AMD Radeon RX 7600S vs NVIDIA N1 16SM Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the only one of the two with recorded benchmark scores. It carries a full suite of DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan results across Passmark, Geekbench, and 3DMark tests. The NVIDIA N1 16SM has no benchmark entries in the database, meaning its average score sits at zero and it holds no wins in any recorded test. The RX 7600S wins every measurable category by default because the N1 16SM simply has no data to compare.

The RX 7600S shows its strongest results in compute-oriented workloads. Its Passmark GPU Compute score of 6520 reflects solid general-purpose processing throughput, while the Geekbench OpenCL result of 68012 and Vulkan result of 73868 indicate the card handles both API paths well. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1888 places it in a specific performance tier. The N1 16SM cannot be evaluated in these workloads because the database records no scores for it.

Where the N1 16SM would theoretically compete is in memory capacity and bandwidth. It offers 128 GB of LPDDR5X across a 256-bit bus, yielding 273.2 GB/s. That is a massive pool of memory, but without benchmark data, its practical gaming or compute performance remains unmeasured. The RX 7600S, with 8 GB of GDDR6 and 256.0 GB/s, has a narrower memory footprint but demonstrable performance numbers.

The percentile placement reinforces this split. The RX 7600S sits at the 60th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the N1 16SM sits at the 50th percentile despite having no recorded benchmarks. That percentile value for the N1 16SM appears to be a default or estimated placement rather than a measured result. In practical terms, the RX 7600S is the only card here with verified performance data.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and design philosophies. The RX 7600S uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation and is manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The chip contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter.

The N1 16SM uses the GB20B chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture. It belongs to the Blackwell IGP (N1x) generation and is manufactured on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The die size is 382 mm², which is considerably larger than the RX 7600S die, but the transistor count is listed as unknown in the database. That makes direct density comparisons impossible.

Clock behavior 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. Its memory runs at 2000 MHz, or 16 Gbps effective. The N1 16SM has a much lower base clock of 741 MHz but a higher boost clock of 2346 MHz. Memory runs at 1067 MHz, or 8.5 Gbps effective. The RX 7600S has higher base and game clocks, while the N1 16SM has a higher boost ceiling.

Shader configuration also diverges. The RX 7600S packs 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 28 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores. The N1 16SM counters with 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, only 24 ROPs, 16 ray tracing cores, and 64 tensor cores. The N1 16SM has more shaders, more TMUs, and dedicated tensor cores, but far fewer ROPs.

API support differs completely. The RX 7600S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The N1 16SM lists N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan. That suggests the N1 16SM may rely on proprietary or limited API paths, or the database simply has no recorded support data. Either way, the RX 7600S has explicit, standard API compatibility while the N1 16SM does not.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

There are no recorded head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the RX 7600S and the N1 16SM in the database. The wins tally shows zero wins for both cards in direct competition. This is not a situation where one card dominates another; it is a situation where only one card has any benchmark presence at all.

The RX 7600S does have a full set of standalone benchmark scores. Its Passmark G3D score of 15408 places it among comparable GPUs. The nearest rivals in the database provide context. The NVIDIA T400 4 GB has an average score of 16792, which is 0.6% higher than the RX 7600S. The NVIDIA T400 has an average score of 16508, which is 1.1% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 scores 16504, 1.2% lower, and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 scores 16932, 1.4% higher. The RX 7600S sits within a tight band of roughly 1.4% above or below these rivals.

The average benchmark score for the RX 7600S is 16696. That figure aggregates all its recorded tests. The N1 16SM has an average benchmark score of zero, which places it outside any meaningful comparison. In DirectX 12, the RX 7600S scores 65 in Passmark, while in DirectX 11 it scores 140 and in DirectX 9 it scores 211. The DirectX 10 score is 74. The G2D score of 776 reflects 2D graphics throughput, and the GPU compute score of 6520 rounds out the suite.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1888 and the Geekbench Vulkan score of 73868 are the most modern workload indicators. The RX 7600S also posts a Geekbench OpenCL score of 68012, which shows strong compute capability for a mobile part. Every one of these numbers stands alone because the N1 16SM has no corresponding results.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification category in the database.

Manufacturer and architecture: AMD versus NVIDIA. The RX 7600S uses RDNA 3.0, the N1 16SM uses Blackwell 2.0.

Process node: 6 nm versus 5 nm. Both use TSMC as the foundry.

Transistors: 13,300 million versus unknown. The N1 16SM does not list a transistor count.

Die size: 204 mm² versus 382 mm². The N1 16SM die is nearly double the size.

Base clock: 1500 MHz versus 741 MHz. The RX 7600S starts much higher.

Boost clock: 2200 MHz versus 2346 MHz. The N1 16SM has a higher boost.

Game clock: 1865 MHz for the RX 7600S; the N1 16SM has no game clock listed.

Memory size: 8 GB GDDR6 versus 128 GB LPDDR5X. The N1 16SM has 16 times the capacity.

Memory bus: 128-bit versus 256-bit. The N1 16SM has double the bus width.

Memory bandwidth: 256.0 GB/s versus 273.2 GB/s. The N1 16SM is about 6.7% higher.

Shading units: 1792 versus 2048. The N1 16SM has 14.3% more.

TMUs: 112 versus 128. The N1 16SM has more.

ROPs: 64 versus 24. The RX 7600S has 2.7 times more.

Ray tracing cores: 28 versus 16. The RX 7600S has more.

Tensor cores: none versus 64. The N1 16SM has dedicated tensor hardware.

Pixel rate: 140.8 GPixel/s versus 56.30 GPixel/s. The RX 7600S is far ahead.

Texture rate: 246.4 GTexel/s versus 300.3 GTexel/s. The N1 16SM leads here.

FP32: 15.77 TFLOPS versus 9.609 TFLOPS. The RX 7600S is 64% higher.

FP16: 31.54 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 9.609 TFLOPS (1:1). The RX 7600S has a massive advantage.

TDP: 75 W versus unknown. The RX 7600S has a listed power draw.

Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. The N1 16SM uses the newer standard.

Display outputs: Portable Device Dependent versus 1x HDMI. The N1 16SM has a single fixed output.

API support: DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 versus N/A for all.

Release date: 2023-01-03 versus 2026-05-31. The N1 16SM is much newer.

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 N1 16SM delivers 9.609 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16. The RX 7600S leads by a wide margin in both precision formats.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The RX 7600S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The N1 16SM has 128 GB of LPDDR5X on a 256-bit bus with 273.2 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has more render output units?

A: The RX 7600S has 64 ROPs, while the N1 16SM has only 24. The RX 7600S also produces a higher pixel rate at 140.8 GPixel/s versus 56.30 GPixel/s.

Q: Does the N1 16SM support standard graphics APIs?

A: The database lists DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan as N/A for the N1 16SM. The RX 7600S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What are the nearest rivals to the RX 7600S?

A: The closest GPU is the NVIDIA T400 4 GB with an average score of 16792, 0.6% higher. The NVIDIA T400 scores 16508, 1.1% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 scores 16504, 1.2% lower, and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 scores 16932, 1.4% higher.

Q: Why does the N1 16SM have no benchmark scores?

A: The database records zero benchmark entries for the N1 16SM. Its average benchmark score is listed as 0, and its percentile placement of 50 appears to be an unverified default rather than a measured result.

The Verdict

The RX 7600S is the only card here with measured performance data. Its average benchmark score of 16696 places it at the 60th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals sit within a 1.4% band in either direction. It offers strong FP32 compute at 15.77 TFLOPS, a high pixel rate of 140.8 GPixel/s, and full support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. For any workload that relies on standard graphics APIs or compute shaders, the RX 7600S has verified capability.

The N1 16SM presents a different profile. It has 128 GB of memory, which is 16 times the RX 7600S capacity, and a wider 256-bit bus yielding 273.2 GB/s. Its texture rate of 300.3 GTexel/s exceeds the RX 7600S, and it has 64 tensor cores for AI-oriented tasks. But none of that hardware has been tested in the database. There are no benchmark scores, no API support listings, and no rival comparisons. The card exists as a specification sheet only.

The choice depends entirely on whether measured performance matters. The data shows the RX 7600S delivers proven results across multiple benchmark suites. The N1 16SM offers a larger memory pool and newer PCIe 5.0 interface, but its actual performance is unrecorded. A builder who needs verified gaming or compute performance should look at the RX 7600S. A builder who needs massive memory capacity for a specific workload that fits within the N1 16SM's unmeasured capabilities might consider it, but there is no benchmark evidence to support that decision. The RX 7600S is the only card with performance data that can be compared against known rivals.