AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Comparison

The Verdict

The data paints a lopsided picture. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT wins 9 of 10 head-to-head benchmarks, with an average benchmark score of 12,710 compared to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER's 11,047. The AMD part is the clear choice for raw performance, delivering a 36.6% higher Passmark G3D score and a staggering 481.8% advantage in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

The single NVIDIA victory comes in Geekbench Vulkan, where the GTX 1650 SUPER scores 50,519 against the RX 7600M XT's 27,793, a 45% margin. This is a notable anomaly, but it does not offset the AMD card's dominance elsewhere. The RX 7600M XT also holds a higher percentile ranking, sitting at the 52nd percentile of all GPUs versus the NVIDIA card's 50th.

For the user, the verdict is straightforward. If the workload involves modern 3D graphics, compute, or DirectX 12 titles, the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT is the superior part. The GTX 1650 SUPER remains relevant only for Vulkan-centric applications or legacy scenarios where its specific driver and API strengths matter. The data shows no contest in raw rasterization and compute throughput.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different eras and design philosophies. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC. It packs 13,300 million transistors into a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER uses the older Turing architecture with the TU116 chip, on a 12 nm process, also at TSMC. It contains 6,600 million transistors on a much larger 284 mm² die, giving a density of just 23.2 million per mm².

The AMD card is a mobile part, designated as IGP with no power connectors and a 120 W TDP. The NVIDIA card is a dual-slot desktop card with a 1x 6-pin power connector and a 100 W TDP. The AMD card features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, along with 32 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card has 1280 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores. This structural difference explains the massive performance gulf.

Memory configurations differ sharply. The RX 7600M XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GTX 1650 SUPER has 4 GB of GDDR6 on the same 128-bit bus, but only 192.0 GB/s. The AMD card also supports PCIe 4.0 x16, while the NVIDIA card is limited to PCIe 3.0 x16. API support differs as well: the AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the NVIDIA card is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT has an average benchmark score of 12,710, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER scores 11,047.

Q: Is the AMD card always faster in DirectX tests?

A: Yes, in all recorded DirectX tests, the AMD card wins. It leads by 52% in DX10, 87.7% in DX11, 28.9% in DX12, and 18.2% in DX9.

Q: Does the NVIDIA card win any benchmark at all?

A: Yes, the NVIDIA card wins in Geekbench Vulkan, scoring 50,519 versus the AMD card's 27,793, a 45% lead.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The AMD card has 8 GB of GDDR6, while the NVIDIA card has 4 GB of GDDR6. Both use a 128-bit bus.

Q: Which card has a higher pixel fill rate?

A: The AMD card has a pixel rate of 158.0 GPixel/s, while the NVIDIA card has 55.20 GPixel/s.

Q: What is the manufacturing process difference?

A: The AMD card is built on a 6 nm process, while the NVIDIA card is built on a 12 nm process.

Specification Differences

The following table lists only the fields where the two cards differ.

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Turing |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 12 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 6,600 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 284 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 65.2M / mm² | 23.2M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1280 MHz | 1530 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2469 MHz | 1725 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2048 | 1280 |

| TMUs | 128 | 80 |

| ROPs | 64 | 32 |

| RT Cores | 32 | 0 |

| Pixel Rate | 158.0 GPixel/s | 55.20 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 316.0 GTexel/s | 138.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 20.23 TFLOPS | 4.416 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 40.45 TFLOPS (2:1) | 8.832 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 120 W | 100 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | Not specified | 300 W |

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

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |

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

| Dimensions | Not specified | 229 mm length, 111 mm height, 35 mm width |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark results are overwhelmingly in favor of the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT. The largest single margin is in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where the AMD card scores 2048 against the NVIDIA card's 352, a 481.8% difference. This is not a close race; it is a generational gap.

In compute workloads, the AMD card again leads. PassMark GPU Compute sees the AMD card at 7140 versus the NVIDIA card's 4477, a 59.5% advantage. Geekbench OpenCL shows a similar story: 74,869 for AMD versus 43,875 for NVIDIA, a 70.6% lead. The FP32 and FP16 compute rates in the specifications corroborate this, with the AMD card offering 20.23 TFLOPS and 40.45 TFLOPS respectively, against the NVIDIA card's 4.416 TFLOPS and 8.832 TFLOPS.

The legacy DirectX tests are all wins for the AMD card. PassMark DX10 shows 76 versus 50, a 52% lead. PassMark DX11 shows 137 versus 73, an 87.7% lead. PassMark DX12 shows 58 versus 45, a 28.9% lead. PassMark DX9 shows 175 versus 148, an 18.2% lead. The Galaxy of the AMD card is consistent.

The only bright spot for the NVIDIA card is Geekbench Vulkan. Here, the GTX 1650 SUPER scores 50,519, while the RX 7600M XT scores 27,793, a 45% difference. This is a significant anomaly, given the AMD card's higher FP32 and texture rates. It suggests a driver or API-specific inefficiency in the AMD Vulkan path, but it is not enough to change the overall balance.

In pure raster performance, the AMD card's 36.6% lead in PassMark G3D (13,907 versus 10,179) is the clearest indicator of real-world gaming performance. The 19.4% advantage in PassMark G2D (894 versus 749) further shows the AMD card is more capable in general 2D workloads. The data indicates that the RX 7600M XT is faster in almost every measurable way, with the sole exception being the Vulkan-specific test.