AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits cleanly between the two GPUs. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT takes 3 of the 9 head-to-head tests, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile wins 6. The AMD card's victories come in DirectX 9, 2D graphics, and compute workloads. The NVIDIA card dominates the modern DirectX 10, 11, and 12 tests, plus both Geekbench compute workloads.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT wins the Passmark DirectX 9 test with a score of 228 versus 214 for the NVIDIA card, a 6.5% advantage. Its Passmark G2D score of 1030 beats the NVIDIA card's 896, a 15% lead. In Passmark GPU Compute, the AMD card scores 8987 against 8279, an 8.6% edge.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile's wins are larger in magnitude. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 116960 crushes the AMD card's 48366, a 58.6% gap. The Geekbench OpenCL result shows 122238 versus 92426, a 24.4% lead. In Passmark G3D, the NVIDIA card scores 20355 against 17132, a 15.8% advantage. The DirectX 10 result shows 129 versus 85, a 34.1% gap, and DirectX 12 shows 93 versus 65, a 30.1% gap. The narrowest NVIDIA win is DirectX 11 at 192 versus 167, a 13% difference.

The overall average benchmark score tells the same story. The NVIDIA card posts 29928 in the database, while the AMD card sits at 17083. That corresponds to a 75th percentile ranking for the NVIDIA part against all GPUs, versus the 60th percentile for the AMD card.

The Verdict

The data indicates that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is the stronger overall performer. Its average benchmark score of 29928 places it in the 75th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti at 29945 (0.1% ahead) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 29783 (0.5% behind). The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT's average score of 17083 places it in the 60th percentile, with nearest rivals such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at 17208 (0.7% ahead) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17037 (0.3% behind).

For users prioritizing modern graphics APIs, the NVIDIA card is the clear choice based on the recorded results. It wins DirectX 10, 11, and 12 by margins ranging from 13% to 34.1%. Its Vulkan performance is exceptional, delivering more than double the AMD card's score.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT retains specific advantages. The compute workload shows an 8.6% win, and the older DirectX 9 path favors AMD by 6.5%. The 2D graphics result gives AMD a 15% lead. These wins suggest the AMD card handles legacy workloads and certain compute tasks more efficiently.

For users running modern games and applications that use DirectX 12 or Vulkan, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile delivers substantially higher frame rates based on the benchmark scores. The AMD card's wins in DirectX 9 and 2D tests are less relevant for contemporary workloads.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The largest single margin in the comparison belongs to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile in Geekbench Vulkan. The NVIDIA card scores 116960 versus the AMD card's 48366, a 58.6% difference. This result indicates a major architectural advantage in Vulkan compute and graphics workloads.

Geekbench OpenCL shows a 24.4% lead for the NVIDIA card, with 122238 against 92426. The NVIDIA card also wins Passmark DirectX 10 by 34.1% (129 versus 85) and Passmark DirectX 12 by 30.1% (93 versus 65). These are the largest NVIDIA victories in the rasterization-focused tests.

The Passmark G3D result, which represents general 3D graphics performance, favors NVIDIA by 15.8% with 20355 versus 17132. The DirectX 11 test shows the smallest NVIDIA margin at 13% (192 versus 167).

On the AMD side, the Passmark G2D result provides the largest win at 15% (1030 versus 896). The Passmark GPU Compute test gives AMD an 8.6% edge (8987 versus 8279). The DirectX 9 test shows AMD ahead by 6.5% (228 versus 214).

The pattern across these results is consistent. NVIDIA wins every modern API test, with margins growing as the workload becomes more compute-intensive. AMD wins legacy API tests and the 2D rasterization path. The compute result is notable because it reverses the overall trend, showing AMD delivering higher raw compute throughput in the Passmark test despite losing both Geekbench compute tests.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 29928, compared to the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT's 17083.

Q: How does the DirectX 12 performance compare?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile scores 93 in Passmark DirectX 12, which is 30.1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT's score of 65.

Q: Which GPU performs better in Vulkan?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is significantly ahead in Geekbench Vulkan with a score of 116960, a 58.6% advantage over the AMD card's 48366.

Q: What benchmarks does the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT win?

A: The AMD card wins three tests: Passmark DirectX 9 (228 versus 214), Passmark G2D (1030 versus 896), and Passmark GPU Compute (8987 versus 8279).

Q: What are the closest rivals for each GPU?

A: The NVIDIA card's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti at 29945, which is 0.1% ahead. The AMD card's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17037, which is 0.3% behind.

Q: Which GPU has the higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile ranks in the 75th percentile, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT ranks in the 60th percentile.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture on the Navi 33 chip, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Navi III generation within the Radeon RX 7000 series. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture on the GB206 chip and belongs to the GeForce 50 Mobile generation.

The manufacturing processes differ. AMD uses a 6 nm process from TSMC with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². NVIDIA uses a 5 nm process from TSMC with 21,900 million transistors on a 181 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 121.0 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip packs substantially more transistors into a smaller area.

Core configurations differ significantly. The AMD card has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units. It includes 32 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The NVIDIA card has 4608 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation units. It includes 36 ray tracing cores and 144 tensor cores. The NVIDIA card has more than double the shading units and more than double the ray tracing cores.

Clock speeds show an interesting contrast. The AMD card runs at a base clock of 1980 MHz, a game clock of 2470 MHz, and a boost clock of 2755 MHz. The NVIDIA card runs at a base clock of 907 MHz and a boost clock of 1425 MHz. Despite the lower clocks, the NVIDIA card achieves higher benchmark scores due to its larger core count and architectural efficiency.

The memory subsystems differ in type and capacity. AMD uses 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128 bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. NVIDIA uses 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128 bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has higher bandwidth despite half the capacity.

Specification Differences

The power profiles differ dramatically. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has a TDP of 190 W, uses a dual-slot cooler, requires a single 8-pin power connector, and suggests a 450 W power supply. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has a TDP of 50 W, uses an integrated form factor (IGP), requires no power connectors, and has no suggested power supply listed.

The bus interfaces differ. AMD uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16. This gives the NVIDIA card a wider and newer connection to the host system.

Display outputs vary. The AMD card provides one HDMI 2.1a port and three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The NVIDIA card's display outputs are listed as portable device dependent, meaning they vary by laptop implementation.

The physical dimensions differ. The AMD card measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height. The NVIDIA card has no listed dimensions due to its mobile form factor.

Memory clocks differ. AMD runs memory at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed. NVIDIA runs memory at 1500 MHz with 24 Gbps effective speed. The higher effective speed on the NVIDIA card contributes to its bandwidth advantage.

The release dates differ by over a year. The AMD card was released on 2024-01-23, while the NVIDIA card was released on 2025-04-14. The AMD card's predecessor is Navi II and its successor is Navi IV. The NVIDIA card's predecessor is GeForce 40 Mobile and it has no listed successor.

The API support is identical for both cards. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The pixel rate and texture rate differ, with AMD at 176.3 GPixel/s and 352.6 GTexel/s, while NVIDIA runs at 68.40 GPixel/s and 205.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 and FP16 performance both show 22.57 TFLOPS for AMD and 13.13 TFLOPS for NVIDIA, though the NVIDIA card achieves higher actual benchmark scores.