AMD Radeon RX 7600S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded benchmark data presents a clear but nuanced picture. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 wins 6 of the 10 head-to-head comparisons, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600S wins 4. The RTX 2070 claims the higher average benchmark score at 18789 versus 16696 for the RX 7600S, a meaningful overall gap. However, the RX 7600S is not without its strengths; it takes the most modern DirectX 12 test decisively and holds its own in compute workloads.

The RTX 2070 is the pick for users prioritizing raw legacy API performance, general compute via OpenCL, and higher overall 3D graphics scores. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the better choice for those focused on the latest DirectX 12 Ultimate workloads, where it demonstrates a significant lead, and for those who need a mobile solution with drastically lower power consumption. The RTX 2070 sits at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, while the RX 7600S sits at the 60th, confirming the NVIDIA card's slight overall edge in the database's rankings.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 2070 dominates in compute and legacy graphics APIs. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 79966 is 17.6% higher than the RX 7600S's 68012, and its Geekbench Vulkan score of 82521 is 11.7% higher than the 73868 posted by the AMD part. In the older DirectX 10 benchmark, the NVIDIA card is a clear victor with a score of 111 against 74, a 50% advantage. It also wins the DirectX 9 test, albeit with an identical score of 211 for both cards, with the database assigning the win to NVIDIA based on its tie-breaking rules.

The RX 7600S takes the crown in the most forward-looking test: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it scores 1888 versus 1569 for the RTX 2070, a 16.9% margin. It also edges out the NVIDIA card in DirectX 11 (140 vs 129, a 7.9% lead) and DirectX 12 (65 vs 60, a 7.7% lead) in the Passmark suite. For GPU compute in the Passmark test, the AMD card wins narrowly with a score of 6520 against 6411, a 1.7% margin. The RX 7600S also has a slight advantage in the 2D graphics test, but the RTX 2070 wins that comparison with a 5.5% lead (819 vs 776).

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent fundamentally different design philosophies and generations. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 is built on the Turing architecture using the TU106 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It packs 10,800 million transistors onto a die size of 445 mm², resulting in a transistor density of 24.3M per mm². In contrast, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, built on a more advanced 6 nm process, also at TSMC. It contains more transistors, 13,300 million, but on a much smaller die of 204 mm², giving it a far higher density of 65.2M per mm².

Core configuration differs significantly. The RTX 2070 has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. It also includes 36 RT cores and 288 tensor cores, a hallmark of the Turing generation. The RX 7600S has fewer shading units at 1792 and fewer TMUs at 112, but it matches the ROP count at 64. It has 28 RT cores and no tensor cores, as RDNA 3.0 does not use that specific hardware. The clock speeds tell a story of efficiency versus raw power: the RTX 2070 has a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost of 1620 MHz, while the RX 7600S runs at a base of 1500 MHz and a much higher boost of 2200 MHz, with a game clock rated at 1865 MHz.

Memory subsystems are also divergent. Both have 8 GB of GDDR6, but the RTX 2070 uses a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s at a memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The RX 7600S has a narrower 128-bit bus, halving bandwidth to 256.0 GB/s, though it compensates with a faster memory clock of 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). The compute output shows the AMD card's efficiency advantage: the RX 7600S delivers 15.77 TFLOPS FP32 and 31.54 TFLOPS FP16, while the RTX 2070 offers 7.465 TFLOPS FP32 and 14.93 TFLOPS FP16. Pixel rate favors the AMD card at 140.8 GPixel/s versus 103.7 GPixel/s, and texture rate is close, 246.4 GTexel/s for AMD against 233.3 GTexel/s for NVIDIA.

Power and physical design are starkly different. The RTX 2070 has a TDP of 175 W, requires a dual-slot cooler and a single 8-pin power connector, and is a 229 mm long PCIe 3.0 x16 card. The RX 7600S is an integrated mobile GPU (IGP) with a TDP of just 75 W, no power connectors, and uses PCIe 4.0 x16. It has no defined dimensions, as it is portable-device dependent. The NVIDIA card supports a specific set of display outputs including DVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a, and USB Type-C, while the AMD card's outputs are portable-device dependent. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 2070 was released in October 2018 and is now end-of-life, while the RX 7600S launched in January 2023 and remains active.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 has a higher average benchmark score of 18789, compared to 16696 for the AMD Radeon RX 7600S.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 compare to the RX 7600S in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S wins this test decisively, scoring 1888 against the RTX 2070's 1569, which represents a 16.9% lead for the AMD card.

Q: What is the transistor density difference between the two chips?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S has a much higher transistor density at 65.2M per mm², due to its 6 nm process and 204 mm² die, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 has a density of 24.3M per mm² on a 12 nm process and 445 mm² die.

Q: Which GPU has a higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S has a higher FP32 throughput at 15.77 TFLOPS, more than double the 7.465 TFLOPS of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070.

Q: What are the power consumption figures for each card?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 has a TDP of 175 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600S has a significantly lower TDP of 75 W.

Q: Which GPU has a higher memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 has a much higher memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, courtesy of its 256-bit bus, compared to 256.0 GB/s for the AMD Radeon RX 7600S with its 128-bit bus.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The biggest win for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 comes in the Passmark DirectX 10 test, where it scores 111 versus 74 for the AMD Radeon RX 7600S. This 50% delta is the largest margin in either direction across all tests. The OpenCL benchmark also shows a substantial gap, with the RTX 2070's 79966 score beating the RX 7600S's 68012 by 17.6%. In the Vulkan API, the NVIDIA card again demonstrates superiority, scoring 82521 against 73868, an 11.7% advantage. The Passmark G3D test, a broad measure of 3D graphics performance, goes to the RTX 2070 with a score of 16094, which is 4.5% higher than the 15408 achieved by the RX 7600S. The 2D graphics test also favors the RTX 2070, with a 5.5% lead (819 vs 776).

For the AMD Radeon RX 7600S, the most impressive victory is in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, where it scores 1888, beating the RTX 2070's 1569 by 16.9%. This is the only test where the AMD card wins by a double-digit margin. In the Passmark DirectX 11 test, the RX 7600S takes a 7.9% lead with a score of 140 against 129. The DirectX 12 test shows a similar pattern, with the AMD card winning 65 to 60, a 7.7% margin. The Passmark GPU Compute test is a narrow win for the RX 7600S, scoring 6520 versus 6411, a 1.7% difference. In the DirectX 9 test, both cards produce an identical score of 211, with the win awarded to the RTX 2070 due to a 0% delta in the database's classification.

Looking at the broader context, the RTX 2070's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA Tesla K80 (average score 18866, a 0.4% difference), the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT (18685, 0.6% difference), and the AMD Radeon RX 560X (18626, 0.9% difference). The RX 7600S is bracketed by the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (16792, a 0.6% difference), the NVIDIA T400 (16508, 1.1% difference), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 (16504, 1.2% difference). These positions confirm that the RTX 2070 occupies a slightly higher performance tier in the database, despite its older architecture and much higher power draw. The RX 7600S achieves this competitive level with less than half the TDP, making its efficiency profile the standout feature in the architectural comparison.