AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT vs NVIDIA Tesla K10 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data draws a starkly one-sided picture. Across the shared workload measured in the database, the AMD Radeon RX 760M XT claims the only victory. The head-to-head comparison contains a single test, Geekbench OpenCL, and the AMD part wins it outright. That means the NVIDIA Tesla K10 does not hold a single recorded win in this matchup. The database shows zero benchmark wins for the Tesla K10, while the RX 7600M XT takes one.

The Tesla K10 does have one isolated Geekbench OpenCL score of 14,029 on its own, but when placed directly against the RX 7600M XT, it loses. The RX 7600M XT produces a Geekbench OpenCL score of 74,869 in the same test. That result is not close. The delta between the two parts in this workload is 81.3%, meaning the AMD solution finishes ahead by a massive margin. For any user looking at raw compute throughput in OpenCL, the decision is effectively made by this single data point.

The NVIDIA Tesla K10 sits at the 55th percentile among all GPUs in the database, a mid-pack standing. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT sits at the 52nd percentile, slightly lower in overall rank. Yet in the one test where both were measured head-to-head, the AMD card dominates. This is a reminder that percentile rank across all GPUs does not always predict a direct comparison result. The K10's percentile is buoyed by its position among many older and weaker cards, while the RX 7600M XT, despite a lower overall percentile, is far stronger in this specific compute workload.

The RX 7600M XT also brings a much broader benchmark profile. The database records results for it across DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, DirectX 12, Vulkan, G2D, G3D, and compute workloads. The Tesla K10 has no such breadth in the recorded data. Its only entry is the Geekbench OpenCL score. So while the K10 can be evaluated on compute alone, the RX 7600M XT shows up across a wide range of graphics and compute tests.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from completely different eras and design philosophies. The NVIDIA Tesla K10 uses the GK104 chip, built on the Kepler architecture, and belongs to the Tesla Kepler generation. It is manufactured on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT uses the Navi 33 chip, built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, and belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation. It is manufactured on a 6 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node gap is enormous: 28 nm versus 6 nm.

Transistor counts reflect that difference. The Tesla K10 packs 3,540 million transistors on a die size of 294 mm², giving a transistor density of 12.0 million per mm². The RX 7600M XT packs 13,300 million transistors on a smaller die of 204 mm², yielding a density of 65.2 million per mm². The AMD chip crams nearly four times as many transistors into a smaller area. That density advantage translates directly into the performance gap seen in benchmarks.

Memory configuration differs sharply as well. The Tesla K10 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 160.0 GB/s. The RX 7600M XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. Despite the narrower bus, the AMD card delivers 80% more memory bandwidth thanks to faster memory. The K10's memory runs at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective), while the RX 7600M XT runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

Compute resources tell a similar story. The Tesla K10 has 1536 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The RX 7600M XT has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The AMD card doubles the ROP count and adds 33% more shading units. The RX 7600M XT also includes 32 ray tracing cores, a feature the Kepler-based K10 lacks entirely. The K10 has no ray tracing hardware and no tensor cores, and the RX 7600M XT also has no tensor cores, but the ray tracing presence is a major architectural leap.

Clock speeds are only recorded for the AMD card. The RX 7600M XT has a base clock of 1280 MHz, a game clock of 2023 MHz, and a boost clock of 2469 MHz. The Tesla K10's base and boost clocks are not listed in the database.

The API support gap is significant. The Tesla K10 supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The RX 7600M XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card supports the modern DirectX 12 Ultimate feature set, while the K10 is limited to the older 11_0 feature level.

Power and physical design differ completely. The Tesla K10 is a dual-slot card with a 225 W TDP, requiring a 550 W power supply and using one 6-pin and one 8-pin power connector. It has no display outputs at all. The RX 7600M XT is an integrated graphics package with a 120 W TDP, no power connectors, and display outputs that depend on the portable device. It is designed for laptops, while the K10 is a standalone accelerator for servers or workstations.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records exactly one head-to-head benchmark between these two cards: Geekbench OpenCL. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT scores 74,869, and the NVIDIA Tesla K10 scores 14,029. The AMD card wins with a delta of 81.3%. That is not a marginal victory; it is a landslide. The RX 7600M XT is roughly 5.3 times faster in this compute workload.

To put the K10's score in context, its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 at 14,150 (a 0.9% difference), the AMD Radeon RX 570X at 13,871 (1.1% difference), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile at 13,821 (1.5% difference), and the AMD Radeon 660M at 13,812 (1.6% difference). The K10 sits right in that cluster, essentially trading blows with a GTX 680 and an RTX A2000 Mobile in OpenCL compute. It is not a weak compute part for its era, but it is firmly anchored in the performance class of early-to-mid 2010s hardware.

The RX 7600M XT's nearest rivals paint a different picture. Its average score of 12,710 across all benchmarks puts it near the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 at 12,773 (0.5% difference), the NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm at 12,625 (0.7% difference), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 at 12,830 (0.9% difference), and the AMD Radeon Pro 455 at 12,831 (0.9% difference). But its Geekbench OpenCL score of 74,869 is far above that average, showing that the card is heavily compute-oriented and excels specifically in OpenCL workloads.

The RX 7600M XT's other recorded scores reinforce its modern profile. It hits 27,793 in Geekbench Vulkan, 13,907 in Passmark G3D, 7,140 in Passmark GPU Compute, 894 in Passmark G2D, and 175 in Passmark DirectX 9. It also records 137 in DirectX 11, 76 in DirectX 10, and 58 in DirectX 12. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2,048. These results show a card that handles legacy DirectX workloads and modern compute tasks alike, though the DirectX 9 score of 175 is the highest among the older API tests. The Tesla K10 has none of these scores recorded, so no comparison can be made on those fronts.

The Verdict

The data points in one direction. For anyone choosing between these two based strictly on recorded benchmarks, the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT is the pick. It wins the only direct head-to-head test by 81.3%, and it offers a far broader range of benchmark results across modern APIs. The Nissan Tesla K10, despite its 55th percentile standing, cannot keep up with the RX 7600M XT in OpenCL compute, and it has no recorded results in any other workload.

The RX 7600M XT is the obvious choice for compute-heavy tasks. Its 20.23 TFLOPS of FP32 performance dwarfs the K10's 2.289 TFLOPS. Its 316.0 GTexel/s texture rate and 158.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are similarly far ahead of the K10's 95.36 GTexel/s and 23.84 GPixel/s. The AMD card also offers 8 GB of GDDR6 memory versus 4 GB of GDDR5, and it supports ray tracing, which the K10 cannot do at all.

The Tesla K10's only claim to relevance is its launch MSRP of 5,099 USD, a figure that reflects its enterprise positioning at release. But that price point is historical; the card is end-of-life, and no current pricing data exists. The RX 7600M XT is active and currently produced.

For gaming, the choice is clear. The RX 7600M XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, while the K10 only reaches DirectX 12 (11_0) and Vulkan 1.2.175. The K10 has no display outputs, meaning it cannot drive a monitor at all without additional hardware. It was never meant for gaming. The RX 7600M XT, by contrast, is a mobile GPU designed for portable devices.

For compute workloads, the RX 7600M XT still wins. Its OpenCL score is 74,869 versus 14,029. Its FP32 throughput is nearly nine times higher. Its memory bandwidth is 80% higher. The only scenario where the K10 might be preferred is one where its specific form factor, dual-slot design, or 225 W TDP happens to fit an existing server infrastructure, but that is a hardware compatibility consideration, not a performance one.

The verdict from the data: the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT is the superior card in every recorded measure. The NVIDIA Tesla K10 is a relic of the Kepler era, and while it was competitive among its peers in 2012, it has been decisively surpassed.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the only head-to-head benchmark in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT wins the only recorded head-to-head benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, with a score of 74,869 against the NVIDIA Tesla K10's 14,029, a delta of 81.3%.

Q: How much faster is the RX 7600M XT in FP32 compute?

A: The RX 7600M XT delivers 20.23 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Tesla K10 delivers 2.289 TFLOPS.

Q: Does the Tesla K10 support ray tracing?

A: No. The Tesla K10 has no ray tracing cores. The RX 7600M XT has 32 ray tracing cores.

Q: What are the memory specifications of each card?

A: The Tesla K10 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus with 160.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7600M XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has better API support?

A: The RX 7600M XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4. The Tesla K10 supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and Vulkan 1.2.175.

Q: What is the transistor density of each chip?

A: The Tesla K10's GK104 chip has 3,540 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, for a density of 12.0 million per mm². The RX 7600M XT's Navi 33 chip has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, for a density of 65.2 million per mm².