AMD Radeon RX 7600S vs NVIDIA Tesla K10 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains a single direct comparison between these two GPUs, and the result is decisive. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S scores 68,012 points against the NVIDIA Tesla K10's 14,029 points. That is a delta of 384.8%, meaning the AMD part delivers nearly five times the compute throughput in this workload. The win count stands at 1 for AMD and 0 for NVIDIA, making the head-to-head outcome unambiguous.

Context from the broader benchmark pool reinforces this gap. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S holds an average benchmark score of 16,696 across all recorded tests, placing it in the 60th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA T400 4 GB at 16,792 (0.6% ahead), the NVIDIA T400 at 16,508 (1.1% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 at 16,504 (1.2% behind), and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 at 16,932 (1.4% behind). These are tight margins, showing that the RX 7600S sits in a competitive cluster where small percentage swings separate adjacent parts.

The NVIDIA Tesla K10, by contrast, has only one recorded benchmark result, the same Geekbench OpenCL score of 14,029, which also serves as its average. Its percentile ranking is 55th, five points lower than the AMD card. The K10's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 at 14,150 (0.9% ahead), the AMD Radeon RX 570X at 13,871 (1.1% behind), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile at 13,821 (1.5% behind), and the AMD Radeon 660M at 13,812 (1.6% behind). While the K10 is not the absolute lowest in its peer group, it trails the RX 7600S by a wide margin in the only shared test.

The magnitude of the OpenCL delta is worth emphasizing. A 384.8% advantage is not a marginal improvement; it represents a generational leap in raw compute capability. The AMD part's FP32 throughput is listed at 15.77 TFLOPS, while the NVIDIA part is listed at 2.289 TFLOPS. These figures align with the observed benchmark gap, though the benchmark itself is the authoritative measurement. For any application leveraging OpenCL, the RX 7600S is in a different performance class entirely.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the only direct benchmark comparison in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S wins the Geekbench OpenCL test with a score of 68,012 against the NVIDIA Tesla K10's 14,029, a delta of 384.8%.

Q: How do the average benchmark scores compare between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S has an average benchmark score of 16,696 across all tests, while the NVIDIA Tesla K10 has an average of 14,029 based on its single recorded result.

Q: What are the percentile rankings for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S sits in the 60th percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA Tesla K10 sits in the 55th percentile.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units and texture mapping units?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S has 1,792 shading units and 112 TMUs, while the NVIDIA Tesla K10 has 1,536 shading units and 128 TMUs.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the NVIDIA Tesla K10 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus with 160.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the production status of each card?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is listed as Active, while the NVIDIA Tesla K10 is listed as End-of-life.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from completely different architectural eras. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, codenamed "Hotpink Bonefish," and belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 7000M) generation. The NVIDIA Tesla K10 uses the Kepler architecture with the GK104 chip and belongs to the Tesla Kepler (Kxx) generation. These architectural foundations explain the substantial performance disparity.

Process technology separates them sharply. The AMD part is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, while the NVIDIA part uses a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts reflect this difference: the RX 7600S packs 13,300 million transistors, the K10 has 3,540 million. Die sizes tell a different story, the AMD chip is 204 mm², the NVIDIA chip is 294 mm². This yields transistor densities of 65.2 million per mm² for AMD versus 12.0 million per mm² for NVIDIA, showing how much more efficiently the newer process packs transistors.

Feature support diverges significantly. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The RX 7600S also includes 28 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the Tesla K10, which lists no ray tracing hardware. Tensor cores are not present in either product, so that comparison is moot.

Clock behavior is another differentiator. The AMD GPU lists a base clock of 1500 MHz, a boost clock of 2200 MHz, and a game clock of 1865 MHz. The NVIDIA GPU lists no base, boost, or game clocks in the database. Memory clocks also differ: AMD runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective, NVIDIA runs at 1250 MHz with 5 Gbps effective. The AMD memory clock is more than double in effective data rate, contributing to its bandwidth advantage.

Specification Differences

The specification table shows where these cards diverge across every major category. Starting with memory, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA Tesla K10 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 160.0 GB/s bandwidth. Despite the wider bus on the NVIDIA side, the AMD card still achieves 60% more bandwidth.

Compute resources show a mixed picture. The AMD card has 1,792 shading units and 112 TMUs, while the NVIDIA card has 1,536 shading units and 128 TMUs. The AMD part has more shaders but fewer texture units. Raster output units (ROPs) favor AMD, with 64 versus 32. Pixel rates follow this trend: AMD lists 140.8 GPixel/s, NVIDIA lists 23.84 GPixel/s. Texture rates also favor AMD at 246.4 GTexel/s versus 95.36 GTexel/s.

FP32 performance shows the largest gap. AMD lists 15.77 TFLOPS, NVIDIA lists 2.289 TFLOPS. The AMD part also lists FP16 performance at 31.54 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, while NVIDIA lists no FP16 figure at all. Power consumption is inverted relative to performance: the AMD card has a TDP of 75 W, the NVIDIA card has a TDP of 225 W. The NVIDIA card requires a 550 W suggested PSU and uses 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connectors, while the AMD card uses no power connectors and is an integrated graphics package (IGP). Slot width differs accordingly: AMD is IGP, NVIDIA is dual-slot.

Physical and interface differences round out the list. The AMD card uses PCIe 4.0 x16, the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs are portable device dependent on AMD, while NVIDIA has no outputs at all. The NVIDIA card measures 272 mm (10.7 inches) in length. The AMD card's dimensions are not listed. The NVIDIA Tesla K10 has a launch MSRP of 5,099 USD. The AMD card has no launch MSRP listed.

Release dates are far apart: the AMD card was released on 2023-01-03, the NVIDIA card on 2012-04-30. The AMD card's predecessor is Polaris Mobile, while the NVIDIA card's predecessor is Tesla Fermi and its successor is Tesla Maxwell.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion: the AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the superior performer in every measurable way that matters for modern workloads. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 68,012 crushes the NVIDIA Tesla K10's 14,029, and its average benchmark score of 16,696 places it higher in the percentile rankings at 60th versus 55th. The AMD card also offers more memory (8 GB versus 4 GB), higher bandwidth (256.0 GB/s versus 160.0 GB/s), more shading units (1,792 versus 1,536), and significantly higher FP32 throughput (15.77 TFLOPS versus 2.289 TFLOPS). All of this comes at a lower power draw, 75 W versus 225 W, making the RX 7600S more efficient as well as faster.

For anyone choosing a GPU based on the recorded data, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the clear pick for compute-intensive tasks, modern API support, and ray tracing capabilities. Its active production status means it remains available, while the Tesla K10 is end-of-life. The NVIDIA card's only advantages are a wider memory bus (256-bit versus 128-bit), more TMUs (128 versus 112), and a longer physical footprint, none of which compensate for the massive performance deficit.

The Tesla K10 might still hold relevance in legacy systems where Kepler-era drivers and specific compute workloads are required, and its 23.84 GPixel/s pixel rate and 95.36 GTexel/s texture rate are non-trivial for older applications. But the database shows no scenario where the K10 outperforms the RX 7600S in a shared benchmark. The single head-to-head result, with a 384.8% delta, is the definitive measurement. For any new deployment, the AMD Radeon RX 7600S is the only sensible choice from this comparison.