AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs AMD Radeon RX 7600S Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data presents a clear split between these two Navi 33 parts. The desktop AMD Radeon RX 7600 dominates the majority of recorded tests, winning 8 of 10 head-to-head comparisons. The mobile AMD Radeon RX 7600S claims only 2 wins, but one of those is decisive enough to reshape the overall picture.

Starting with the most significant discrepancy, the RX 7600S posts a Geekbench Vulkan score of 73,868 against the RX 7600's 34,401. That is a 114.7% advantage for the laptop part, the largest delta in either direction across the entire benchmark suite. This result stands out sharply against the rest of the data, where the desktop card typically leads by double digits. The RX 7600S also wins in Passmark DirectX 12, scoring 65 versus 58, a 12.1% margin.

Everywhere else, the RX 7600 takes control. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the desktop card scores 2,310 against 1,888 for the mobile chip, a lead of 18.3%. Geekbench OpenCL shows a similar gap: 88,051 versus 68,012, which works out to a 22.8% advantage. Passmark GPU Compute favors the RX 7600 even more heavily, with 8,790 points versus 6,520, a margin of 25.8%. Passmark DirectX 11 sees the desktop part ahead by 18.6% (172 versus 140), while Passmark DirectX 10 shows an 11.9% gap (84 versus 74). Passmark DirectX 9 is closer, with the RX 7600 scoring 226 against 211, a 6.6% edge. Passmark G2D also goes to the desktop card, 984 versus 776, a 21.1% difference. Finally, Passmark G3D lands at 16,634 for the RX 7600 against 15,408 for the RX 7600S, a 7.4% advantage.

The aggregate figures reinforce this split. The RX 7600S carries an average benchmark score of 16,696, while the RX 7600 averages 15,171. That inversion, where the card with fewer individual wins has the higher average, is driven entirely by that massive Vulkan outlier. The RX 7600S also holds a higher percentile ranking against all GPUs at 60, compared to the RX 7600's 57. In terms of nearest rivals, the RX 7600S sits close to the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (0.6% behind), the NVIDIA T400 (1.1% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 (1.2% ahead), and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 (1.4% behind). The RX 7600, by contrast, is nearly tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (0.2% behind) and sits 0.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 560X, 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon 680M, and 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600 establishes itself as the more consistent performer for traditional DirectX workloads. Its wins in Passmark's DirectX 9, 10, and 11 tests, plus the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 run, indicate broad strength across different API generations. The Passmark GPU Compute result, with a 25.8% lead, points to a meaningful advantage in compute-oriented tasks. The G2D win suggests faster 2D operations as well. For users running standard gaming or productivity applications on DirectX, the desktop card is the clear choice based on these measurements.

The RX 7600S, despite its lower average score, demonstrates a specialized strength in Vulkan. The 114.7% margin in Geekbench Vulkan is not a marginal edge; it is a dominant one. This suggests that workloads optimized for Vulkan, which includes many modern game engines and certain professional visualization tools, could see substantially better performance on the mobile part. The Passmark DirectX 12 win, while smaller at 12.1%, adds a second data point in favor of the RX 7600S for the latest DirectX API. The mobile chip also posts a higher average benchmark score overall, 16,696 versus 15,171, and a better percentile position at 60 versus 57. That makes the RX 7600S the better pick for users who prioritize Vulkan performance or care about the aggregate benchmark standing.

Architecture Differences

Both GPUs share the same fundamental silicon. They use the Navi 33 chip, built on RDNA 3.0 architecture with the codename Hotpink Bonefish, manufactured by TSMC on a 6 nm process. Transistor count is identical at 13,300 million, and die size matches at 204 mm², yielding the same transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The ROP count is also the same at 64.

The differences emerge in execution resources and clocks. The RX 7600 boosts to 2,655 MHz with a base clock of 1,720 MHz and a game clock of 2,250 MHz. The RX 7600S runs lower across the board: 2,200 MHz boost, 1,500 MHz base, and 1,865 MHz game clock. That clock gap helps explain the desktop card's advantage in most tests. The RX 7600 also packs more shading units (2,048 versus 1,792), more texture mapping units (128 versus 112), and more ray tracing cores (32 versus 28). These resource differences compound with the clock advantage.

Memory configurations are close but not identical. Both use 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The RX 7600 runs memory at 2,250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 7600S runs at 2,000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective, for 256.0 GB/s. The desktop card thus has a 12.5% bandwidth advantage. Pixel rate favors the RX 7600 at 169.9 GPixel/s versus 140.8 GPixel/s, and texture rate is dramatically higher on the desktop part at 339.8 GTexel/s versus 246.4 GTexel/s. FP32 compute stands at 21.75 TFLOPS for the RX 7600 against 15.77 TFLOPS for the RX 7600S. Notably, FP16 rates differ in ratio: the RX 7600S delivers 31.54 TFLOPS at a 2:1 rate, while the RX 7600 delivers 21.75 TFLOPS at 1:1.

Power and physical design diverge sharply. The RX 7600S is rated at 75 W TDP with no power connectors, designed as an IGP for portable devices. The RX 7600 draws 165 W, requires a single 8-pin connector, and comes as a dual-slot card measuring 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height. The desktop part uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while the mobile chip uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Display outputs differ as well: the RX 7600 offers 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the RX 7600S outputs are portable device dependent. The RX 7600 launched with a 269 USD MSRP; the RX 7600S has no listed MSRP.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S, with an average benchmark score of 16,696 compared to the RX 7600's 15,171.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap between the two?

A: The RX 7600S leads by 114.7% in Geekbench Vulkan, scoring 73,868 versus 34,401 for the RX 7600.

Q: Which card wins in Passmark GPU Compute?

A: The RX 7600 wins decisively, scoring 8,790 against 6,520, a 25.8% advantage.

Q: Do both cards use the same chip?

A: Yes, both use the Navi 33 chip on RDNA 3.0 architecture with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die.

Q: What are the TDP differences?

A: The RX 7600S is rated at 75 W, while the RX 7600 is rated at 165 W and requires a 450 W suggested PSU.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The RX 7600 has 2,048 shading units, compared to 1,792 on the RX 7600S.

The Verdict

The data tells a two-sided story. For most workloads, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 is the stronger performer. It wins 8 of 10 head-to-head tests, with leads ranging from 6.6% in Passmark DirectX 9 to 25.8% in Passmark GPU Compute. It has more shading units, more texture units, more ray tracing cores, higher clocks, and greater memory bandwidth at 288.0 GB/s versus 256.0 GB/s. Its FP32 compute of 21.75 TFLOPS is roughly 38% higher than the RX 7600S's 15.77 TFLOPS. Users targeting DirectX gaming, general compute, or standard 3D rendering should choose the RX 7600 based on these measurements.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S, however, should not be dismissed. Its 114.7% Vulkan advantage is a standout result, and it also wins in Passmark DirectX 12. Its higher average benchmark score of 16,696 and better percentile ranking at 60 versus 57 indicate that, in aggregate, it holds its own against a broader field of GPUs. For users running Vulkan-centric applications, or those constrained by the 75 W power envelope of a portable device, the RX 7600S is the data-backed choice. Its lower TDP, IGP form factor, and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface make it a distinct alternative for mobile systems.

The decision ultimately hinges on workload priority. The RX 7600 is the general-purpose winner across the benchmark suite. The RX 7600S is the specialized pick for Vulkan performance and aggregate benchmark standing. Neither card is universally superior; the recorded data favors each in different scenarios.