AMD Radeon RX 7700 vs AMD Radeon RX 9060 Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which card wins more benchmark tests?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 takes 6 of 9 head-to-head tests, while the AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins the remaining 3. The RX 7700's wins include Geekbench OpenCL, Passmark DirectX 11, Passmark DirectX 12, Passmark G2D, Passmark G3D, and Passmark GPU Compute. The RX 9060 counters in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Passmark DirectX 10, and Passmark DirectX 9.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16014, while the RX 7700 scores 15852. That puts the RX 9060 1% ahead, a margin narrow enough that both cards land within 1 percentage point of each other in their nearest-rival lists. Both sit near the 58th-59th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What is the biggest single-test performance gap?

A: The largest delta is in Passmark DirectX 12, where the RX 7700 scores 96 against the RX 9060's 44 — a 54.2% advantage. This is the most lopsided result in the entire comparison, suggesting a major architectural efficiency difference in that specific workload.

Q: Which card has more memory and bandwidth?

A: The RX 7700 carries 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 9060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s. The RX 7700 has exactly double the memory capacity and more than double the bandwidth.

Q: How do the cards compare in compute workloads?

A: The RX 7700 leads in Passmark GPU Compute with 10963 versus 9919, a 9.5% edge. It also wins Geekbench OpenCL with 106028 against 88183, a 16.8% margin. The RX 9060 has no compute-related wins in the head-to-head data.

Q: Which card is more recent?

A: The RX 9060 was released on 2025-08-04, while the RX 7700 followed on 2025-09-17. The RX 9060 is part of the Radeon RX 9000 series (Navi IV generation), and the RX 7700 belongs to the Radeon RX 7000 series (Navi III generation).

Architecture Differences

The RX 9060 uses the Navi 44 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture with a 4 nm TSMC process, while the RX 7700 relies on the Navi 32 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC node. This is a generational shift: the RX 9060 is part of the Navi IV generation (codename Strix Point), and the RX 7700 is Navi III (codename Wheat Nas).

The transistor counts are close — 29,700 million for the RX 9060 versus 28,100 million for the RX 7700 — but the die sizes differ dramatically. The RX 9060 packs those transistors into 199 mm², giving a transistor density of 149.2M per mm². The RX 7700 spreads its transistors across 346 mm², for 81.2M per mm². The 4 nm process clearly enables a much denser, smaller chip for the newer card.

The RX 7700 has more raw hardware resources: 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs, versus 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs on the RX 9060. It also has more ray tracing cores — 40 versus 28. Both cards lack tensor cores entirely.

Clock behavior differs too. The RX 7700 runs a higher base clock at 1900 MHz, but the RX 9060 boosts higher at 2990 MHz versus 2459 MHz. The game clock tells a similar story: 2400 MHz for the RX 9060, 2041 MHz for the RX 7700. Memory clocks also favor the RX 7700 at 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) versus 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

The RX 9060 supports PCIe 5.0 x16, while the RX 7700 uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs differ as well: the RX 9060 offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a, whereas the RX 7700 has 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, and 1x USB Type-C.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The RX 9060's strongest result comes in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it scores 3322 against the RX 7700's 2865. That is a 16% win, and it is the only modern DirectX 12 test where the newer card comes out ahead. The RX 9060 also wins Passmark DirectX 10 by 13% (104 versus 92) and Passmark DirectX 9 by 7.3% (280 versus 261).

The RX 7700 answers with a decisive Passmark DirectX 12 victory: 96 versus 44, a 54.2% gap. That is the single biggest delta in the entire benchmark set. The RX 7700 also takes Passmark DirectX 11 by a slim 2.2% (186 versus 182), showing that the older architecture holds its own in legacy DirectX APIs.

In synthetic compute, the RX 7700 leads Geekbench OpenCL with 106028 versus 88183, a 16.8% margin. Passmark GPU Compute goes to the RX 7700 at 10963 versus 9919, a 9.5% edge. The RX 7700 also wins Passmark G3D decisively (20974 versus 17631, or 15.9%) and Passmark G2D (1206 versus 1002, or 16.9%).

The pattern is clear: the RX 9060 dominates in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test and older DirectX APIs (9 and 10), while the RX 7700 sweeps nearly everything else, including all compute-oriented tests and the newer DirectX 12 Passmark test. Notably, the RX 9060 has no Geekbench Vulkan result in the head-to-head set, while the RX 7700's Geekbench OpenCL score is its largest win.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 9060 | AMD Radeon RX 7700 |

|---|---|---|

| Process node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Die size | 199 mm² | 346 mm² |

| Transistor density | 149.2M / mm² | 81.2M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1700 MHz | 1900 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2990 MHz | 2459 MHz |

| Game clock | 2400 MHz | 2041 MHz |

| Memory clock | 2250 MHz | 2438 MHz |

| Memory size | 8 GB | 16 GB |

| Memory bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 624.1 GB/s |

| Shading units | 1792 | 2560 |

| TMUs | 112 | 160 |

| ROPs | 64 | 96 |

| Ray tracing cores | 28 | 40 |

| Pixel rate | 191.4 GPixel/s | 236.1 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 334.9 GTexel/s | 393.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 21.43 TFLOPS | 25.18 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 21.43 TFLOPS | 25.18 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 132 W | 200 W |

| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 550 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DP 2.1a | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DP 2.1, 1x USB-C |

| Dimensions | Not listed | 267 mm x 135 mm x 50 mm |

The RX 7700 holds every raw throughput advantage except clock speed. It has more shading units, more TMUs, more ROPs, more ray tracing cores, and higher pixel, texture, and FP32 rates. The RX 9060 counters with a smaller die, higher clocks, and a newer PCIe interface.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 9060 is the pick for 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, a modern DirectX 12 benchmark where it leads by 16%. It also wins older DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 tests, with margins of 7.3% and 13% respectively. If your workload leans on those legacy APIs or the specific 3DMark Steel Nomad scenario, the RX 9060's architecture delivers better results despite having fewer shading units and lower raw throughput.

The RX 7700 is the clear choice for compute-heavy tasks. It wins Geekbench OpenCL by 16.8% and Passmark GPU Compute by 9.5%. Its Passmark DirectX 12 score is more than double the RX 9060's (96 versus 44), making it vastly better for that specific DX12 workload. It also wins the overall Passmark G3D test by 15.9%, which is a broad indicator of general 3D rendering performance.

For general-purpose use, the RX 7700's 16 GB memory and 624.1 GB/s bandwidth give it a structural advantage in memory-hungry scenarios. The RX 9060's 8 GB and 288.0 GB/s are half the capacity and less than half the bandwidth. The RX 7700 also wins the 2D test by 16.9%, so it handles desktop and 2D workloads better.

The RX 9060 wins 3 tests; the RX 7700 wins 6. That is a 2:1 split in the RX 7700's favor. But the RX 9060's wins are concentrated in the modern 3DMark test, which may matter more for certain gaming scenarios. The RX 7700 takes the broader workload coverage, including compute and legacy DX12.

The Verdict

The data points to the AMD Radeon RX 7700 as the more versatile card. It wins 6 of 9 head-to-head tests, including all compute benchmarks, the Passmark G3D aggregate, and the DirectX 12 Passmark test by a massive 54.2% margin. Its 16 GB memory and 624.1 GB/s bandwidth are double and more than double the RX 9060's respective figures, which matters for large textures and compute buffers. The RX 7700 also has more shading units, TMUs, ROPs, and ray tracing cores, plus higher FP32 throughput at 25.18 TFLOPS versus 21.43 TFLOPS.

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the better choice specifically for 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it leads by 16%, and for legacy DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 workloads. Its 4 nm process yields a much smaller die (199 mm² versus 346 mm²) with higher transistor density, and its boost clock reaches 2990 MHz versus 2459 MHz. It also consumes less power (132 W versus 200 W) and requires a 300 W PSU rather than 550 W. If those specific tests or power efficiency are your priority, the RX 9060 is the rational pick.

For anyone choosing between the two based on benchmark coverage alone, the RX 7700 wins more tests and wins them by larger margins on average. The RX 9060's average score is slightly higher overall (16014 versus 15852, a 1% edge), but that is driven by its strong 3DMark result. The RX 7700 is the safer all-around buy for compute, general 3D, and memory-intensive tasks. The RX 9060 is the specialist for 3DMark Steel Nomad and older DirectX APIs, with the added benefit of a smaller, cooler-running package.