AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a clear overall victory for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, which wins 6 of the 9 compared benchmarks against the AMD Radeon RX 7600. The most dramatic margin appears in the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the RTX 5070 Mobile scores 116,960 against the RX 7600's 34,401, a delta of 70.6% in favor of NVIDIA. This is the single largest performance gap recorded between the two cards, indicating a fundamental advantage in Vulkan API workloads that the AMD card cannot close.

The Geekbench OpenCL result also favors NVIDIA significantly. The RTX 5070 Mobile posts 122,238 versus 88,051 for the RX 7600, a 28% difference. This result, combined with the Vulkan score, suggests that NVIDIA's mobile chip delivers substantially higher compute throughput in cross-platform APIs, which are commonly used in productivity and scientific workloads rather than pure gaming.

In synthetic DirectX testing, the RTX 5070 Mobile extends its lead across three of the four API versions. The Passmark DirectX 12 test shows the NVIDIA card at 93 points against 58 for the RX 7600, a 37.6% advantage. DirectX 11 results are closer, with NVIDIA leading 192 to 172, a 10.4% gap. DirectX 10 shows NVIDIA ahead by 34.9%, scoring 129 versus 84. The only DirectX loss for NVIDIA comes in the legacy DirectX 9 test, where the RX 7600 scores 226 against 214, a 5.6% win for AMD.

The Passmark G3D test, which represents a broader 3D graphics workload, gives the RTX 5070 Mobile a score of 20,355 against 16,634 for the RX 7600, an 18.3% lead. This aligns with the overall pattern of NVIDIA dominance in modern 3D rendering scenarios. The RX 7600 does manage to win the Passmark GPU Compute test, scoring 8,790 versus 8,279, a 6.2% edge, and the Passmark G2D test, scoring 984 versus 896, a 9.8% advantage. These wins are notable but occur in less demanding or more specialized workloads.

The average benchmark scores reinforce the NVIDIA advantage. The RTX 5070 Mobile holds an average score of 29,928, while the RX 7600 averages 15,171. This places the NVIDIA card at the 75th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the RX 7600 sits at the 57th percentile. The nearest rivals for each card confirm their respective tiers: the RTX 5070 Mobile trades within 0.1% of the RTX 3070 Ti and 0.5% of the RTX 2080 Ti, while the RX 7600 sits within 0.2% of the RTX 3050 OEM and 0.7% of the GTX 660 Ti. These rival positions illustrate that the NVIDIA mobile chip performs at a much higher level than the AMD desktop card despite its mobile form factor.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent fundamentally different architectural generations and design goals. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, and belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile uses the GB206 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture from the GeForce 50 Mobile generation. It uses a 5 nm TSMC process with 21,900 million transistors on a 181 mm² die, achieving a density of 121.0 million per square millimeter. The smaller die with more transistors gives NVIDIA a significant density advantage.

Clock behavior differs sharply between the two. The RX 7600 runs a base clock of 1720 MHz, a boost clock of 2655 MHz, and a game clock of 2250 MHz. The RTX 5070 Mobile operates at a much lower 907 MHz base and 1425 MHz boost. Despite lower clocks, the NVIDIA chip delivers higher overall performance, indicating that architectural efficiency and core count compensate for the clock deficit. Memory clocks also differ: the RX 7600 uses 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while the RTX 5070 Mobile uses 1500 MHz with 24 Gbps effective.

Core configurations reveal a stark contrast in compute resources. The RX 7600 contains 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5070 Mobile features 4608 shading units, 144 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and 36 RT cores. NVIDIA also includes 144 tensor cores, while the AMD card has none listed. The RX 7600 compensates with higher pixel and texture rates: 169.9 GPixel/s and 339.8 GTexel/s versus 68.40 GPixel/s and 205.2 GTexel/s for NVIDIA. However, the FP32 compute figures tell a different story, with AMD at 21.75 TFLOPS versus 13.13 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. Despite lower raw FP32, NVIDIA wins most benchmarks, suggesting that driver optimizations and architectural efficiency play a larger role than theoretical throughput.

Memory subsystems differ in type but match in capacity. Both cards use 8 GB, but the RX 7600 uses GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Mobile uses GDDR7 on the same 128-bit bus, achieving 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The 33% bandwidth advantage for NVIDIA likely contributes to its performance lead in memory-intensive workloads. Power and form factor also diverge completely. The RX 7600 consumes 165 W TDP, uses a dual-slot design with a single 8-pin power connector, and requires a 450 W suggested PSU. The RTX 5070 Mobile consumes only 50 W TDP, requires no power connectors, and uses an IGP form factor with portable device dependent display outputs.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Mobile dominates in modern 3D and compute-heavy scenarios. Its 70.6% Vulkan lead and 28% OpenCL lead make it the clear choice for applications that rely on these APIs, which include many cross-platform game engines and GPU compute frameworks. The 18.3% G3D advantage and 37.6% DirectX 12 lead further solidify its position in contemporary DirectX-based gaming and rendering workloads. The NVIDIA card also wins DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 tests, meaning it holds advantages across nearly the entire modern DirectX stack.

The RX 7600 claims victory in three specific areas. Its 5.6% DirectX 9 win suggests better legacy API support, which may matter for older games or applications that have not migrated to newer DirectX versions. The 9.8% G2D win indicates stronger 2D graphics performance, relevant for desktop compositing, image processing, or certain productivity tasks. The 6.2% GPU Compute win shows that AMD holds an edge in at least one compute benchmark, despite losing the broader OpenCL and Vulkan compute tests.

For gaming specifically, the data points to the RTX 5070 Mobile as the stronger option. The DirectX 12 and G3D wins are particularly relevant for modern titles, while the Vulkan advantage applies to many current game engines. The RX 7600's DirectX 9 win only matters for a shrinking pool of older games. For productivity, NVIDIA again leads due to the OpenCL and Vulkan compute results, although the RX 7600's GPU Compute win introduces some nuance. The RX 7600's higher pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s versus 68.40 GPixel/s for NVIDIA may benefit certain rasterization-heavy scenarios, but the benchmark results do not show this translating into overall wins.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 29,928, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 averages 15,171.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap between the two cards?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile scores 116,960 in Geekbench Vulkan against 34,401 for the RX 7600, a 70.6% difference in favor of NVIDIA.

Q: Does the AMD card win any benchmark against the NVIDIA card?

A: Yes, the RX 7600 wins three tests: Passmark DirectX 9 by 5.6%, Passmark G2D by 9.8%, and Passmark GPU Compute by 6.2%.

Q: What memory bandwidth does each card provide?

A: The RX 7600 provides 288.0 GB/s with GDDR6 memory, while the RTX 5070 Mobile provides 384.0 GB/s with GDDR7 memory, both on 128-bit buses.

Q: How do the power requirements compare?

A: The RX 7600 has a 165 W TDP and requires a 450 W suggested PSU, while the RTX 5070 Mobile has a 50 W TDP and requires no power connectors.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile has 4608 shading units, more than double the 2048 shading units in the RX 7600.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification category. The RX 7600 uses a 6 nm process, while the RTX 5070 Mobile uses a 5 nm process. Transistor counts are 13,300 million for AMD versus 21,900 million for NVIDIA, on die sizes of 204 mm² and 181 mm² respectively. The RX 7600 has a base clock of 1720 MHz and boost of 2655 MHz, compared to 907 MHz and 1425 MHz for the NVIDIA card. Memory differs by type, with GDDR6 on AMD and GDDR7 on NVIDIA, though both use 8 GB capacity and 128-bit bus width. Bandwidth favors NVIDIA at 384.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s.

Core counts show NVIDIA with 4608 shading units, 144 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 36 RT cores, and 144 tensor cores. AMD has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 32 RT cores, and no tensor cores. Pixel rate favors AMD at 169.9 GPixel/s versus 68.40 GPixel/s, as does texture rate at 339.8 GTexel/s versus 205.2 GTexel/s. FP32 compute favors AMD at 21.75 TFLOPS versus 13.13 TFLOPS. Power consumption differs drastically, with AMD at 165 W and NVIDIA at 50 W. The RX 7600 uses a dual-slot design with one 8-pin connector and a 450 W suggested PSU, while the RTX 5070 Mobile uses an IGP design with no connectors. Bus interface also differs, with AMD using PCIe 4.0 x8 and NVIDIA using PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs are fixed for AMD at 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while NVIDIA is portable device dependent. The RX 7600 has a launch MSRP of 269 USD, while the RTX 5070 Mobile has no recorded launch MSRP.