AMD Radeon RX 7600S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 7600S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded benchmark data shows a decisive sweep for the AMD Radeon RX 7600S across all eight head-to-head comparisons, with no test won by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile. The most substantial margin appears in the Passmark DirectX 11 test, where the RX 7600S scores 140 against the RTX 3050 A Mobile's 94, a 48.9% advantage. Similarly, the Passmark G2D test shows the RX 7600S at 776 versus 526, a 47.5% lead, and the Passmark GPU Compute test also favors the AMD part by 47.5%, with scores of 6520 and 4419 respectively.

The Passmark DirectX 9 test delivers a 38.8% win for the RX 7600S, with scores of 211 versus 152. The Passmark G3D test, which often reflects overall graphics performance, shows a 32.1% gap: 15408 for the AMD card against 11664 for the NVIDIA card. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7600S posts 68012 versus 52998, a 28.3% improvement. Smaller but still consistent leads appear in Passmark DirectX 10 (74 vs 61, a 21.3% delta) and Passmark DirectX 12 (65 vs 55, an 18.2% delta). Across every recorded workload, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S maintains a double-digit percentage advantage, with the narrowest margin still exceeding 18%.

These results align with the average benchmark scores in the database: the RX 7600S has an average score of 16696, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile averages 8746. The RX 7600S also holds a 60th percentile ranking among all GPUs, compared to the RTX 3050 A Mobile's 44th percentile. When placed against its nearest rivals, the RX 7600S sits within 1.4% of the NVIDIA T400 4 GB (16792), the NVIDIA T400 (16508), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 (16504), showing that its raw average sits in a competitive mid-range band. The RTX 3050 A Mobile, by contrast, is effectively tied with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 (8743), the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 (8686), and the AMD Radeon R9 M265X (8851), placing it in a distinctly lower performance tier.

The Verdict

The data indicates that the AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the stronger performer in every measured category. For users selecting between these two mobile graphics processors based purely on benchmark output, the RX 7600S delivers a comprehensive win with no recorded counterexample. The RTX 3050 A Mobile trails by margins ranging from 18.2% in DirectX 12 to 48.9% in DirectX 11, which means the AMD part is not merely faster in isolated tests but consistently superior across API generations and compute workloads.

The production status also differs: the RX 7600S is listed as active, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile is end-of-life. The RX 7600S was released on 2023-01-03, whereas the RTX 3050 A Mobile carries a later release date of 2023-12-31. Despite the later introduction, the NVIDIA part does not close the performance gap in any recorded test.

Given the average score difference of roughly 7950 points (16696 versus 8746), the database positions these two GPUs in separate performance strata. The RX 7600S competes with cards like the NVIDIA T400 series, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile aligns with older desktop parts such as the GTX 460 v2 and the Quadro P2200. No benchmark scenario in the recorded data favors the RTX 3050 A Mobile, so the verdict from the measurements is unambiguous.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S wins all eight recorded head-to-head tests. Its largest advantages are in DirectX 11 (48.9%), G2D (47.5%), and GPU Compute (47.5%), which point to strong performance in both traditional rasterization workloads and general-purpose compute tasks. The DirectX 9 result (38.8%) and the G3D result (32.1%) further confirm that the RX 7600S excels across legacy and modern graphics APIs alike.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile has no winning category in the head-to-head data. However, its absolute scores are not negligible: it posts 11664 in Passmark G3D, 52998 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 4419 in Passmark GPU Compute. These figures place it in a lower performance band but still functional for lighter workloads. The RTX 3050 A Mobile does feature tensor cores (56) and a higher boost clock relative to its base (1065 MHz to 1343 MHz), but the measured benchmarks do not translate into any win over the RX 7600S. The RX 7600S, with 28 ray tracing cores and 1792 shading units, matches the RTX 3050 A Mobile's shading unit count but delivers far higher throughput, as shown by the FP32 rate of 15.77 TFLOPS versus 4.813 TFLOPS.

For users prioritizing compute-heavy applications, the RX 7600S shows a 47.5% lead in Passmark GPU Compute and a 28.3% lead in Geekbench OpenCL. For gaming-oriented DirectX workloads, the RX 7600S leads by 48.9% in DirectX 11 and 18.2% in DirectX 12. The RTX 3050 A Mobile's only potential niche would be scenarios where its lower 45 W TDP is critical, but no performance metric in the database rewards that lower power draw.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S has an average benchmark score of 16696, compared to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile's 8746.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between the two cards?

A: The largest gap is in the Passmark DirectX 11 test, where the RX 7600S scores 140 versus 94, a 48.9% difference.

Q: Does the RTX 3050 A Mobile win any benchmark test?

A: No. The RX 7600S wins all eight head-to-head tests, with the RTX 3050 A Mobile trailing in every case.

Q: How do their memory configurations compare?

A: The RX 7600S has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the manufacturing process nodes for each GPU?

A: The RX 7600S uses a 6 nm process from TSMC, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile uses an 8 nm process from Samsung.

Q: Which GPU has a higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The RX 7600S delivers 15.77 TFLOPS FP32, whereas the RTX 3050 A Mobile delivers 4.813 TFLOPS FP32.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture using the Navi 33 chip, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, and belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation. It uses a 6 nm process from TSMC, with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile uses the Ampere architecture with the GA106 chip and belongs to the GeForce 30 Mobile generation. It is fabricated on an 8 nm process from Samsung, with 12,000 million transistors on a 276 mm² die, giving a lower transistor density of 43.5M per mm².

Both GPUs feature 1792 shading units, but the RX 7600S has 112 texture mapping units and 64 ROPs, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has 56 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The RX 7600S includes 28 ray tracing cores, compared to 14 on the RTX 3050 A Mobile. The NVIDIA part additionally has 56 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks. The pixel rate for the RX 7600S is 140.8 GPixel/s versus 42.98 GPixel/s for the RTX 3050 A Mobile, and the texture rate is 246.4 GTexel/s versus 75.21 GTexel/s.

Clock speeds differ substantially: the RX 7600S runs at a base of 1500 MHz, a game clock of 1865 MHz, and a boost of 2200 MHz, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has a base of 1065 MHz and a boost of 1343 MHz. Memory clocks also differ, with the RX 7600S using 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) and the RTX 3050 A Mobile using 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective). Both use GDDR6 memory, but the RX 7600S has 8 GB versus 4 GB, leading to a bandwidth advantage of 256.0 GB/s versus 192.0 GB/s.

The TDP figures show the RX 7600S at 75 W and the RTX 3050 A Mobile at 45 W. Both are listed as IGP slot width with no power connectors, and both use PCIe 4.0, though the RX 7600S uses x16 while the RTX 3050 A Mobile uses x8. API support is identical: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 7600S has a predecessor of Polaris Mobile, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile's predecessor is GeForce 20 Mobile. The RX 7600S is active in production, whereas the RTX 3050 A Mobile is end-of-life.