AMD Radeon RX 7600S vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Go GPU Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a clear but incomplete picture. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S holds a substantial performance advantage over the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go GPU, with an average benchmark score of 16696 compared to no recorded benchmarks for the Z2 Go GPU. The RX 7600S sits at the 60th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the Z2 Go GPU sits at the 50th percentile, though this latter figure is based on an absence of test data rather than measured results.

The RX 7600S is the only one of the two with actual benchmark scores across ten tests. Its average score of 16696 places it within 1.4% of the NVIDIA Tesla M4 (16932), 0.6% behind the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (16792), and 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA T400 (16508). The Z2 Go GPU has no measured scores, no nearest rivals, and an average benchmark score of zero. Any buyer decision based strictly on the database must favor the RX 7600S for measurable graphics performance, while the Z2 Go GPU appears to be a lower-power integrated solution whose performance profile remains unquantified.

Architecture Differences

The two AMD parts diverge fundamentally at the architecture level. The RX 7600S uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, and belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation. The Z2 Go GPU uses the Rembrandt+ chip built on RDNA 2.0 architecture and belongs to the Console GPU (AMD) generation. Both are fabricated by TSMC on a 6 nm process, but the transistor counts differ slightly: the RX 7600S contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a density of 65.2M per mm², while the Z2 Go GPU contains 13,100 million transistors on a 208 mm² die, yielding 63.0M per mm².

The compute resources show a large gap. The RX 7600S carries 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 raster output pipelines, and 28 ray tracing cores. The Z2 Go GPU carries 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 12 ray tracing cores. This means the RX 7600S has more than double the shading units, more than double the TMUs, exactly double the ROPs, and more than double the ray tracing cores. The architectural generation difference (RDNA 3.0 versus RDNA 2.0) compounds the raw unit count advantage.

Clock behavior also differs sharply. The RX 7600S has a base clock of 1500 MHz, a boost clock of 2200 MHz, and a game clock of 1865 MHz. The Z2 Go GPU has a base clock of 800 MHz and a boost clock of 2700 MHz, with no game clock listed. The Z2 Go GPU boosts 500 MHz higher than the RX 7600S, yet its far smaller compute unit count means it cannot translate that clock advantage into competitive throughput.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between these two GPUs, and the wins counter shows zero for each side. However, the RX 7600S has a full suite of ten recorded benchmark scores, while the Z2 Go GPU has none. The RX 7600S scores 1888 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 68012 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 73868 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its Passmark results include 15408 in G3D, 6520 in GPU Compute, 776 in G2D, 211 in DirectX 9, 140 in DirectX 11, 74 in DirectX 10, and 65 in DirectX 12.

These scores position the RX 7600S as a mid-range mobile discrete GPU. Its average benchmark score of 16696 is only 0.6% below the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (16792) and 1.1% above the NVIDIA T400 (16508). The RTX 5090 D V2, despite its high-end naming, scores 16504 in this database, putting the RX 7600S 1.2% ahead of it. The Tesla M4 scores 16932, which is 1.4% higher than the RX 7600S.

The Z2 Go GPU's absence from benchmark tables means no comparative percentage deltas can be calculated. The data indicates the Z2 Go GPU has not been subjected to the same test suite, leaving its performance characteristics entirely open to speculation based on theoretical specifications rather than measured outcomes.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. Memory capacity: the RX 7600S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Z2 Go GPU has 16 GB of LPDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7600S has double the bandwidth despite half the capacity, reflecting the faster GDDR6 memory type.

Memory clocks also diverge. The RX 7600S runs memory at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective data rate. The Z2 Go GPU runs memory at 800 MHz with 6.4 Gbps effective. This explains the bandwidth gap: 256.0 GB/s versus 102.4 GB/s, a difference of 153.6 GB/s.

Compute throughput figures confirm the RX 7600S dominance. It delivers 15.77 TFLOPS FP32 and 31.54 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The Z2 Go GPU delivers 4.147 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.294 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). Pixel rate is 140.8 GPixel/s for the RX 7600S versus 86.40 GPixel/s for the Z2 Go GPU. Texture rate is 246.4 GTexel/s versus 129.6 GTexel/s.

Power draw differs substantially. The RX 7600S has a TDP of 75 W, while the Z2 Go GPU has a TDP of 28 W. Both use no external power connectors. The RX 7600S uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface, while the Z2 Go GPU lists no bus interface. Display outputs: the RX 7600S is marked as Portable Device Dependent, while the Z2 Go GPU lists 1x USB Type-C. The RX 7600S slot width is IGP, while the Z2 Go GPU has no slot width entry.

Release dates differ by nearly two years. The RX 7600S launched on 2023-01-03, while the Z2 Go GPU launched on 2024-12-31. Both share the same DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 API support. Neither has a launch MSRP in the database.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute throughput?

A: The RX 7600S delivers 15.77 TFLOPS FP32 and 31.54 TFLOPS FP16, while the Z2 Go GPU delivers 4.147 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.294 TFLOPS FP16. The RX 7600S has roughly 3.8 times the FP32 throughput.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare?

A: The RX 7600S uses 8 GB GDDR6 with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Z2 Go GPU uses 16 GB LPDDR5 with 102.4 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7600S has 153.6 GB/s more bandwidth despite having half the capacity.

Q: Does the Z2 Go GPU have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database shows an empty benchmark array for the Z2 Go GPU, an average benchmark score of 0, and no nearest rivals. The RX 7600S has ten recorded benchmark scores with an average of 16696.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The RX 7600S has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die for 65.2M per mm². The Z2 Go GPU has 13,100 million transistors on a 208 mm² die for 63.0M per mm². The RX 7600S is denser by 2.2M per mm².

Q: How do ray tracing resources compare?

A: The RX 7600S has 28 ray tracing cores, while the Z2 Go GPU has 12. The RX 7600S also belongs to the RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the Z2 Go GPU uses RDNA 2.0.

Q: Which GPU has the higher boost clock?

A: The Z2 Go GPU boosts to 2700 MHz, which is 500 MHz higher than the RX 7600S boost of 2200 MHz. However, the RX 7600S has a much higher base clock at 1500 MHz versus 800 MHz for the Z2 Go GPU.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600S wins decisively in every measurable performance category. Its 15.77 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, and 246.4 GTexel/s texture rate put it in a different performance class. The benchmark data confirms this: an average score of 16696 places it at the 60th percentile of all GPUs, competitive with the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (16792, 0.6% difference) and ahead of the NVIDIA T400 (16508, 1.1% difference) and RTX 5090 D V2 (16504, 1.2% difference). The RX 7600S is the choice for any application requiring measured graphics performance, from gaming to compute workloads that appear in the database's test suite.

The Z2 Go GPU wins in power efficiency and memory capacity. Its 28 W TDP is 47 W lower than the RX 7600S's 75 W TDP, making it suitable for thermally constrained designs. Its 16 GB LPDDR5 memory doubles the RX 7600S's 8 GB capacity, though at less than half the bandwidth (102.4 GB/s versus 256.0 GB/s). The Z2 Go GPU's higher boost clock of 2700 MHz versus 2200 MHz suggests it can scale frequency when thermal headroom allows, but without benchmark scores, the practical impact remains unknown.

The use case split follows the data. The RX 7600S serves scenarios where measured performance is paramount: its ten benchmark scores span DirectX 9 through DirectX 12, OpenCL, Vulkan, and compute workloads, with a peak Geekbench Vulkan score of 73868. The Z2 Go GPU serves scenarios where low power draw and large memory capacity take priority over raw throughput. The absence of any benchmark entries for the Z2 Go GPU means the database cannot confirm its real-world performance, but its theoretical specifications indicate a modest compute device suitable for lightweight graphics tasks rather than demanding workloads.

The architectural gap also matters. RDNA 3.0 on the RX 7600S provides a newer feature set than RDNA 2.0 on the Z2 Go GPU, even though both expose the same DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 APIs. The RX 7600S's 28 ray tracing cores versus 12 on the Z2 Go GPU suggests better ray-traced workload handling, though no ray tracing benchmarks exist in the database to quantify this. For users prioritizing verified performance, the RX 7600S is the only option with data behind it. For users prioritizing low power and high memory capacity, the Z2 Go GPU offers those specific advantages, but without measured scores, its performance ceiling remains an open question.