AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs NVIDIA B200 SXM6 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 7600 compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 15,171. It sits within a tight cluster: 0.2% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15,199), 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon 680M (15,270), 0.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 560X (15,082), and 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (15,063).

Q: What is the NVIDIA B200 SXM6's average benchmark score and percentile ranking?

A: The B200 SXM6 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, and its average benchmark score is listed as 0. Its percentile ranking among all GPUs is 50. The RX 7600, by comparison, sits at the 57th percentile.

Q: What memory configurations do these two cards use?

A: The RX 7600 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The B200 SXM6 uses 180 GB of HBM3e on an 8192-bit bus, delivering 8.19 TB/s of bandwidth. The B200 has over 22 times the memory capacity and over 28 times the bandwidth.

Q: What are the FP32 compute figures for each card?

A: The RX 7600 delivers 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The B200 SXM6 delivers 69.34 TFLOPS, which is roughly 3.2 times higher. Both cards maintain a 1:1 ratio for FP16 compute relative to FP32.

Q: What is the power requirement difference between the two?

A: The RX 7600 has a TDP of 165 W and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The B200 SXM6 has a TDP of 1000 W and a suggested PSU of 1400 W. The B200 consumes about 6 times the power of the RX 7600.

Q: Do both cards support standard graphics APIs like DirectX and Vulkan?

A: No. The RX 7600 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The B200 SXM6 lists N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan, and has no display outputs. The B200 is a compute-oriented server module, not a client graphics card.

The Verdict

The data positions these two products in entirely different segments. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is a client graphics card from the Radeon RX 7000 series, with active production status, a 57th percentile ranking across all GPUs, and a full set of benchmark scores. The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 is a server accelerator from the Server Blackwell (Bxx) generation, with a 50th percentile ranking, no recorded benchmarks, and no display outputs.

The RX 7600 is the choice for any workload requiring standard graphics APIs, display connectivity, or DirectX 12 Ultimate support. It provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, a dual-slot form factor, and a single 8-pin power connector. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth suit conventional gaming and workstation rendering tasks.

The B200 SXM6 is built for compute density. Its 180 GB of HBM3e memory, 8.19 TB/s bandwidth, and 69.34 TFLOPS of FP32 performance place it in a different performance class entirely. The 592 tensor cores and 18,944 shading units indicate a design optimized for massive parallel workloads. The absence of display outputs and graphics API support confirms its role as an accelerator, not a display adapter.

The recorded data shows no head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the two, and the B200 has an empty benchmark array. Users requiring a client GPU with verified DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan scores should select the RX 7600. Users requiring a server module with extreme memory bandwidth and tensor core density should select the B200 SXM6. These are not competing products; they serve different functions within the database.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark entries for the AMD Radeon RX 7600 and the NVIDIA B200 SXM6. The B200 SXM6 has zero recorded benchmark scores across all test suites. This absence of comparative data is itself informative: the B200 is not evaluated through the same client-oriented test battery as the RX 7600.

The RX 7600 has ten recorded benchmark scores. Its strongest result is in Geekbench OpenCL at 88,051 points. Its Geekbench Vulkan score is 34,401. In Passmark tests, it scores 16,634 in G3D, 984 in G2D, 8,790 in GPU Compute, 226 in DirectX 9, 172 in DirectX 11, 84 in DirectX 10, and 58 in DirectX 12. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2,310.

These scores place the RX 7600 at the 57th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, averages 15,199, which is only 0.2% higher. The AMD Radeon 680M averages 15,270, 0.7% higher. The AMD Radeon Pro 560X averages 15,082, 0.6% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti averages 15,063, 0.7% lower. The RX 7600 operates within a narrow performance band, never more than 0.7% from any listed rival.

The B200 SXM6, by contrast, has no nearest rivals listed and no benchmark scores to compare. Its average benchmark score is 0, and its percentile is 50. The absence of data does not indicate a lack of capability; it reflects that the database does not apply the same benchmark suite to this server accelerator. The B200's compute specifications, including 69.34 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.19 TB/s memory bandwidth, vastly exceed the RX 7600's 21.75 TFLOPS and 288.0 GB/s. But without recorded test scores, no direct benchmark comparison is possible.

The wins tally is 0 for each card. The database records no test where one card outperforms the other. The comparison must instead rely on the specification differences and the RX 7600's verified benchmark results against its own rival set.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The RX 7600 uses a 6 nm process node from TSMC, while the B200 SXM6 uses a 5 nm node from the same foundry. Transistor counts diverge sharply: the RX 7600 has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, while the B200 has 208,000 million transistors on a 1,628 mm² die. Transistor density is 65.2 million per mm² for the RX 7600 and 127.8 million per mm² for the B200, nearly double.

Clock speeds show an unusual pattern. The RX 7600 has a base clock of 1720 MHz and a boost clock of 2655 MHz, with a game clock of 2250 MHz. The B200 has a base clock of only 120 MHz and a boost clock of 1830 MHz. The RX 7600's base clock is more than 14 times higher than the B200's base clock, though the boost clocks are closer. Memory clocks differ as well: the RX 7600 runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the B200 runs at 2000 MHz (8 Gbps effective).

Memory specifications are vastly different. The RX 7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The B200 has 180 GB of HBM3e on an 8192-bit bus with 8.19 TB/s bandwidth. The bus width difference is a factor of 64. The B200's bandwidth advantage is approximately 28.4 times the RX 7600's.

Compute unit counts differ across every category. The RX 7600 has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 RT cores. The B200 has 18,944 shading units, 592 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and 592 tensor cores. The B200 has 9.25 times the shading units and 4.6 times the TMUs, but the RX 7600 has 2.7 times the ROPs. The B200 has no listed RT cores; the RX 7600 has no listed tensor cores.

Power and physical requirements differ dramatically. The RX 7600 draws 165 W with a suggested PSU of 450 W. The B200 draws 1000 W with a suggested PSU of 1400 W. The RX 7600 is dual-slot with a 1x 8-pin power connector; the B200 is an SXM Module with no power connector listed. The RX 7600 has a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface; the B200 has PCIe 6.0 x16. The RX 7600 measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height; the B200 has no dimensions listed.

Display outputs separate the two completely. The RX 7600 provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1. The B200 has no outputs. The RX 7600 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The B200 lists N/A for all three APIs.

Release dates place them nearly 18 months apart. The RX 7600 launched on 2023-05-24 with a launch MSRP of 269 USD. The B200 launched on 2024-10-31 with a launch MSRP of 34,999 USD. The RX 7600's predecessor is Navi II and its successor is Navi IV. The B200's predecessor is Server Hopper and its successor is Server Rubin.

Architecture Differences

The RX 7600 uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. The B200 SXM6 uses the GB100 chip built on Blackwell architecture, belonging to the Server Blackwell (Bxx) generation. The two architectures target fundamentally different workloads.

RDNA 3.0 is a graphics-first architecture. It includes dedicated RT cores (32 of them), a full DirectX 12 Ultimate feature set, and display output capabilities. The RX 7600's FP32 and FP16 compute are both 21.75 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, indicating a design where shader work and compute share the same execution path. The pixel rate is 169.9 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 339.8 GTexel/s. These rates align with a rasterization-focused client GPU.

Blackwell is a compute-first architecture. The B200 includes 592 tensor cores, which the RX 7600 lacks entirely. Its FP32 and FP16 compute are both 69.34 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, but the presence of tensor cores indicates that the architecture's primary execution strategy relies on tensor operations for accelerated compute. The pixel rate is 43.92 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 1,083.4 GTexel/s. The texture rate is 3.2 times the RX 7600's, while the pixel rate is only about a quarter of the RX 7600's. This inversion shows a design that prioritizes texture and compute throughput over pixel fill.

The process technology reflects the generational gap. The RX 7600 uses a 6 nm node; the B200 uses a 5 nm node. Both are fabricated by TSMC. The B200's transistor density of 127.8 million per mm² is nearly double the RX 7600's 65.2 million per mm², indicating a more advanced process implementation. The B200's die size of 1,628 mm² is nearly eight times the RX 7600's 204 mm².

Memory architecture differs at the fundamental level. The RX 7600 uses GDDR6, a conventional graphics memory, on a 128-bit bus. The B200 uses HBM3e, a stacked high-bandwidth memory, on an 8192-bit bus. The B200's 180 GB capacity and 8.19 TB/s bandwidth serve compute workloads that require large working sets and rapid data movement. The RX 7600's 8 GB and 288.0 GB/s serve frame buffer needs for display output.

Power delivery differs structurally. The RX 7600 uses a standard 1x 8-pin connector and a 450 W suggested PSU. The B200 has no power connector listed, because it is an SXM Module designed for server integration where power is delivered through the socket. The 1000 W TDP and 1400 W suggested PSU indicate a system-level power architecture, not a client desktop one.

The interface generation also differs. The RX 7600 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the B200 uses PCIe 6.0 x16. The B200's interface provides more lanes and a newer generation, consistent with server platforms. The RX 7600's x8 link is sufficient for its bandwidth needs and keeps client motherboard compatibility broad.

The B200's lack of display outputs and graphics API support, combined with its tensor core count and HBM3e memory, confirms a server accelerator design. The RX 7600's display outputs, RT cores, and full API support confirm a client graphics design. The architecture differences are not incremental; they represent two separate product categories sharing only the GPU label.