AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database does not contain direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106. The head-to-head benchmark field is empty, and the win counters for both cards stand at zero. However, the available benchmark data for the RX 7600 XT provides a reference point for its absolute performance, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database.

The RX 7600 XT delivers an average benchmark score of 17083 across all recorded tests. This places it at the 60th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its strongest result comes from Geekbench OpenCL, where it records 92426 points. In Geekbench Vulkan, the score drops to 48366, indicating a significant gap between compute-oriented and graphics-oriented workloads. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test yields a score of 2348, which serves as a modern DirectX 12 gaming reference.

PassMark results for the RX 7600 XT show substantial variation by API generation. The DirectX 9 score is 228, while DirectX 10 drops to 85. DirectX 11 recovers to 167, and DirectX 12 falls to 65. The PassMark G3D score is 17132, with a GPU compute score of 8987 and a G2D score of 1030. These numbers indicate that the card's performance profile shifts notably depending on the workload and API.

The nearest rival data for the RX 7600 XT provides context for its standing. The AMD Radeon HD 7970M posts an average score of 17019, putting it 0.4% behind the RX 7600 XT. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 scores 17037, a 0.3% deficit. The NVIDIA Tesla M4 trails by 0.9% with a score of 16932. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 leads the RX 7600 XT by 0.7%, scoring 17208. These deltas are small, placing the RX 7600 XT in a tightly contested performance band around the 17000 mark.

The RTX 4060 AD106 has an average benchmark score of 0 in the database, with no recorded individual test results and no nearest rivals. This means the database offers no direct measurement of its performance. The RX 7600 XT, by contrast, has a full suite of recorded benchmarks and a percentile ranking of 60 against all GPUs, while the RTX 4060 AD106 sits at the 50th percentile with no supporting scores.

FAQ

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

A: The RX 7600 XT averages 17083. The RTX 3070 leads it by 0.7% at 17208. The GTX 690 trails by 0.3% at 17037, the HD 7970M trails by 0.4% at 17019, and the Tesla M4 trails by 0.9% at 16932.

Q: What is the RX 7600 XT's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RX 7600 XT ranks at the 60th percentile among all GPUs in the database. The RTX 4060 AD106 ranks at the 50th percentile, though it has no recorded benchmark scores to support that ranking.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The RX 7600 XT delivers 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, while the RTX 4060 AD106 delivers 272.0 GB/s. Both use a 128-bit memory bus and GDDR6 memory.

Q: Are there any recorded head-to-head benchmark results between these two cards?

A: No. The head-to-head benchmark field is empty, and the win counters for both cards are zero. The database contains no direct comparison scores for these two GPUs.

Q: What is the RX 7600 XT's best and worst PassMark result?

A: Its highest PassMark score is 228 in DirectX 9, and its lowest is 65 in DirectX 12. The PassMark G3D score is 17132, and the GPU compute score is 8987.

Q: Which card has a higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The RX 7600 XT delivers 22.57 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the RTX 4060 AD106 delivers 15.11 TFLOPS. Both cards achieve a 1:1 ratio for FP16 to FP32.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectural lineages. The RX 7600 XT uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture on the Navi 33 chip, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish, and belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. The RTX 4060 AD106 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on the AD106 chip and belongs to the GeForce 40 generation.

The manufacturing process differs. The RX 7600 XT is built on a 6 nm process at TSMC, while the RTX 4060 AD106 uses a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts diverge sharply. The RX 7600 XT packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The RTX 4060 AD106 contains 22,900 million transistors on a smaller 188 mm² die, resulting in a density of 121.8M per mm². The RTX 4060 AD106 therefore packs nearly twice the transistor density into a smaller physical area.

The compute pipelines are organized differently. The RX 7600 XT uses 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. It has 32 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The RTX 4060 AD106 uses 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 render output units. It has 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. The RTX 4060 AD106 therefore has 50% more shading units but fewer TMUs and ROPs. The RX 7600 XT counters with more ray tracing cores and no tensor core hardware at all.

Memory configurations also differ. The RX 7600 XT comes with 16 GB of GDDR6, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has 8 GB of GDDR6. Both use a 128-bit bus, but the RX 7600 XT achieves higher bandwidth at 288.0 GB/s versus 272.0 GB/s. The RX 7600 XT runs its memory at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed, while the RTX 4060 AD106 runs at 2125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective speed.

Clock behavior differs as well. The RX 7600 XT has a base clock of 1980 MHz, a game clock of 2470 MHz, and a boost clock of 2755 MHz. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, with no recorded game clock. The RX 7600 XT therefore holds the clock advantage across both base and boost states.

Display outputs are not identical. The RX 7600 XT provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1. The RTX 4060 AD106 provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The RX 7600 XT supports a newer DisplayPort standard. Both cards use a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface and support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Production status and release timing differ. The RX 7600 XT is marked as Active and was released on 2024-01-23. The RTX 4060 AD106 is marked as End-of-life and was released on 2024-03-31. The RX 7600 XT lists its predecessor as Navi II and successor as Navi IV, while the RTX 4060 AD106 lists its predecessor as GeForce 30 and successor as GeForce 50.

The Verdict

The recorded data supports a clear performance ranking only for the RX 7600 XT, since the RTX 4060 AD106 has no benchmark scores in the database. The RX 7600 XT delivers an average score of 17083, placing it at the 60th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the RTX 3070, leads by 0.7%, which is a narrow margin. The RX 7600 XT sits ahead of the GTX 690 by 0.3%, the HD 7970M by 0.4%, and the Tesla M4 by 0.9%.

The RX 7600 XT holds advantages in memory capacity with 16 GB versus 8 GB, in bandwidth with 288.0 GB/s versus 272.0 GB/s, in FP32 throughput with 22.57 TFLOPS versus 15.11 TFLOPS, and in boost clock with 2755 MHz versus 2460 MHz. It also supports DisplayPort 2.1, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is limited to DisplayPort 1.4a. The RX 7600 XT remains in active production, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is end-of-life.

The RTX 4060 AD106 counters with a higher shading unit count of 3072 versus 2048, a higher transistor density of 121.8M per mm² versus 65.2M per mm², and 96 tensor cores where the RX 7600 XT has none. It also draws less power with a TDP of 115 W versus 190 W and requires a lower suggested PSU of 300 W versus 450 W.

For compute-heavy workloads, the RX 7600 XT shows a substantial FP32 advantage and a higher average benchmark score. For workloads that rely on tensor core acceleration, the RTX 4060 AD106 is the only one of the two with such hardware. The data does not provide direct head-to-head results, so the comparison rests on the individual recorded specifications and the RX 7600 XT's measured benchmark suite. The RTX 4060 AD106's average score of 0 leaves its performance unmeasured in the database.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across several recorded specification fields. The RX 7600 XT uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture on the Navi 33 chip, while the RTX 4060 AD106 uses Ada Lovelace on the AD106 chip. The process node differs: 6 nm for the RX 7600 XT, 5 nm for the RTX 4060 AD106. Transistor count is 13,300 million for the RX 7600 XT versus 22,900 million for the RTX 4060 AD106. Die size is 204 mm² versus 188 mm², and transistor density is 65.2M per mm² versus 121.8M per mm².

Base clocks differ at 1980 MHz for the RX 7600 XT and 1830 MHz for the RTX 4060 AD106. Boost clocks differ at 2755 MHz versus 2460 MHz. The RX 7600 XT has a recorded game clock of 2470 MHz, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has no game clock recorded. Memory clocks are 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective for the RX 7600 XT, and 2125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective for the RTX 4060 AD106.

Memory capacity is 16 GB for the RX 7600 XT and 8 GB for the RTX 4060 AD106. Bandwidth is 288.0 GB/s versus 272.0 GB/s. Shading units are 2048 versus 3072. TMUs are 128 versus 96. ROPs are 64 versus 48. Ray tracing cores are 32 versus 24. Tensor cores are null for the RX 7600 XT and 96 for the RTX 4060 AD106.

Pixel rate is 176.3 GPixel/s for the RX 7600 XT versus 118.1 GPixel/s for the RTX 4060 AD106. Texture rate is 352.6 GTexel/s versus 236.2 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 are both 22.57 TFLOPS for the RX 7600 XT, and both 15.11 TFLOPS for the RTX 4060 AD106. TDP is 190 W versus 115 W. Power connectors are 1x 8-pin versus 1x 12-pin. Suggested PSU is 450 W versus 300 W.

Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1a with 3x DisplayPort 2.1 for the RX 7600 XT, and 1x HDMI 2.1 with 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for the RTX 4060 AD106. The RX 7600 XT measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded dimensions. Production status is Active for the RX 7600 XT and End-of-life for the RTX 4060 AD106. Release dates are 2024-01-23 and 2024-03-31, respectively. The RX 7600 XT has a recorded launch MSRP of 329 USD, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has no launch MSRP recorded. Both cards are dual-slot, use PCIe 4.0 x8, and support identical API sets: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.