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

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile occupy different segments of the graphics market, with the desktop AMD card serving as a mainstream 1080p option and the NVIDIA mobile part targeting high-performance laptops. The benchmark data shows a decisive overall advantage for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, which wins 8 of 9 head-to-head tests, while the RX 7600 XT secures a single victory. The average benchmark score for the NVIDIA part is 35,435 compared to 17,083 for the AMD card, placing the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at the 80th percentile of all GPUs versus the 60th percentile for the RX 7600 XT.

The Verdict

The data indicates that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the superior performer for compute-heavy and modern graphics workloads. It leads by substantial margins in every 3D and compute benchmark recorded, with its most dominant showing in Geekbench Vulkan, where it scores 139,213 against 48,366 for the RX 7600 XT, a 65.3% advantage. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile also delivers a 28.6% higher PassMark G3D score (24,004 vs 17,132) and an 11% lead in PassMark GPU Compute (10,101 vs 8,987).

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, however, wins the PassMark G2D test with a score of 1,030 versus 981, a 5% margin. This suggests the desktop card handles 2D operations and basic desktop acceleration more efficiently than the mobile NVIDIA part, though this is a narrow victory in a less demanding category.

For users prioritizing raw graphics performance, DirectX 12 gaming, or OpenCL compute workloads, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the clear choice based on the recorded numbers. The RX 7600 XT remains relevant only for scenarios where 2D performance is the primary concern, which is rarely the deciding factor for modern applications. The NVIDIA part also sits in a higher performance percentile overall, reinforcing its position as the more capable GPU in this comparison.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and manufacturing processes. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die. The transistor density reflects this difference: 65.2 million transistors per square millimeter for AMD versus 118.3 million for NVIDIA.

The NVIDIA chip carries significantly more execution resources. It has 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation units, compared to 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs on the AMD card. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile also includes 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores, while the RX 7600 XT has 32 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores listed. These architectural differences explain the substantial performance gap in most benchmarks.

Memory configurations differ as well. The RX 7600 XT uses 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA part more than doubles the memory bandwidth, which contributes to its higher throughput in memory-sensitive workloads. Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is identical.

Clock speeds show an interesting inversion. The AMD card runs at a base clock of 1980 MHz and boosts to 2755 MHz, while the NVIDIA mobile part operates at a much lower 847 MHz base and 1447 MHz boost. Despite this clock deficit, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile achieves higher benchmark scores due to its larger shader count and wider memory interface.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test shows the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scoring 143,870 against 92,426 for the RX 7600 XT, a 35.8% lead for NVIDIA. This result indicates the NVIDIA GPU handles general-purpose compute tasks with significantly greater efficiency, likely due to its tensor cores and higher transistor count.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap widens considerably. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 139,213, which is 65.3% higher than the RX 7600 XT's 48,366. This is the largest margin in any benchmark and suggests the NVIDIA architecture is particularly well-suited to Vulkan's low-overhead graphics API.

The PassMark suite confirms NVIDIA's dominance across DirectX versions. In DirectX 10, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 151 versus 85, a 43.7% advantage. DirectX 11 shows a 29.5% lead (237 vs 167), and DirectX 12 shows a 36.3% lead (102 vs 65). The older DirectX 9 test shows the smallest gap at 12% (259 vs 228), indicating that legacy workloads are more evenly matched.

The PassMark G3D test, which measures overall 3D graphics performance, gives the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile a score of 24,004 compared to 17,132 for the RX 7600 XT, a 28.6% difference. The PassMark GPU Compute test shows a more modest 11% lead for NVIDIA (10,101 vs 8,987). The only AMD victory comes in PassMark G2D, where the RX 7600 XT scores 1,030 versus 981, a 5% margin that represents its single win in the head-to-head comparison.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has an average benchmark score of 35,435, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average score of 17,083. The NVIDIA part sits at the 80th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the 60th percentile for AMD.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between the two cards?

A: The largest gap appears in the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 139,213 versus 48,366 for the RX 7600 XT, a 65.3% difference in favor of NVIDIA.

Q: In which benchmark does the AMD card outperform the NVIDIA card?

A: The RX 7600 XT wins only the PassMark G2D test, scoring 1,030 against 981 for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, a 5% advantage for AMD.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare?

A: The RX 7600 XT uses 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth, providing more than double the memory bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The RX 7600 XT has a TDP of 190 W and requires a 450 W power supply with a single 8-pin connector. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a TDP of 60 W, uses no power connectors, and has no suggested PSU listed, reflecting its mobile integration.

Q: How do the nearest rival scores compare for each card?

A: The RX 7600 XT's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 with an average score of 17,208, a 0.7% difference. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's nearest rival is the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 with an average score of 35,520, a 0.2% difference.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile dominates across all compute and 3D graphics benchmarks. Its largest wins come in Geekbench Vulkan (65.3% ahead), PassMark DirectX 10 (43.7% ahead), and PassMark DirectX 12 (36.3% ahead). It also leads in Geekbench OpenCL by 35.8%, in PassMark DirectX 11 by 29.5%, in PassMark G3D by 28.6%, in PassMark GPU Compute by 11%, and in PassMark DirectX 9 by 12%. These results position the NVIDIA part as the stronger choice for gaming, content creation, and GPU-accelerated computing.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT wins only the PassMark G2D test with a 5% margin. This indicates superior 2D desktop rendering performance, which could benefit applications that rely heavily on 2D interfaces or desktop compositing. However, this is a narrow and specialized victory that does not offset the NVIDIA card's advantages in every other category.

For workloads involving modern graphics APIs like Vulkan and DirectX 12, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is clearly superior. The NVIDIA card also excels in compute tasks as shown by the OpenCL and GPU Compute results. The RX 7600 XT's higher clock speeds and larger memory capacity do not translate into benchmark wins against the more powerful NVIDIA architecture, which compensates with more shaders, higher memory bandwidth, and dedicated tensor cores.

The 16 GB memory capacity on the RX 7600 XT could be advantageous for applications with very large data sets, but no benchmark in the database reflects this advantage. The recorded data shows the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile winning 8 of 9 tests, making it the recommended choice for essentially all performance-sensitive use cases.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across almost every core specification. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture. The process nodes differ: 6 nm for AMD versus 5 nm for NVIDIA, both at TSMC.

The transistor counts are 13,300 million for AMD and 31,100 million for NVIDIA, with die sizes of 204 mm² and 263 mm² respectively. Clock speeds differ dramatically: the RX 7600 XT has a base clock of 1980 MHz and boost of 2755 MHz, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a base of 847 MHz and boost of 1447 MHz. Memory configurations show AMD with 16 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus at 288.0 GB/s, and NVIDIA with 12 GB GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus at 672.0 GB/s.

Execution resources favor NVIDIA: 5,888 shading units versus 2,048, 184 TMUs versus 128, 80 ROPs versus 64, 46 RT cores versus 32, and 184 tensor cores versus none. Pixel rate is higher on AMD at 176.3 GPixel/s versus 115.8 GPixel/s, but texture rate is higher on NVIDIA at 266.2 GTexel/s versus 352.6 GTexel/s for AMD. FP32 performance is 22.57 TFLOPS for AMD and 17.04 TFLOPS for NVIDIA.

Power profiles are very different: the RX 7600 XT has a 190 W TDP with a dual-slot cooler and one 8-pin connector, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a 60 W TDP, is an integrated graphics package, and uses no power connectors. Bus interfaces differ (PCIe 4.0 x8 for AMD, PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA), as do display outputs (1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 for AMD, portable device dependent for NVIDIA). The RX 7600 XT has a launch MSRP of 329 USD, while no launch MSRP is recorded for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile.