AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and the AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU. The RX 7600 XT has a full suite of ten benchmark scores, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU has no recorded benchmark entries at all. This absence of shared test data makes a direct per-test comparison impossible.

What the database does provide is an average benchmark score for the RX 7600 XT of 17,083, placing it at the 60th percentile among all GPUs tracked. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU sits at the 50th percentile, but its average benchmark score is recorded as zero, which reflects the lack of any benchmark submissions rather than a measured performance level.

The RX 7600 XT's individual scores show a wide spread across API generations. In Passmark tests, the DirectX 9 score of 228 and DirectX 11 score of 167 are the strongest legacy results, while DirectX 12 returns 65 and DirectX 10 returns 85. The GPU compute score of 8,987 and the G3D score of 17,132 are the most relevant for modern workloads. In Geekbench, the OpenCL score of 92,426 is roughly double the Vulkan score of 48,366. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,348 provides a modern rasterization data point.

For context, the RX 7600 XT's nearest rivals in the database are all within a narrow band. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 averages 17,208, which is 0.7% higher than the RX 7600 XT. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 averages 17,037, a 0.3% deficit. The AMD Radeon HD 7970M averages 17,019, a 0.4% deficit. The NVIDIA Tesla M4 averages 16,932, a 0.9% deficit. These deltas are small enough that the RX 7600 XT effectively trades blows with older flagship cards, but the lack of any Ryzen Z2 A GPU benchmark data means no such comparison can be drawn for the handheld chip.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different RDNA generations and target entirely different use cases. The RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It is manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU uses the Van Gogh chip built on RDNA 2.0 architecture, also fabricated by TSMC but on a 7 nm process.

The transistor counts reflect the gulf in complexity. The RX 7600 XT packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has 2,400 million transistors on a 163 mm² die, with a density of 14.7 million per mm². The newer process node and larger chip give the RX 7600 XT more than five times the transistor budget.

Compute resources differ by a factor of four in shading units. The RX 7600 XT has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 raster operations pipelines, and 32 ray tracing cores. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate tells the story clearly: 176.3 GPixel/s for the RX 7600 XT versus 25.60 GPixel/s for the Ryzen Z2 A GPU. Texture rate is 352.6 GTexel/s versus 51.20 GTexel/s.

Peak compute throughput is similarly lopsided. The RX 7600 XT delivers 22.57 TFLOPS FP32 and 22.57 TFLOPS FP16 at a 1:1 ratio. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU delivers 1.638 TFLOPS FP32 and 3.277 TFLOPS FP16 at a 2:1 ratio. The RX 7600 XT is roughly 13.8 times faster in FP32, though the database does not provide an exact multiplier for that comparison.

Clock behavior also differs. The RX 7600 XT has a base clock of 1980 MHz, a game clock of 2470 MHz, and a boost clock of 2755 MHz. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has a base clock of 1000 MHz and a boost clock of 1600 MHz, with no game clock listed. Memory clocks are 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for the RX 7600 XT versus 800 MHz (6.4 Gbps effective) for the Ryzen Z2 A GPU.

Both GPUs share the same API support: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has tensor cores. The power envelope is the starkest difference: the RX 7600 XT has a 190 W TDP, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU has a 15 W TDP, a factor of more than twelve.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more memory bandwidth?

A: The RX 7600 XT has 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth from 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has 102.4 GB/s from 16 GB of LPDDR5 on the same 128-bit bus width.

Q: Are these GPUs from the same architecture generation?

A: No. The RX 7600 XT uses RDNA 3.0 on a 6 nm process, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU uses RDNA 2.0 on a 7 nm process. Both are manufactured by TSMC.

Q: What is the performance percentile of each GPU?

A: The RX 7600 XT is at the 60th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 17,083. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU is at the 50th percentile, but its average benchmark score is recorded as zero because no benchmark results exist for it.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has tensor cores.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The RX 7600 XT has a 190 W TDP and requires a 450 W suggested power supply with a single 8-pin connector. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has a 15 W TDP, and the database lists no power connector or suggested PSU for it.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units and ray tracing cores?

A: The RX 7600 XT has 2,048 shading units and 32 ray tracing cores. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU has 512 shading units and 8 ray tracing cores.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion: the RX 7600 XT is a discrete desktop graphics card with a full benchmark profile, while the Ryzen Z2 A GPU is a low-power embedded part with no recorded performance results. The RX 7600 XT leads in every architectural metric the database records: shading units, TMUs, ROPs, ray tracing cores, clock speeds, memory bandwidth, pixel rate, texture rate, and FP32 throughput.

The Ryzen Z2 A GPU's 15 W TDP versus 190 W TDP indicates a fundamentally different design goal. It trades compute capability for power efficiency, which suits a portable or handheld context, but the database contains no benchmark evidence of its real-world performance. Its 50th percentile placement appears to be a default position rather than a measured outcome.

For users selecting a GPU for rendering, compute, or gaming workloads, the RX 7600 XT is the only option with measurable performance data. Its nearest rivals show it performing within 1% of the GeForce RTX 3070, GTX 690, HD 7970M, and Tesla M4, which places it in credible mid-range desktop territory. The Ryzen Z2 A GPU cannot be evaluated on the same basis because no benchmark scores exist.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT | AMD Ryzen Z2 A GPU |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | RDNA 2.0 |

| Chip | Navi 33 | Van Gogh |

| Process node | 6 nm | 7 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 2,400 million |

| Die size | 204 mm² | 163 mm² |

| Transistor density | 65.2M / mm² | 14.7M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1980 MHz | 1000 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2755 MHz | 1600 MHz |

| Game clock | 2470 MHz | None |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |

| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2048 | 512 |

| TMUs | 128 | 32 |

| ROPs | 64 | 16 |

| Ray tracing cores | 32 | 8 |

| Pixel rate | 176.3 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 352.6 GTexel/s | 51.20 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 22.57 TFLOPS | 1.638 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 22.57 TFLOPS (1:1) | 3.277 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 190 W | 15 W |

| Launch MSRP | 329 USD | None |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x USB Type-C |

| Release date | 2024-01-23 | 2024-12-31 |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | None |

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

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | None |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | None |

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600 XT wins in every measured or recorded category. It has higher raw compute, more memory bandwidth, more texture and pixel throughput, and more ray tracing hardware. Its 22.57 TFLOPS FP32 is an order of magnitude above the Ryzen Z2 A GPU's 1.638 TFLOPS. Its 288.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is nearly triple the 102.4 GB/s of the Ryzen Z2 A GPU. Its 176.3 GPixel/s pixel rate is nearly seven times the 25.60 GPixel/s of the smaller chip.

The Ryzen Z2 A GPU wins only in power efficiency. Its 15 W TDP is a fraction of the RX 7600 XT's 190 W TDP, which makes it suitable for systems with tight thermal and power budgets. It also has a later release date in the database, 2024-12-31 versus 2024-01-23, and its display output is a single USB Type-C, which indicates a different connectivity model than the RX 7600 XT's HDMI and DisplayPort outputs.

For desktop builds with a 450 W PSU and dual-slot space, the RX 7600 XT is the clear choice. For embedded or handheld designs where power draw is the limiting factor, the Ryzen Z2 A GPU offers the lower consumption profile, but the database provides no benchmark scores to quantify what performance it delivers within that 15 W envelope. The RX 7600 XT remains the only part in this comparison with demonstrated benchmark results.