AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 Comparison

The Verdict

The data in this comparison presents an unusual situation: the AMD Radeon RX 7600 has a full set of recorded benchmark scores, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, giving it an average benchmark score of 0 and a percentile rank of 50. The RX 7600, by contrast, holds a percentile rank of 57 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 15,171 across its ten recorded tests. The RTX 4070 AD103 carries a higher launch MSRP of 599 USD, while the RX 7600 launched at 269 USD, but pricing is not the focus of this analysis.

For users selecting between these two, the data supports the RX 7600 as the only option with measurable performance evidence. The RTX 4070 AD103 is listed as end-of-life production status, whereas the RX 7600 remains active. The RTX 4070 AD103 belongs to the GeForce 40-series with Ada Lovelace architecture, while the RX 7600 is part of the Radeon RX 7000 series on RDNA 3.0. Without recorded benchmarks for the NVIDIA card, the database cannot substantiate any performance advantage for it. The RX 7600 delivers concrete numbers across DirectX 10, 11, 12, and 9 tests, OpenCL, Vulkan, compute, and 2D workloads, making it the only card with verified results in this comparison.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two cards is substantial and clearly documented. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish, and belongs to the Navi III generation. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, containing 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 uses the AD103 chip on Ada Lovelace architecture, belonging to the GeForce 40 generation, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 121.1M per mm². The NVIDIA chip has more than three times the transistor count and nearly double the die area, with a much higher transistor density.

The RX 7600 features 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, along with 32 ray tracing cores. The RTX 4070 AD103 features 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. The NVIDIA card has nearly three times the shading units and 44% more TMUs, though both have identical ROP counts. The RX 7600 has no tensor cores, while the RTX 4070 AD103 includes 184 of them, a significant feature difference for AI-accelerated workloads.

Clock speeds also diverge. The RX 7600 has a base clock of 1720 MHz, a boost clock of 2655 MHz, and a game clock of 2250 MHz. The RTX 4070 AD103 has a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, with no game clock specified. The RX 7600 boosts higher, but the RTX 4070 AD103 starts from a higher base frequency. Memory configurations differ as well: the RX 7600 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 4070 AD103 uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 50% more memory capacity and 75% more bandwidth.

The RX 7600 uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while the RTX 4070 AD103 uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs differ: the RX 7600 provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, whereas the RTX 4070 AD103 provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Power delivery also differs: the RX 7600 uses a single 8-pin connector with a 165 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 450 W, while the RTX 4070 AD103 uses a single 16-pin connector with a 200 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 550 W. The RX 7600 measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height, while the RTX 4070 AD103 measures 240 mm in length, 110 mm in height, and 40 mm in width.

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data allows a clear win assessment for the RX 7600, as it holds all ten benchmark entries in the database. The RTX 4070 AD103 has no recorded benchmark scores, which means the database shows no wins for it in any test category.

The RX 7600 delivers its strongest results in specific workloads. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2,310. In Geekbench OpenCL, it reaches 88,051, its highest single score. The Geekbench Vulkan test shows 34,401, which is notably lower than the OpenCL result, indicating the card handles OpenCL workloads more efficiently than Vulkan in this particular benchmark suite. PassMark G3D scores 16,634, which closely matches the card's average benchmark score of 15,171. The PassMark G2D test shows 984, a modest score for 2D workloads.

Legacy DirectX tests reveal a broad performance spread. The PassMark DirectX 9 test yields 226, the highest among the DirectX categories, while DirectX 11 scores 172, DirectX 10 scores 84, and DirectX 12 scores 58. This pattern shows the RX 7600 performs progressively worse in newer DirectX API versions in these specific PassMark tests, despite its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,310, which represents a different testing methodology. The PassMark GPU compute test scores 8,790, roughly half the G3D score.

The RTX 4070 AD103, with its 5,888 shading units, 184 tensor cores, 12 GB GDDR6X memory, and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, would theoretically excel in compute-heavy and ray-traced workloads based on its architecture, but the database contains no benchmark results to confirm this. The RX 7600, with 8 GB GDDR6, 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 32 ray tracing cores, has verified results that show it as a functional mid-range card, but the data cannot establish where it wins or loses against the RTX 4070 AD103 because the NVIDIA card has no scores.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 15,171, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 has an average benchmark score of 0 due to having no recorded benchmark entries.

Q: What are the memory specifications for each card?

A: The RX 7600 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4070 AD103 uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do the ray tracing cores compare?

A: The RX 7600 has 32 ray tracing cores, while the RTX 4070 AD103 has 46 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card also includes 184 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The RX 7600 has an active production status, while the RTX 4070 AD103 is listed as end-of-life.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The RX 7600 has a boost clock of 2655 MHz, while the RTX 4070 AD103 has a boost clock of 2475 MHz. However, the RTX 4070 AD103 has a higher base clock at 1920 MHz compared to 1720 MHz.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The RTX 4070 AD103 has a transistor density of 121.1M per mm², while the RX 7600 has a density of 65.2M per mm². The NVIDIA chip contains 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, versus 13,300 million on a 204 mm² die for AMD.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head benchmark comparison is effectively one-sided because the database lists zero head-to-head benchmark entries for this pair, and the RTX 4070 AD103 has no individual benchmark scores. The RX 7600 has ten recorded scores across various test suites, and these serve as the only measurable performance data in the comparison.

Starting with 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RX 7600 records a score of 2,310. This is a modern DirectX 12 test, and the score places the card in the 57th percentile among all GPUs in the database. The RTX 4070 AD103 cannot be compared on this test because no score exists for it.

Geekbench results for the RX 7600 show a wide gap between OpenCL and Vulkan performance. The OpenCL score of 88,051 is more than double the Vulkan score of 34,401. This 53,650-point difference indicates that OpenCL workloads extract significantly more compute throughput from the Navi 33 chip than Vulkan workloads do in Geekbench. The RTX 4070 AD103 has no Geekbench scores in the database.

PassMark tests provide the most detailed breakdown. The G3D score of 16,634 is the dominant result, representing general 3D graphics performance. The GPU compute score of 8,790 is about 53% of the G3D score, showing that compute performance trails graphics performance. The G2D score of 984 is minimal by comparison. The DirectX suite shows a clear regression pattern: DirectX 9 scores 226, DirectX 11 scores 172, DirectX 10 scores 84, and DirectX 12 scores 58. The DirectX 9 score is nearly four times the DirectX 12 score, suggesting that the card's architecture favors older API paths in PassMark's specific implementation.

The RX 7600's nearest rivals in the database provide context for its average score of 15,171. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM scores 15,199, which is 0.2% ahead of the RX 7600. The AMD Radeon 680M scores 15,270, which is 0.7% ahead. The AMD Radeon Pro 560X scores 15,082, which is 0.6% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti scores 15,063, which is 0.7% behind. These deltas are all under one percent, placing the RX 7600 in a tightly clustered performance tier around the 15,000 to 15,300 average score range.

The RTX 4070 AD103 has no nearest rivals listed in the database, which is consistent with its lack of benchmark scores. Its percentile rank of 50 is a default value, not a measure derived from actual test results. The RX 7600's percentile rank of 57 is based on its recorded scores.

The compute capabilities differ sharply on paper. The RX 7600 delivers 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 and 21.75 TFLOPS of FP16 at a 1:1 ratio. The RTX 4070 AD103 delivers 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 and 29.15 TFLOPS of FP16, also at 1:1. The NVIDIA card has a 34% higher FP32 throughput on paper. Texture rates follow a similar pattern: the RX 7600 achieves 339.8 GTexel/s, while the RTX 4070 AD103 achieves 455.4 GTexel/s, a 34% advantage. Pixel rates are closer: the RX 7600 achieves 169.9 GPixel/s, while the RTX 4070 AD103 achieves 158.4 GPixel/s, meaning the AMD card actually has a 7% higher pixel rate despite its smaller overall footprint.

Memory bandwidth is where the RTX 4070 AD103 has its largest theoretical advantage. At 504.2 GB/s, it offers 75% more bandwidth than the RX 7600's 288.0 GB/s. Combined with 12 GB of GDDR6X versus 8 GB of GDDR6, the NVIDIA card is positioned for higher-resolution textures and larger data sets. The RX 7600 compensates with a higher boost clock of 2655 MHz versus 2475 MHz, and a smaller physical footprint at 204 mm length versus 240 mm.

The bus interface difference is notable for bandwidth-hungry workloads. The RX 7600 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, which provides half the lanes of the RTX 4070 AD103's PCIe 4.0 x16. This matters for system-level data transfers, though the practical impact depends on the workload.

The recorded data cannot produce a single head-to-head benchmark win for the RTX 4070 AD103 because none of its tests exist in the database. The wins tally shows 0 for both cards in head-to-head benchmarks, but the RX 7600 has ten individual benchmark scores that document its performance across a range of APIs and workloads. For any user consulting this database, the RX 7600 is the card with verifiable performance, while the RTX 4070 AD103 remains an unmeasured entry with architectural specifications but no empirical results.