placing it in the 57th percentile among all GPUs. The RX 9050, by contrast, has an average score of 0 and sits at the 50th percentile, meaning no direct numeric comparisons are possible for individual tests.

Looking at the RX 7600’s benchmark results, its strongest showing comes in PassMark G3D with a score of 16,634, alongside a Geekbench OpenCL score of 88,051. The Vulkan result is 34,401, and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2,310. Compute performance is measured at 8,790 in PassMark GPU Compute, while older DirectX tests yield scores of 226 (DX9), 172 (DX11), and 84 (DX10), with DX12 at 58. The 2D score is 984.

Because the RX 9050 has no benchmarks in the database, the head-to-head comparison relies entirely on architectural and specification differences rather than measured results. The RX 7600’s nearest rivals provide context for its standing: it trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM by 0.2% (15,199 vs. 15,171), edges the AMD Radeon Pro 560X by 0.6% (15,082), lags the AMD Radeon 680M by 0.7% (15,270), and leads the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti by 0.7% (15,063). These margins are tight, indicating the RX 7600 sits in a dense performance cluster.

For the RX 9050, the absence of scores means the database cannot yet establish its competitive position. Its 50th percentile ranking is a placeholder rather than a measured outcome. The only concrete data point is the specification sheet, which reveals a lower compute ceiling than the RX 7600.

Architecture Differences

The two cards belong to different Radeon generations and architectures. The RX 7600 is part of the Radeon RX 7000 series, built on RDNA 3.0 with the Navi 33 chip and the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Navi III generation. The RX 9050 comes from the Radeon RX 9000 series, using RDNA 4.0 with the Navi 44 chip and no codename recorded, placing it in the Navi IV generation.

The manufacturing process differs significantly. The RX 7600 uses a 6 nm node at TSMC, while the RX 9050 moves to a 4 nm node, also at TSMC. This process shrink allows the newer card to pack more transistors into a slightly smaller die. The RX 7600 has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The RX 9050 contains 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die, achieving a density of 149.2M per mm². The RX 9050’s die is 5 mm² smaller but holds more than double the transistor count.

Shader resources tell a different story. The RX 7600 has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, with 32 ray tracing cores. The RX 9050 halves the shading units to 1,024, the TMUs to 64, and the RT cores to 16, while keeping 64 ROPs. Neither card uses tensor cores. The compute rates reflect these counts: the RX 7600 delivers 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 (1:1), while the RX 9050 produces 10.65 TFLOPS in both precisions. Pixel rate is 169.9 GPixel/s for the RX 7600 versus 166.4 GPixel/s for the RX 9050, and texture rate is 339.8 GTexel/s versus 166.4 GTexel/s.

Clock speeds show a mixed picture. The RX 7600 has a higher base clock at 1,720 MHz versus 1,330 MHz, a higher boost clock at 2,655 MHz versus 2,600 MHz, and a higher game clock at 2,250 MHz versus 1,920 MHz. Memory clocks are identical at 2,250 MHz, or 18 Gbps effective. The RX 9050 compensates with a newer bus interface, PCIe 5.0 x16, versus PCIe 4.0 x8 on the RX 7600.

Power specifications diverge sharply. The RX 7600 has a TDP of 165 W and a suggested power supply of 450 W, while the RX 9050 draws only 92 W with a 250 W suggested PSU. Both cards are dual-slot and use a single 8-pin connector. Display outputs differ: the RX 7600 provides one HDMI 2.1a and three DisplayPort 2.1 ports, while the RX 9050 has one HDMI 2.1b and two DisplayPort 2.1a ports. API support is identical, with DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600 wins in raw compute, texture throughput, and shader count. Its 2,048 shading units and 128 TMUs give it a 2x advantage over the RX 9050’s 1,024 and 64, respectively. FP32 performance is 21.75 TFLOPS versus 10.65 TFLOPS, a doubling that directly impacts rasterization-heavy workloads. The texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s versus 166.4 GTexel/s reinforces this lead in fill-rate-bound scenarios. Higher base, boost, and game clocks also favor the RX 7600, with a 390 MHz base clock advantage and a 330 MHz game clock advantage.

The RX 9050 wins in efficiency and interface modernity. Its 92 W TDP is 73 W lower than the RX 7600’s 165 W, and its suggested power supply is 200 W lower at 250 W versus 450 W. The 4 nm process node enables this efficiency while housing 29,700 million transistors, more than double the RX 7600’s count, on a smaller die. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface doubles the lane count and generational bandwidth compared to the RX 7600’s PCIe 4.0 x8, which matters for data-transfer-heavy tasks. The RX 9050 also uses a newer display standard for HDMI, version 2.1b versus 2.1a.

For gaming, the RX 7600’s higher pixel rate (169.9 GPixel/s vs. 166.4 GPixel/s) and superior texture rate suggest it handles higher resolutions and detail settings more effectively. The RX 9050’s lower power draw and newer architecture could make it attractive for systems with limited PSU headroom, but without benchmark scores, its real-world gaming performance cannot be quantified. The RX 7600’s ray tracing hardware, 32 RT cores versus 16, points to stronger ray-traced workloads, though the RX 9050’s RDNA 4.0 architecture may offer architectural improvements that raw core counts do not capture.

Specification Differences

The table below lists only the fields where the two cards differ.

| Specification | RX 7600 | RX 9050 |

|---|---|---|

| Series | Radeon RX 7000 | Radeon RX 9000 |

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | RDNA 4.0 |

| Codename | Hotpink Bonefish | None |

| Generation | Navi III (RX 7000) | Navi IV (RX 9000) |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 4 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 29,700 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 199 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 65.2M / mm² | 149.2M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1,720 MHz | 1,330 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2,655 MHz | 2,600 MHz |

| Game Clock | 2,250 MHz | 1,920 MHz |

| Shading Units | 2,048 | 1,024 |

| TMUs | 128 | 64 |

| RT Cores | 32 | 16 |

| Pixel Rate | 169.9 GPixel/s | 166.4 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 339.8 GTexel/s | 166.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 21.75 TFLOPS | 10.65 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 21.75 TFLOPS (1:1) | 10.65 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 165 W | 92 W |

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 250 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |

| Release Date | 2023-05-24 | 2026-07-27 |

| Predecessor | Navi II | Navi III |

| Successor | Navi IV | None |

| Launch MSRP | 269 USD | None |

Identical specifications include 8 GB GDDR6 memory, a 128-bit bus, 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, 64 ROPs, no tensor cores, 2,250 MHz memory clock (18 Gbps effective), dual-slot width, one 8-pin power connector, DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4, and active production status. The RX 7600 has recorded dimensions of 204 mm length and 115 mm height; the RX 9050 has none listed.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 15,171, while the RX 9050 has no recorded scores and an average of 0 in the database.

Q: How does the RX 7600 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 7600 scores 15,171, which is 0.2% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15,199), 0.6% above the AMD Radeon Pro 560X (15,082), 0.7% below the AMD Radeon 680M (15,270), and 0.7% above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (15,063).

Q: What is the transistor count difference?

A: The RX 9050 contains 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die, while the RX 7600 has 13,300 million on a 204 mm² die. Transistor density is 149.2M per mm² for the RX 9050 versus 65.2M per mm² for the RX 7600.

Q: Which card has higher clock speeds?

A: The RX 7600 has a base clock of 1,720 MHz, a boost clock of 2,655 MHz, and a game clock of 2,250 MHz. The RX 9050 runs at 1,330 MHz base, 2,600 MHz boost, and 1,920 MHz game. Memory clocks are identical at 2,250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

Q: How do power requirements differ?

A: The RX 7600 has a TDP of 165 W and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RX 9050 has a TDP of 92 W and a suggested PSU of 250 W. Both use a single 8-pin connector and are dual-slot cards.

Q: What architectural generation does each card belong to?

A: The RX 7600 uses RDNA 3.0 with the Navi 33 chip and is part of the Navi III generation. The RX 9050 uses RDNA 4.0 with the Navi 44 chip and belongs to the Navi IV generation.