AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data splits exactly down the middle: five wins for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, five for the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT. But the margins tell a more nuanced story than the win count suggests. The AMD part takes the modern DirectX 12 and compute workloads decisively, while the NVIDIA card dominates legacy APIs and Vulkan with an enormous single-test swing.

The biggest victory in either direction belongs to the GTX 1070 Ti in Geekbench Vulkan, where it scores 61,006 against the RX 7600M XT’s 27,793. That is a 119.5% advantage, more than doubling the AMD result. No other head-to-head test comes close to that margin. The RX 7600M XT’s largest win is in Geekbench OpenCL, scoring 74,869 versus 49,219, a 34.3% gap. Both results point to fundamental API-level strengths: NVIDIA’s Vulkan driver stack on Pascal remains far ahead of AMD’s mobile RDNA 3.0 implementation, while AMD’s OpenCL throughput is substantially higher.

In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RX 7600M XT wins 2,048 to 1,471, a 28.2% lead. This is a modern, demanding DirectX 12 workload, and the AMD card’s newer architecture shows clear superiority. PassMark DirectX 11 also favors AMD: 137 versus 107, a 21.9% margin. DirectX 12 in PassMark is closer, 58 versus 51, a 12.1% advantage for AMD. The pattern holds: in every DirectX 12 or OpenCL test, the RX 7600M XT wins, and in every legacy DirectX 9/10 test plus Vulkan, the GTX 1070 Ti wins.

The legacy API results are striking. PassMark DirectX 9: GTX 1070 Ti scores 207, RX 7600M XT scores 175, an 18.3% margin. PassMark DirectX 10: 90 versus 76, an 18.4% margin. These are older workloads, but the NVIDIA card’s Pascal architecture was optimized for them, and it shows. The RX 7600M XT’s RDNA 3.0 design clearly prioritizes newer APIs, sacrificing performance on legacy paths.

PassMark G3D, the overall 3D gaming score, goes to the GTX 1070 Ti: 14,674 versus 13,907, a 5.5% lead. This is the closest major gaming aggregate, and it suggests that despite AMD’s wins in individual DirectX 11/12 tests, the NVIDIA card still edges out the overall 3D picture. PassMark GPU Compute is nearly a tie: 7,165 versus 7,140, a 0.4% margin for NVIDIA. PassMark G2D is essentially even too: 894 versus 876, a 2% margin for AMD.

The average benchmark scores reflect these mixed results. The GTX 1070 Ti averages 14,277 across all recorded benchmarks, while the RX 7600M XT averages 12,710. That is a 12.3% difference in the NVIDIA card’s favor, driven largely by the Vulkan outlier. However, the percentile rankings tell a different story: the GTX 1070 Ti sits at the 56th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 7600M XT sits at the 52nd. The AMD part’s wins in modern workloads may matter more for future-proofing than its lower average suggests.

The Verdict

The data presents two distinct profiles. The GTX 1070 Ti is the better choice for users running Vulkan-based titles, older DirectX 9/10 games, or any workload that relies on OpenCL compatibility with NVIDIA’s driver maturity. Its 119.5% Vulkan lead is not a minor edge; it is a categorical advantage in that API. The RX 7600M XT is the better choice for DirectX 12 Ultimate workloads, OpenCL compute, and any application that can leverage its ray tracing hardware. Its 28.2% lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and 34.3% lead in Geekbench OpenCL are substantial.

For overall 3D gaming, the GTX 1070 Ti holds a 5.5% lead in PassMark G3D, and its average benchmark score is 12.3% higher. But the RX 7600M XT’s wins are in the APIs that modern games actually use. DirectX 12 is the default for current-generation titles, and the AMD card wins there across every recorded test. The GTX 1070 Ti’s DirectX 12 results are weak by comparison, losing by 12.1% to 28.2% depending on the test.

The production status matters: the GTX 1070 Ti is end-of-life, released in November 2017, while the RX 7600M XT is active, released in January 2023. The AMD card is a mobile IGP with no power connector and a 120 W TDP, versus the GTX 1070 Ti’s dual-slot 180 W design with a 1x 8-pin connector. For a laptop or compact system, the RX 7600M XT is the only realistic option. For a desktop with legacy software requirements, the GTX 1070 Ti remains competitive.

The verdict from the data: choose the GTX 1070 Ti for Vulkan and legacy DirectX performance, and choose the RX 7600M XT for DirectX 12, modern compute, and efficiency. Neither card is universally superior; the benchmark split is exactly 5-5, and the margins are close in several tests.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different eras and design philosophies. The GTX 1070 Ti uses the GP104 chip on NVIDIA’s Pascal architecture, built on a 16 nm TSMC process. The RX 7600M XT uses the Navi 33 chip on AMD’s RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 6 nm TSMC process. The process node difference is significant: 16 nm versus 6 nm, which explains the transistor density gap. The GTX 1070 Ti packs 7,200 million transistors into a 314 mm² die, for a density of 22.9 million transistors per mm². The RX 7600M XT packs 13,300 million transistors into a 204 mm² die, for a density of 65.2 million per mm². The AMD chip is nearly twice as dense, a direct result of the newer manufacturing process.

Core counts differ substantially. The GTX 1070 Ti has 2,432 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The RX 7600M XT has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Despite having fewer shading units, the AMD card achieves higher throughput. Its FP32 performance is 20.23 TFLOPS versus the GTX 1070 Ti’s 8.186 TFLOPS, a 147% advantage. The RX 7600M XT also has 32 ray tracing cores, while the GTX 1070 Ti has none. The AMD card’s FP16 performance is 40.45 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the GTX 1070 Ti’s FP16 is just 127.9 GFLOPS (1:64 ratio). This makes the RX 7600M XT dramatically better for mixed-precision workloads.

Memory configurations are similar in capacity but different in type and bandwidth. Both have 8 GB, but the GTX 1070 Ti uses GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 256.3 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7600M XT uses GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card achieves higher bandwidth despite half the bus width, thanks to faster memory clocks. The GTX 1070 Ti’s memory runs at 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective), while the RX 7600M XT runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). Clock speeds also differ: the GTX 1070 Ti has a base of 1607 MHz and boost of 1683 MHz, while the RX 7600M XT has a base of 1280 MHz, a game clock of 2023 MHz, and a boost of 2469 MHz.

Pixel and texture rates reflect the architectural differences. The RX 7600M XT achieves 158.0 GPixel/s and 316.0 GTexel/s, versus the GTX 1070 Ti’s 107.7 GPixel/s and 255.8 GTexel/s. The AMD card is 46.7% faster in pixel fill and 23.5% faster in texture fill. The GTX 1070 Ti supports DirectX 12 (12_1), while the RX 7600M XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in Vulkan performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti wins decisively. It scores 61,006 in Geekbench Vulkan versus 27,793 for the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT, a 119.5% advantage.

Q: Which GPU is better for DirectX 12 workloads?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT wins every DirectX 12 test. It leads 2,048 to 1,471 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (28.2%), 58 to 51 in PassMark DirectX 12 (12.1%), and 137 to 107 in PassMark DirectX 11 (21.9%).

Q: How do the average benchmark scores compare?

A: The GTX 1070 Ti has a higher average benchmark score of 14,277, while the RX 7600M XT averages 12,710. The GTX 1070 Ti also ranks at the 56th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the RX 7600M XT’s 52nd percentile.

Q: Does the RX 7600M XT support ray tracing?

A: Yes. The RX 7600M XT has 32 ray tracing cores, while the GTX 1070 Ti has none. This is a hardware-level difference; the NVIDIA card cannot perform ray tracing through dedicated cores.

Q: What are the memory differences?

A: Both cards have 8 GB, but the GTX 1070 Ti uses GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 256.3 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7600M XT uses GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, achieving higher bandwidth with half the bus width.

Q: Which card is more efficient?

A: The RX 7600M XT has a 120 W TDP and requires no power connector, while the GTX 1070 Ti has a 180 W TDP and requires a 1x 8-pin connector. The AMD card also uses a 6 nm process versus the NVIDIA card’s 16 nm process.

Where Each One Wins

The GTX 1070 Ti wins in Vulkan and legacy DirectX. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 61,006 is more than double the RX 7600M XT’s 27,793. In PassMark DirectX 9, it scores 207 versus 175, an 18.3% lead. In PassMark DirectX 10, it scores 90 versus 76, an 18.4% lead. It also wins PassMark G3D (14,674 versus 13,907, a 5.5% margin) and PassMark GPU Compute (7,165 versus 7,140, a 0.4% margin). For users running older games, Vulkan-based titles, or compute workloads that favor NVIDIA’s drivers, the GTX 1070 Ti is the stronger pick.

The RX 7600M XT wins in DirectX 12, OpenCL, and 2D. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 74,869 beats the GTX 1070 Ti’s 49,219 by 34.3%. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it wins 2,048 to 1,471, a 28.2% margin. PassMark DirectX 11 goes to AMD at 137 versus 107, a 21.9% lead. PassMark DirectX 12 also goes to AMD at 58 versus 51, a 12.1% margin. PassMark G2D is a narrow AMD win at 894 versus 876, a 2% edge. For modern DirectX 12 games, OpenCL compute, or any workload using ray tracing, the RX 7600M XT is the better option.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT |

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

| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 3.0 |

| Process Node | 16 nm | 6 nm |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 13,300 million |

| Die Size | 314 mm² | 204 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 22.9M / mm² | 65.2M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1607 MHz | 1280 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1683 MHz | 2469 MHz |

| Game Clock | N/A | 2023 MHz |

| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2432 | 2048 |

| TMUs | 152 | 128 |

| ROPs | 64 | 64 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | N/A | 32 |

| Pixel Rate | 107.7 GPixel/s | 158.0 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 255.8 GTexel/s | 316.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 8.186 TFLOPS | 20.23 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 127.9 GFLOPS (1:64) | 40.45 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 180 W | 120 W |

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

| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| DirectX Support | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |

| Production Status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release Date | 2017-11-01 | 2023-01-03 |

| Launch MSRP | 399 USD | N/A |

The RX 7600M XT is a mobile IGP with no slot width or dimensions recorded, while the GTX 1070 Ti is a dual-slot desktop card measuring 267 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The AMD card’s display outputs are listed as portable device dependent, while the NVIDIA card offers 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.