AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a dominant overall result for the AMD Radeon RX 7600, which claims 9 of the 10 head-to-head tests. The only exception is the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile takes a decisive win by 38.4% (55812 vs 34401). That single victory, however, is an outlier in an otherwise one-sided comparison.

The biggest gap appears in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The RX 7600 scores 2310 against 469 for the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, a 392.5% advantage. That is not a small margin; it is a generational chasm in raw DX12 rasterization and ray tracing workload performance. In Passmark GPU Compute, the AMD card again more than doubles the NVIDIA part, winning by 104.2% (8790 vs 4305). This indicates a strong lead in general-purpose compute throughput, which often translates to better performance in physics, simulation, and some content creation tasks.

In Passmark DirectX 11, the RX 7600 scores 172 versus 76, a 126.3% lead. This is the classic API for many older and mid-range games, so the advantage here is practically meaningful for a large library of titles. The Passmark DirectX 9 result also favors AMD heavily: 226 vs 120, an 88.3% delta. Even in the older DirectX 10 test, the RX 7600 leads 84 vs 60, a 40% margin. The DirectX 12 Passmark test shows a narrower win for AMD, 58 vs 49, an 18.4% difference, suggesting the NVIDIA part is relatively less far behind in the newest API.

The Geekbench OpenCL test shows the RX 7600 at 88051 versus 57915, a 52% lead. This reinforces the compute-heavy advantage. For 2D performance, the Passmark G2D score is 984 for AMD versus 498 for NVIDIA, a 97.6% lead. Finally, the overall Passmark G3D score, which aggregates gaming-style workloads, puts the RX 7600 at 16634 and the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile at 10093, a 64.8% win for AMD.

Looking at the broader database context, the RX 7600 sits at the 57th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 15171. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15199, delta -0.2%), the AMD Radeon 680M (15270, delta -0.7%), and the AMD Radeon Pro 560X (15082, delta 0.6%). The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, in contrast, holds the 53rd percentile with an average score of 12940. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (12986, delta -0.4%), the AMD Radeon RX 580 (12928, delta 0.1%), and the AMD Radeon 740M (12870, delta 0.5%). The average score gap between the two cards is 2231 points, which is roughly 17% in favor of the desktop AMD part.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different process nodes and foundries. The RX 7600 is built on a 6 nm TSMC process, while the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile uses an 8 nm Samsung process. The AMD chip, Navi 33, contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip, GA106, has 12,000 million transistors on a larger 276 mm² die, resulting in a lower density of 43.5 million per mm². The smaller, denser AMD process contributes to its higher clock speeds and efficiency.

Architecturally, the RX 7600 uses RDNA 3.0 with the codename "Hotpink Bonefish," belonging to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile uses Ampere, part of the GeForce 30 Mobile generation. The RX 7600 has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has more shading units at 2560, but fewer TMUs (80) and ROPs (32). The AMD card includes 32 ray tracing cores, while the NVIDIA part has 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores. The tensor cores are a notable NVIDIA feature for AI workloads, but the benchmark data does not show a corresponding advantage in the recorded tests.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The RX 7600 runs at a base of 1720 MHz with a boost of 2655 MHz and a game clock of 2250 MHz. The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is much lower, with a base of 735 MHz and a boost of 1035 MHz. The memory clocks also diverge: the AMD card uses 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the NVIDIA part runs at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective). Both use GDDR6 memory, but the RX 7600 has 8 GB versus 4 GB on the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile. Both have a 128-bit memory bus, but the bandwidth differs: 288.0 GB/s for AMD versus 192.0 GB/s for NVIDIA.

Pixel and texture rates reflect the clock and ROP/TMU differences. The RX 7600 achieves 169.9 GPixel/s and 339.8 GTexel/s, while the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile manages only 33.12 GPixel/s and 82.80 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 21.75 TFLOPS for the AMD card versus 5.299 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA part, a four-fold difference in raw shader throughput. FP16 performance is identical to FP32 on both cards (1:1 ratio).

Power and form factor are starkly different. The RX 7600 has a TDP of 165 W, requires a single 8-pin power connector, and is a dual-slot desktop card. The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a TDP of 75 W, uses no power connectors (integrated for laptops), and is listed as "IGP" slot width. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x8 for AMD versus PCIe 4.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 for the RX 7600, while the mobile part is "Portable Device Dependent."

The production status differs as well. The RX 7600 is marked as "Active," while the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is "End-of-life." The AMD card was released on 2023-05-24, and the NVIDIA part on 2021-05-10. The RX 7600 has a successor (Navi IV) and a predecessor (Navi II); the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile lists a predecessor (GeForce 20 Mobile) but no successor.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the AMD Radeon RX 7600 is the faster GPU in nearly every measured workload. The average benchmark score of 15171 versus 12940 gives it a 17.2% overall lead. In gaming-oriented tests like Passmark G3D and 3DMark Steel Nomad, the RX 7600 wins by 64.8% and 392.5%, respectively. If you are building a desktop system and the choice is between these two, the RX 7600 is the clear performance pick.

The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has one notable strength: the Geekbench Vulkan score of 55812, which is 38.4% higher than the RX 7600's 34401. This suggests that in Vulkan-based applications, the NVIDIA architecture holds a specific advantage. However, this is a single test, and the overall trend favors AMD across DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, OpenCL, and compute workloads.

For a laptop user, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has the obvious form factor benefit: it is a mobile chip with 75 W TDP and no external power connectors. The RX 7600, at 165 W and dual-slot, is strictly a desktop part. If the question is "which is faster," the answer is the RX 7600. If the question is "which fits in a thin laptop," the answer is the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile. But from a pure performance-per-watt perspective, the RX 7600's lead is so large that even accounting for the higher power draw, it delivers far more performance per frame in most tests.

The RX 7600 also has twice the memory (8 GB vs 4 GB), which is critical for modern textures and resolutions. The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile's 4 GB is a limiting factor in many current games, and the 192.0 GB/s bandwidth further constrains it. The RX 7600's 288.0 GB/s bandwidth and 8 GB capacity make it more future-proof.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the most benchmark tests?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 wins 9 out of 10 head-to-head tests. The only loss is the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile wins by 38.4%.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between the two?

A: The largest gap is in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where the RX 7600 scores 2310 versus 469 for the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, a 392.5% advantage.

Q: Does the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile win any compute tests?

A: No. The Passmark GPU Compute test shows the RX 7600 winning by 104.2% (8790 vs 4305). Geekbench OpenCL also favors AMD by 52% (88051 vs 57915).

Q: How do their memory capacities compare?

A: The RX 7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has 4 GB. Both use a 128-bit bus, but the RX 7600 has 288.0 GB/s bandwidth versus 192.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the difference in their average benchmark scores?

A: The RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 15171, while the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has 12940. The RX 7600 sits at the 57th percentile of all GPUs, and the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is at the 53rd percentile.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The RX 7600 has a boost clock of 2655 MHz. The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a boost clock of 1035 MHz.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600 wins in every DirectX test, every compute test except Vulkan, and all 2D and 3D Passmark tests. Its dominance is most pronounced in 3DMark Steel Nomad (392.5% lead), Passmark GPU Compute (104.2%), and Passmark DirectX 11 (126.3%). This makes it the better choice for DX11 and DX12 gaming, compute-heavy tasks like rendering or physics simulation, and any workload that relies on OpenCL. The 8 GB memory and higher bandwidth also give it a clear edge in texture-heavy scenes and higher resolutions.

The RTX 3050 Ti Mobile wins only the Geekbench Vulkan test (55812 vs 34401). This suggests that in Vulkan-based games or applications, the NVIDIA part can outperform the AMD card, despite being slower elsewhere. For a user specifically targeting Vulkan workloads, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile might be worth considering. Additionally, its 75 W TDP and lack of power connectors make it the only viable option for portable devices. The tensor cores (80 of them) are present on the NVIDIA part, but the benchmark data does not show a corresponding win in the recorded tests.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile |

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

| Process Node | 6 nm | 8 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 12,000 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 276 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 65.2M / mm² | 43.5M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1720 MHz | 735 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2655 MHz | 1035 MHz |

| Game Clock | 2250 MHz | N/A |

| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) | 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2048 | 2560 |

| TMUs | 128 | 80 |

| ROPs | 64 | 32 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | 20 |

| Tensor Cores | N/A | 80 |

| Pixel Rate | 169.9 GPixel/s | 33.12 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 339.8 GTexel/s | 82.80 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 21.75 TFLOPS | 5.299 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 21.75 TFLOPS (1:1) | 5.299 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 165 W | 75 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | N/A |

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

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2023-05-24 | 2021-05-10 |

| Launch MSRP | 269 USD | N/A |