AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data positions the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER in distinctly separate performance classes. The single shared benchmark, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, shows the RTX 5080 SUPER scoring 3075 against the RX 7600 XT's 2348, a delta of 23.6% in favor of NVIDIA. This is not a marginal gap; it represents a clear tier separation in raw DX12 rasterization performance.

The RX 7600 XT carries an average benchmark score of 17083 across ten tests, which places it at the 60th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals in that aggregate ranking include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at 17208 (0.7% higher) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17037 (0.3% lower). This context shows the AMD card sitting in a familiar mid-range performance band, trading places with older and newer NVIDIA offerings.

The RTX 5080 SUPER, by contrast, has only one benchmark entry in the database, the 3DMark Steel Nomad result of 3075. Its percentile ranking of 19 appears low, but this is a statistical artifact of having a single high-end test score rather than a broad sample. Its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 with a 2.8% higher score, the Intel Arc Pro B60 with a 3.4% higher score, and the NVIDIA GeForce 820A with a 3.1% lower score. These comparisons reflect the sparse data available for this card, not its actual competitive standing against modern GPUs.

For the DX12 workload measured, the RTX 5080 SUPER is the clear choice. The RX 7600 XT remains relevant for users seeking a dual-slot, 190 W card with a 1x 8-pin connector and a 450 W suggested PSU, but the performance delta in the recorded benchmark is decisive. The data indicates that the RX 7600 XT is positioned for mainstream 1080p or entry 1440p gaming, while the RTX 5080 SUPER targets higher-resolution or higher-refresh workloads where its 23.6% lead in Steel Nomad can be leveraged.

FAQ

Q: How large is the performance gap between the two cards in the recorded benchmark?

A: In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075 while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT scores 2348. The delta is 23.6% in favor of NVIDIA.

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score across all tests?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 17083 across ten recorded tests. The RTX 5080 SUPER has an average score of 3075, but this is based on a single benchmark entry, so the comparison is not apples-to-apples.

Q: What are the closest rivals to the RX 7600 XT in the database?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 with an average score of 17208 (0.7% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17037 (0.3% lower), the AMD Radeon HD 7970M at 17019 (0.4% lower), and the NVIDIA Tesla M4 at 16932 (0.9% lower).

Q: What are the closest rivals to the RTX 5080 SUPER in the database?

A: The nearest rivals are the Intel Arc Pro B60 with a score of 3182 (3.4% higher), the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 at 3163 (2.8% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce 820A at 2983 (3.1% lower), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M at 2967 (3.6% lower).

Q: Which card has more memory and a wider memory bus?

A: The RTX 5080 SUPER has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth. The RX 7600 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The RX 7600 XT has a TDP of 190 W, uses a single 8-pin power connector, and has a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a TDP of 415 W and uses a single 16-pin connector; no suggested PSU is listed in the database.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectural generations and design philosophies. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC and belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation, succeeding Navi II and preceding Navi IV. The chip contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER uses the GB203 chip built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC and belongs to the GeForce 50 generation. The chip contains 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 120.6 million per square millimeter. No codename is recorded for this chip, and no predecessor or successor entries exist in the database.

The architectural split is also visible in compute resources. The RX 7600 XT has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. It includes 32 ray tracing cores but no tensor cores. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. It includes 84 ray tracing cores and 336 tensor cores, indicating a much larger execution engine across every category.

The transistor density difference is notable: the RTX 5080 SUPER packs nearly double the transistors per square millimeter (120.6M versus 65.2M), a consequence of the denser 5 nm process relative to the 6 nm node. The die size difference, 378 mm² versus 204 mm², combined with the density advantage, explains the massive gap in shading units and tensor cores.

Specification Differences

The memory subsystems diverge substantially. The RX 7600 XT ships with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5080 SUPER ships with 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 1.02 TB/s. The memory clock differs as well: 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for AMD versus 2000 MHz (32 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA. The higher effective data rate and wider bus give the RTX 5080 SUPER a bandwidth advantage of roughly 3.5 times.

Clock speeds show a mixed picture. 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 5080 SUPER has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2617 MHz, with no game clock recorded. The AMD card boosts higher, but the NVIDIA card starts from a higher base frequency.

Compute throughput favors NVIDIA decisively. The RX 7600 XT delivers 22.57 TFLOPS FP32 and the same 22.57 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1). The RTX 5080 SUPER delivers 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 and 56.28 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1). Texture and pixel rates follow the same pattern: the RTX 5080 SUPER reaches 879.3 GTexel/s and 293.1 GPixel/s, while the RX 7600 XT reaches 352.6 GTexel/s and 176.3 GPixel/s.

Power and physical specifications also differ. The RX 7600 XT has a TDP of 190 W, uses a 1x 8-pin power connector, and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a TDP of 415 W and uses a 1x 16-pin connector; no suggested PSU is listed. Both are dual-slot cards, but the RTX 5080 SUPER is longer at 304 mm (12 inches) and taller at 137 mm (5.4 inches) with a width of 40 mm (1.6 inches), while the RX 7600 XT measures 204 mm (8 inches) in length and 115 mm (4.5 inches) in height.

The bus interface differs: PCIe 4.0 x8 for AMD versus PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are similar in count, with both offering one HDMI and three DisplayPort connections, but the versions differ: HDMI 2.1a and DisplayPort 2.1 for AMD, HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b for NVIDIA. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only shared benchmark in the database is 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075, and the RX 7600 XT scores 2348. The delta is 23.6% in favor of NVIDIA, meaning the RTX 5080 SUPER outperforms the RX 7600 XT by roughly a quarter in this workload. The RX 7600 XT wins zero head-to-head tests, while the RTX 5080 SUPER wins one.

This single result is the entire comparative dataset. It measures DX12 rasterization performance at a workload that scales with raw compute and memory bandwidth. Given the specification gap in shading units (10752 versus 2048), texture units (336 versus 128), and memory bandwidth (1.02 TB/s versus 288.0 GB/s), the result aligns with the hardware differences.

The RX 7600 XT's broader benchmark history provides context for its standalone performance. Its best PassMark result is the G3D score of 17132, and its GPU compute score is 8987. The Geekbench OpenCL score is 92426, and the Vulkan score is 48366. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2348 is the lowest of its recorded results relative to the other tests. The RTX 5080 SUPER has no other benchmark entries, so its performance outside Steel Nomad cannot be assessed from the database.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5080 SUPER wins the only direct comparison available. In DX12 workloads represented by 3DMark Steel Nomad, its 23.6% lead is substantial. This advantage is supported by its hardware configuration: 10752 shading units, 84 ray tracing cores, 336 tensor cores, and 1.02 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The card is also the only one of the two with PCIe 5.0 x16 connectivity, which could benefit workloads that are sensitive to bus throughput.

The RX 7600 XT wins on efficiency metrics and physical footprint. Its TDP of 190 W is less than half of the RTX 5080 SUPER's 415 W, and it uses a standard 8-pin power connector rather than a 16-pin connector. Its shorter length (204 mm versus 304 mm) and smaller height (115 mm versus 137 mm) make it easier to fit into compact cases. The suggested PSU of 450 W is far below the unspecified requirement for the RTX 5080 SUPER, implying lower system-level power demands.

The RX 7600 XT also holds the advantage in the aggregate benchmark database. Its average score of 17083 across ten tests places it at the 60th percentile of all GPUs, with rivals like the RTX 3070 within 0.7%. The RTX 5080 SUPER's 19th percentile ranking, while distorted by sparse data, indicates that its single recorded result does not yet have the statistical weight of the AMD card's ten-test sample.

For users prioritizing raw DX12 performance, the RTX 5080 SUPER is the data-backed choice. For users prioritizing lower power draw, smaller physical size, and a broader recorded benchmark profile, the RX 7600 XT offers a distinct alternative. The recorded data does not include ray tracing, compute, or content creation workloads, so those areas remain outside the scope of this comparison.