AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a clear split between these two graphics cards. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, a Turing-generation part from 2019, wins 4 of the 10 head-to-head benchmark comparisons, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, a RDNA 3.0 part from 2024, wins 6. The average benchmark score tells a different story: the RTX 2070 SUPER sits at 20282, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 7600 XT averages 17083, placing it in the 60th percentile. This means the older NVIDIA card holds a higher overall standing in the database, despite losing more individual tests.

For a buyer prioritizing raw compute throughput, the RX 7600 XT is the stronger choice. It leads in OpenCL, DirectX 11, DirectX 9, 2D graphics, GPU compute, and the modern 3DMark Steel Nomad test. For someone who values Vulkan performance, legacy DirectX 10 support, or a more balanced overall 3D score, the RTX 2070 SUPER wins decisively. The data implies that the RTX 2070 SUPER remains competitive in specific API workloads, while the RX 7600 XT excels in newer and compute-heavy scenarios. The choice depends on the software environment, not just raw specifications.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20282, compared to 17083 for the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT. This places the RTX 2070 SUPER in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 7600 XT sits in the 60th percentile.

Q: How does the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test compare between the two?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT scores 2348 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER scores 1651. The AMD card wins by a delta of 29.7 percent.

Q: Which card performs better in Vulkan benchmarks?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER scores 90637 in Geekbench Vulkan, compared to 48366 for the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT. This is a massive 87.4 percent lead for the NVIDIA card.

Q: What is the difference in GPU compute performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT scores 8987 in Passmark GPU Compute, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER scores 7557. The AMD card leads by 15.9 percent.

Q: Which card has more memory and what is the bandwidth difference?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has higher bandwidth despite half the capacity.

Q: How do the nearest rivals compare for each card?

A: For the RTX 2070 SUPER, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (avg score 20480, delta -1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (avg score 20534, delta -1.2 percent), the Intel Arc B570 (avg score 20556, delta -1.3 percent), and the Intel Arc A750 (avg score 20582, delta -1.5 percent). For the RX 7600 XT, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (avg score 17037, delta 0.3 percent), the AMD Radeon HD 7970M (avg score 17019, delta 0.4 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (avg score 17208, delta -0.7 percent), and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 (avg score 16932, delta 0.9 percent).

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from fundamentally different architectural eras. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER uses the TU104 chip built on the Turing architecture, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It packs 13,600 million transistors into a die size of 545 mm², resulting in a transistor density of 25.0 million transistors per square millimeter. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip based on RDNA 3.0, with the codename "Hotpink Bonefish." It is built on a 6 nm process, also at TSMC, with 13,300 million transistors in a much smaller 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The data shows a clear manufacturing advantage for AMD in density, with over 2.6 times the transistors per area.

The compute architectures differ significantly. The RTX 2070 SUPER has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units. It also includes 40 ray tracing cores and 320 tensor cores, reflecting Turing's dedicated hardware for those workloads. The RX 7600 XT has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units. It includes 32 ray tracing cores but no tensor cores. The AMD card achieves higher raw throughput per shader, as its FP32 performance is 22.57 TFLOPS compared to 9.062 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA card. The FP16 performance also differs: the RX 7600 XT runs FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, both at 22.57 TFLOPS, while the RTX 2070 SUPER achieves 18.12 TFLOPS FP16 at a 2:1 ratio. This indicates the AMD architecture is more efficient at compute-heavy tasks per clock.

The memory subsystems also reflect different design philosophies. The RTX 2070 SUPER uses a 256-bit memory bus with 8 GB of GDDR6, achieving 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7600 XT uses a narrower 128-bit bus but doubles the capacity to 16 GB, at a lower 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The data suggests that NVIDIA prioritized bandwidth for its wider bus, while AMD prioritized capacity for larger datasets.

Specification Differences

Several specification fields show direct differences between the two cards. The process node differs: 12 nm for the RTX 2070 SUPER versus 6 nm for the RX 7600 XT. The die size is 545 mm² versus 204 mm², and transistor density is 25.0M per mm² versus 65.2M per mm². The base clock is 1605 MHz for NVIDIA and 1980 MHz for AMD. The boost clock is 1770 MHz for NVIDIA and 2755 MHz for AMD. The RX 7600 XT also lists a game clock of 2470 MHz, which the RTX 2070 SUPER does not have. Memory clock shows 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA versus 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for AMD.

Memory size is 8 GB versus 16 GB, bus width is 256 bit versus 128 bit, and bandwidth is 448.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s. Shading units are 2560 versus 2048, TMUs are 160 versus 128, and ROPs are equal at 64. Ray tracing cores are 40 versus 32, and tensor cores are 320 versus null. Pixel rate is 113.3 GPixel/s versus 176.3 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 283.2 GTexel/s versus 352.6 GTexel/s. FP32 is 9.062 TFLOPS versus 22.57 TFLOPS. FP16 is 18.12 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 22.57 TFLOPS (1:1). TDP is 215 W versus 190 W. Power connectors are 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin versus 1x 8-pin. Suggested PSU is 550 W versus 450 W. Bus interface is PCIe 3.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C versus 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1. Dimensions are 267 mm length (10.5 inches), 116 mm height (4.6 inches), 35 mm width versus 204 mm length (8 inches), 115 mm height (4.5 inches), with no recorded width. The RTX 2070 SUPER is end-of-life, while the RX 7600 XT is active.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The biggest win for the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT comes in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The AMD card scores 2348 against 1651 for the RTX 2070 SUPER, a delta of 29.7 percent. This is a modern DirectX 12 workload, and the data indicates the newer architecture has a substantial edge. The Geekbench OpenCL test also favors AMD, with a score of 92426 versus 83358, a 9.8 percent lead. In Passmark DirectX 11, the RX 7600 XT scores 167 versus 151, a 9.6 percent difference. The Passmark DirectX 9 test is close, with AMD at 228 and NVIDIA at 223, a 2.2 percent margin. The Passmark G2D test shows AMD at 1030 versus 878, a 14.8 percent lead. Finally, the Passmark GPU Compute test has AMD at 8987 versus 7557, a 15.9 percent advantage.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has its own clear victories. The most striking is Geekbench Vulkan, where NVIDIA scores 90637 versus 48366 for AMD, an 87.4 percent delta. This is the largest margin in either direction and highlights a major Vulkan performance gap. In Passmark DirectX 10, NVIDIA scores 132 versus 85, a 55.3 percent lead. The Passmark DirectX 12 test is narrow, with NVIDIA at 67 and AMD at 65, a 3.1 percent difference. The Passmark G3D test, which represents a general 3D workload, has NVIDIA at 18169 versus 17132, a 6.1 percent edge.

The total win count is 6 for AMD and 4 for NVIDIA. Yet the RTX 2070 SUPER's average benchmark score of 20282 is higher than the RX 7600 XT's 17083. This discrepancy suggests that the tests where NVIDIA wins, particularly Vulkan and DirectX 10, may carry more weight in the overall average, or that the NVIDIA card performs closer to its rivals across the board. The RX 7600 XT's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 with an average score of 17208, a delta of -0.7 percent, meaning the RX 7600 XT is slightly below that card. The RTX 2070 SUPER sits just below the Intel Arc B570 (20556, delta -1.3 percent) and Intel Arc A750 (20582, delta -1.5 percent).

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT wins in scenarios that stress modern DirectX 12, compute throughput, and memory capacity. The 29.7 percent lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad indicates that users running current DirectX 12 titles will see a significant advantage. The compute wins, including OpenCL (9.8 percent), GPU Compute (15.9 percent), and FP32 performance (22.57 TFLOPS versus 9.062 TFLOPS), point toward workloads like rendering, physics simulation, and machine learning inference. The 16 GB memory capacity, double that of the RTX 2070 SUPER, suggests better handling of large textures or datasets, even though the bandwidth is lower. The DirectX 9 and DirectX 11 wins, while modest at 2.2 and 9.6 percent, show that the RX 7600 XT handles older DirectX APIs adequately. The G2D win of 14.8 percent indicates stronger 2D desktop and windowed performance.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER wins in Vulkan environments by a decisive 87.4 percent. This makes it the clear choice for applications built on Vulkan, such as certain game engines and emulators. The DirectX 10 win of 55.3 percent is equally stark, covering older titles that still rely on that API. The DirectX 12 test, while narrow at 3.1 percent, still favors NVIDIA in that specific benchmark. The G3D score of 18169 versus 17132 (6.1 percent) suggests that in general 3D rendering, the NVIDIA card holds an edge, possibly due to its higher bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s. The RTX 2070 SUPER also has tensor cores, which the RX 7600 XT lacks, though no benchmark in the data directly measures tensor performance.

For users choosing between these cards, the data points to a clear rule: if the primary software uses Vulkan or DirectX 10, the RTX 2070 SUPER is superior. If the workload involves modern DirectX 12, compute-heavy tasks, or requires more than 8 GB of memory, the RX 7600 XT is the better option. The overall average score favors NVIDIA, but the individual test wins favor AMD. The percentile rankings, 65th versus 60th, reflect the NVIDIA card's higher standing in the full database, but the RX 7600 XT's wins in the most modern benchmark suggest it is better positioned for future software.