AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data splits cleanly between these two cards, though not in the way the product tiers might suggest. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 holds all of the multi-test benchmark entries in the database: it appears in ten separate benchmark results, ranging from legacy DirectX 9 tests to modern DirectX 12 workloads and compute-oriented tests. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER appears in exactly one recorded benchmark result, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, and it wins that contest outright.

The RX 7600's benchmark footprint covers a broad spectrum of application types. Its PassMark G3D score of 16634 and PassMark GPU Compute score of 8790 show it handling both rasterization and general-purpose compute workloads. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 88051 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 34401 demonstrate cross-API capability. The card also registers in older DirectX paths with PassMark DirectX 9 at 226, DirectX 10 at 84, DirectX 11 at 172, and DirectX 12 at 58. The PassMark G2D score of 984 covers 2D graphics performance.

The RTX 5080 SUPER, by contrast, has a single data point in the database. That one point, however, is decisive in the only test where both cards appear. The head-to-head comparison shows the NVIDIA card winning the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test with a score of 3075 against the AMD card's 2310, a difference of 24.9 percent. The wins tally reflects this: zero wins for the RX 7600, one win for the RTX 5080 SUPER.

The practical interpretation is that the RX 7600 is the more thoroughly characterized card in the database, with results across a wider range of test methodologies. The RTX 5080 SUPER is represented by a single modern DirectX 12 workload, which it dominates. For users looking at modern gaming performance specifically, the RTX 5080 SUPER's single result matters most. For users wanting a complete picture across legacy and modern workloads, the RX 7600's ten results provide that breadth.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectural generations and process nodes. The 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, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The RTX 5080 SUPER uses the GB203 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture and belongs to the GeForce 50 generation. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 120.6 million per square millimeter.

The compute resource counts differ dramatically. The RX 7600 has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 raster output pipelines, and 32 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores listed. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, 112 raster output pipelines, 84 ray tracing cores, and 336 tensor cores. The NVIDIA card's shading unit count is more than five times that of the AMD card, and its tensor core presence adds a dedicated AI acceleration path that the AMD card lacks entirely.

Memory architecture also diverges sharply. The RX 7600 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5080 SUPER uses 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock rates reflect the different standards: the AMD card runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, while the NVIDIA card runs at 2000 MHz with 32 Gbps effective.

The interface and power delivery differ as well. The RX 7600 uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and a single 8-pin power connector, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses PCIe 5.0 x16 and a single 16-pin connector. The AMD card has a 165 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The NVIDIA card has a 415 W TDP and no suggested PSU listed. Physical dimensions follow the performance gap: the RX 7600 measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height, while the RTX 5080 SUPER measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. Both are dual-slot cards.

Display outputs show minor version differences. The RX 7600 offers 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1. The RTX 5080 SUPER offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison available in the database is the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075, while the RX 7600 scores 2310. The delta is 24.9 percent in favor of the NVIDIA card. This is a substantial margin for a single modern DirectX 12 workload, and it aligns with the raw hardware differences: the RTX 5080 SUPER has roughly 2.6 times the shading units, 2.6 times the texture units, 1.75 times the ROPs, and 3.5 times the memory bandwidth. The 24.9 percent score gap is smaller than the raw resource disparity, which suggests the RX 7600 extracts more performance per unit of compute in this particular test, but the absolute result still belongs to the RTX 5080 SUPER.

The RX 7600's average benchmark score across all ten of its recorded tests is 15171. The RTX 5080 SUPER's average benchmark score, based on its single test, is 3075. These averages are not directly comparable because they aggregate different test sets, but they do indicate the breadth of data available for each card. The RX 7600's percentile rank among all GPUs is 57, placing it just above the midpoint of the database's tracked graphics cards. The RTX 5080 SUPER's percentile rank is 19, which places it in the bottom fifth of the database's tracked graphics cards, a counterintuitive position driven entirely by its single score being compared against a different benchmark pool.

The nearest rival data reinforces the difference in database placement. The RX 7600's closest rivals by average score are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM at 15199 (0.2 percent behind), the AMD Radeon 680M at 15270 (0.7 percent ahead), the AMD Radeon Pro 560X at 15082 (0.6 percent ahead), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti at 15063 (0.7 percent ahead). The RTX 5080 SUPER's closest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 at 3163 (2.8 percent behind), the Intel Arc Pro B60 at 3182 (3.4 percent behind), the NVIDIA GeForce 820A at 2983 (3.1 percent ahead), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M at 2967 (3.6 percent ahead). These rival groups are separated by roughly an order of magnitude in average score, which reflects the different benchmark environments rather than any direct performance relationship between the two cards.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins the only direct benchmark comparison?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER wins the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test with a score of 3075 against the AMD Radeon RX 7600's 2310, a margin of 24.9 percent.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 1.02 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the transistor counts for each chip?

A: The RX 7600's Navi 33 chip has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die. The RTX 5080 SUPER's GB203 chip has 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die.

Q: Do both cards support ray tracing?

A: Yes. The RX 7600 has 32 ray tracing cores, and the RTX 5080 SUPER has 84 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5080 SUPER also has 336 tensor cores, while the RX 7600 has no tensor cores listed.

Q: What is the power draw for each card?

A: The RX 7600 has a TDP of 165 W with a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a TDP of 415 W with no suggested PSU listed in the database.

Q: What are the bus interfaces?

A: The RX 7600 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses PCIe 5.0 x16.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in every major specification category tracked by the database. The process node differs: 6 nm for the RX 7600 versus 5 nm for the RTX 5080 SUPER, both at TSMC. Transistor count is 13,300 million versus 45,600 million, a 3.4 times difference. Die size is 204 mm² versus 378 mm². Transistor density is 65.2M per mm² versus 120.6M per mm².

Clock speeds show a mixed picture. The RX 7600 has a base clock of 1720 MHz and a boost clock of 2655 MHz, with a game clock of 2250 MHz. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2617 MHz, with no game clock listed. The memory clock is 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for the AMD card and 2000 MHz (32 Gbps effective) for the NVIDIA card.

Compute resources differ as follows: shading units are 2048 versus 10752, TMUs are 128 versus 336, ROPs are 64 versus 112, RT cores are 32 versus 84, and tensor cores are null versus 336. Pixel rate is 169.9 GPixel/s versus 293.1 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 339.8 GTexel/s versus 879.3 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 performance are both 21.75 TFLOPS for the RX 7600 and 56.28 TFLOPS for the RTX 5080 SUPER, with both running at a 1:1 ratio.

Memory configuration differs on all fronts: 8 GB versus 24 GB, GDDR6 versus GDDR7, 128-bit versus 256-bit bus width, and 288.0 GB/s versus 1.02 TB/s bandwidth. Power connectors are 1x 8-pin versus 1x 16-pin. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Physical dimensions are 204 mm length and 115 mm height versus 304 mm length, 137 mm height, and 40 mm width.

Display outputs differ slightly in HDMI and DisplayPort versions: HDMI 2.1a and DisplayPort 2.1 for the AMD card, versus HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b for the NVIDIA card. Release dates are 2023-05-24 for the RX 7600 and 2025-12-31 for the RTX 5080 SUPER. The RX 7600 lists a predecessor (Navi II) and successor (Navi IV), while the RTX 5080 SUPER lists neither.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear division of roles. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is the comprehensively characterized card, with ten benchmark results spanning legacy DirectX 9 through modern DirectX 12, plus OpenCL, Vulkan, compute, and 2D tests. Its 57th percentile rank among all GPUs and its average benchmark score of 15171 place it in the mid-range of the database's tracked hardware. Its nearest rivals, such as the RTX 3050 OEM and Radeon 680M, sit within one percent of its average score, confirming that it competes in a dense, tightly packed performance band.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER is the single-test specialist. Its only recorded benchmark, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, shows it beating the RX 7600 by 24.9 percent. That margin is decisive in the one test where both cards appear. The RTX 5080 SUPER's raw specifications support its position as the higher-end part: 10752 shading units, 84 RT cores, 336 tensor cores, 24 GB of GDDR7 memory, and 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth are all far beyond the RX 7600's corresponding figures.

The RX 7600 is the card for users whose workloads span multiple API generations and test types. The RTX 5080 SUPER is the card for users whose priority is maximum performance in a modern DirectX 12 workload, as measured by the Steel Nomad test. The database does not contain enough RTX 5080 SUPER results to characterize its performance across legacy or compute workloads, so any broader assessment of that card would require additional data.

The percentile ranks tell a cautionary tale about cross-card comparison. The RX 7600 sits at percentile 57, while the RTX 5080 SUPER sits at percentile 19, yet the RTX 5080 SUPER wins the head-to-head test by a wide margin. This discrepancy arises because the two cards' scores are drawn from different benchmark pools, not because the RTX 5080 SUPER is a weak performer. The single Steel Nomad result is the only valid point of direct comparison, and it favors the NVIDIA card unequivocally.

For a builder choosing between these two, the deciding factor is workload scope. The RX 7600 offers proven, documented performance across a wide range of tests and a mid-pack percentile standing. The RTX 5080 SUPER offers a single, dominant result in the most modern test available, backed by a substantially larger hardware configuration. The choice depends on whether the workload matches the test: modern DirectX 12 gaming points to the RTX 5080 SUPER, while a broader mix of applications points to the RX 7600.