AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs AMD Radeon Vega 11 Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs AMD Radeon Vega 11

The benchmark database pits a discrete, current-generation graphics card against an integrated graphics processor from a previous era, and the results are predictably lopsided. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT holds a 100% win rate in the recorded head-to-head tests, while the AMD Radeon Vega 11 has none. The most dramatic gap appears in the Geekbench OpenCL test, where the RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 against the Vega 11's 13,392, a delta of 590.2%. In the Geekbench Vulkan test, the RX 7600 XT posts 48,366 versus 12,273, a 294.1% advantage. These are not close contests; they represent a generational and architectural chasm. The RX 7600 XT also sits far higher in the overall percentile ranking, at the 60th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the Vega 11's 56th percentile, though the average benchmark scores tell a clearer story: 17,083 for the RX 7600 XT versus 14,352 for the Vega 11. The RX 7600 XT's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, which edges it by 0.7%, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690, which trails by 0.3%. The Vega 11, meanwhile, trades places with its own immediate neighbors, sitting 0.1% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN and 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11, while leading the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 0.3%.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data contains only two shared tests, and both favor the RX 7600 XT decisively. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7600 XT delivers 92,426 points, which is 590.2% higher than the Vega 11's 13,392. This is the single largest percentage gap in the comparison, and it reflects the sheer compute throughput difference between the two chips. In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 7600 XT scores 48,366, a 294.1% improvement over the Vega 11's 12,273. The Vulkan result, while still enormous, is proportionally smaller than the OpenCL gap, suggesting the RX 7600 XT's advantage is slightly more pronounced in general compute workloads than in graphics API-specific tasks. The database record shows 2 wins for the RX 7600 XT and 0 for the Vega 11, a perfect sweep. For context, the RX 7600 XT's average benchmark score of 17,083 places it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, which averages 17,208, a difference of just 0.7% against the RX 7600 XT. The Vega 11's average of 14,352 puts it in a much lower performance tier, closer to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN at 14,373 and the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics at 14,315. The delta between the two cards in average score is 2,731 points, or roughly 19% of the Vega 11's total, which aligns with the wide margins seen in the individual tests.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide is stark. The RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, built on a 6 nm process at TSMC. It packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The Vega 11, by contrast, uses the Picasso chip with GCN 5.0 architecture, manufactured on a 12 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It contains 4,940 million transistors on a 210 mm² die, with a density of 23.5 million per square millimeter. The RX 7600 XT therefore achieves roughly 2.7 times the transistor count despite a slightly smaller die, a direct result of the more advanced process node. The RX 7600 XT also features 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 raster output units, and 32 ray tracing cores. The Vega 11 has 704 shading units, 44 TMUs, and 8 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores at all. The RX 7600 XT's pixel rate is 176.3 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 352.6 GTexel/s, while the Vega 11 manages 11.20 GPixel/s and 61.60 GTexel/s. In raw FP32 compute, the RX 7600 XT reaches 22.57 TFLOPS, versus the Vega 11's 1.971 TFLOPS. The FP16 figures also diverge: the RX 7600 XT runs 22.57 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Vega 11 hits 3.942 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The RX 7600 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Vega 11 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Vulkan support is also newer on the RX 7600 XT at version 1.4, against the Vega 11's 1.3. The RX 7600 XT is an Active product from the Radeon RX 7000 series, while the Vega 11 is marked End-of-life, a legacy part from the Vega IGP (Picasso) generation.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600 XT wins in every measurable category within this comparison, but the nature of its victories varies. In Geekbench OpenCL, the 590.2% margin indicates a massive lead in general-purpose compute, which benefits workloads like video encoding, physics simulations, and GPU-accelerated data processing. The 294.1% lead in Geekbench Vulkan shows a strong, though relatively smaller, advantage in graphics rendering and gaming-oriented tasks. The RX 7600 XT's dedicated 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus delivers 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, compared to the Vega 11's System Shared memory with System Dependent bandwidth. This makes the RX 7600 XT the clear choice for any application that relies on local video memory, such as modern games at high resolutions or texture-heavy 3D workloads. The Vega 11, as an IGP with a 15 W TDP, has no wins in the database, but its profile suggests a different purpose. Its System Shared memory and motherboard-dependent display outputs make it suitable for basic desktop use and light media playback, where its 15 W power draw and lack of power connectors require no additional cooling or power supply headroom. The RX 7600 XT, with a 190 W TDP and a 1x 8-pin power connector, requires a 450 W suggested PSU and a dual-slot footprint, making it a card for full-sized desktop builds rather than compact or integrated systems. For users with a dedicated GPU slot and adequate power, the RX 7600 XT is the only sensible choice in this pairing. For users constrained to an IGP form factor, the Vega 11 remains functional but cannot compete on any performance metric.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on nearly every specification field. The RX 7600 XT has a base clock of 1980 MHz, a boost clock of 2755 MHz, and a game clock of 2470 MHz, while the Vega 11 runs at a 300 MHz base and a 1400 MHz boost. Memory differs fundamentally: the RX 7600 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), whereas the Vega 11 uses System Shared memory with System Dependent bandwidth. The RX 7600 XT's memory bus is 128-bit; the Vega 11's is System Shared. The RX 7600 XT features 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, against the Vega 11's 704 shading units, 44 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. Ray tracing cores exist only on the RX 7600 XT, with 32 units. Pixel rate is 176.3 GPixel/s on the RX 7600 XT versus 11.20 GPixel/s on the Vega 11; texture rate is 352.6 GTexel/s versus 61.60 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 22.57 TFLOPS versus 1.971 TFLOPS. The RX 7600 XT has a TDP of 190 W and a dual-slot form factor, while the Vega 11 has a 15 W TDP and is an IGP. Power connectors are 1x 8-pin on the RX 7600 XT versus None on the Vega 11. The RX 7600 XT uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface; the Vega 11 is IGP. Display outputs on the RX 7600 XT are 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the Vega 11's are motherboard dependent. The RX 7600 XT measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height; the Vega 11 has no recorded dimensions. The RX 7600 XT launched on 2024-01-23 with a launch MSRP of 329 USD; the Vega 11 launched on 2019-09-29 with no MSRP listed. The RX 7600 XT's process node is 6 nm at TSMC, versus 12 nm at GlobalFoundries for the Vega 11. Transistor counts are 13,300 million versus 4,940 million, and die sizes are 204 mm² versus 210 mm².

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 17,083, compared to the AMD Radeon Vega 11's 14,352.

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

A: The largest gap is in Geekbench OpenCL, where the RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 versus the Vega 11's 13,392, a difference of 590.2%.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon Vega 11 support ray tracing?

A: No, the Vega 11 has no ray tracing cores, while the RX 7600 XT has 32 ray tracing cores.

Q: What is the memory configuration of each card?

A: The RX 7600 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Vega 11 uses System Shared memory with System Dependent bandwidth.

Q: How do the two cards compare in Vulkan performance?

A: In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 7600 XT scores 48,366, which is 294.1% higher than the Vega 11's 12,273.

Q: Which card has a higher transistor count?

A: The RX 7600 XT has 13,300 million transistors, while the Vega 11 has 4,940 million transistors.