AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 SE Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the AMD Radeon RX 7600?

A: The RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 15,171, placing it in the 57th percentile of all GPUs in the database.

Q: What benchmark scores are available for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 SE?

A: The database currently records no benchmark entries for the RTX 5090 SE, resulting in an average score of 0 and a 50th percentile ranking.

Q: What memory configuration does the RTX 5090 SE use?

A: The RTX 5090 SE uses 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the process node and foundry for each GPU?

A: The RX 7600 is built on TSMC's 6 nm process with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die. The RTX 5090 SE uses TSMC's 5 nm process with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die.

Q: What are the launch MSRP figures for these two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 has a launch MSRP of 269 USD, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 SE has a launch MSRP of 1,499 USD.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The RX 7600 has a boost clock of 2655 MHz, which is higher than the RTX 5090 SE's boost clock of 2377 MHz.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 SE represent fundamentally different architectural approaches. The RX 7600 uses the Navi 33 chip based on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish, and belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. The RTX 5090 SE uses the GB202 chip based on Blackwell 2.0 architecture and belongs to the GeForce 50 generation.

Process technology marks a clear split. The RX 7600 is fabricated on TSMC's 6 nm node, while the RTX 5090 SE uses TSMC's 5 nm node. The transistor counts tell the scale story: the RX 7600 packs 13,300 million transistors across a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The RTX 5090 SE contains 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, with a density of 122.9M per mm², indicating a substantially more complex design.

Compute resources differ by an order of magnitude. The RX 7600 has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output pipelines. The RTX 5090 SE has 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, and 160 ROPs. Ray tracing hardware follows the same pattern: the RX 7600 has 32 ray tracing cores, while the RTX 5090 SE has 110. The NVIDIA card also includes 440 tensor cores, a feature entirely absent from the RX 7600.

The memory subsystems are designed for entirely different performance classes. The RX 7600 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5090 SE uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 384-bit bus, with 1.34 TB/s of bandwidth, a more than fourfold increase. Memory clocks also differ: the RX 7600 runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the RTX 5090 SE runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

Interface and power delivery reflect the performance gaps. The RX 7600 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 5090 SE uses PCIe 5.0 x16. The AMD card requires a single 8-pin power connector with a suggested 450 W power supply. The NVIDIA card uses a 16-pin connector with a suggested 900 W power supply. Both are dual-slot designs, but physical dimensions differ: the RX 7600 measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height, while the RTX 5090 SE measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width.

API support is nearly identical. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Display outputs are similar in count but differ in version: the RX 7600 has 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the RTX 5090 SE has 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

The Verdict

The data indicates these two GPUs serve completely different market positions. The RX 7600, with its 57th percentile ranking and average score of 15,171, sits in the mid-range segment. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (average score 15,199, delta -0.2%), the AMD Radeon Pro 560X (15,082, delta +0.6%), the AMD Radeon 680M (15,270, delta -0.7%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (15,063, delta +0.7%). This clustering shows the RX 7600 performs within a tight band of similarly positioned GPUs, with deltas under 1% in either direction.

The RTX 5090 SE represents a top-tier part with no recorded benchmarks, no nearest rivals, and an average score of zero. The specification sheet, however, shows a card with 24 GB of memory, 14,080 shading units, and 66.94 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The RX 7600 delivers 21.75 TFLOPS FP32, roughly one-third the compute throughput of the NVIDIA part.

Users should choose based on workload requirements. The RX 7600 offers a complete feature set at a moderate power envelope of 165 W, with a suggested 450 W power supply. The RTX 5090 SE demands a 500 W TDP and a 900 W suggested power supply, positioning it for high-end systems built around maximum performance. The RX 7600 belongs to the Radeon RX 7000 series with predecessors in the Navi II line and successors in Navi IV. The RTX 5090 SE sits in the GeForce 50-series, following the GeForce 40 and preceding GeForce 60. Both cards remain in active production.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the AMD Radeon RX 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 SE:

• Chip: Navi 33 vs GB202
• Architecture: RDNA 3.0 vs Blackwell 2.0
• Codename: Hotpink Bonefish vs null
• Generation: Navi III (RX 7000) vs GeForce 50
• Process node: 6 nm vs 5 nm
• Transistors: 13,300 million vs 92,200 million
• Die size: 204 mm² vs 750 mm²
• Transistor density: 65.2M / mm² vs 122.9M / mm²
• Base clock: 1720 MHz vs 1740 MHz
• Boost clock: 2655 MHz vs 2377 MHz
• Game clock: 2250 MHz vs null
• Memory clock: 2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective
• Memory size: 8 GB vs 24 GB
• Memory type: GDDR6 vs GDDR7
• Bus width: 128 bit vs 384 bit
• Bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s vs 1.34 TB/s
• Shading units: 2048 vs 14080
• TMUs: 128 vs 440
• ROPs: 64 vs 160
• RT cores: 32 vs 110
• Tensor cores: null vs 440
• Pixel rate: 169.9 GPixel/s vs 380.3 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 339.8 GTexel/s vs 1,045.9 GTexel/s
• FP32: 21.75 TFLOPS vs 66.94 TFLOPS
• FP16: 21.75 TFLOPS (1:1) vs 66.94 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 165 W vs 500 W
• Power connectors: 1x 8-pin vs 1x 16-pin
• Suggested PSU: 450 W vs 900 W
• Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 vs PCIe 5.0 x16
• Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 vs 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
• Length: 204 mm 8 inches vs 267 mm 10.5 inches
• Height: 115 mm 4.5 inches vs 111 mm 4.4 inches
• Width: null vs 40 mm 1.6 inches
• Release date: 2023-05-24 vs 2025-12-31
• Predecessor: Navi II vs GeForce 40
• Successor: Navi IV vs GeForce 60
• Launch MSRP: 269 USD vs 1,499 USD
• Percentile vs all GPUs: 57 vs 50
• Average benchmark score: 15171 vs 0

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the AMD Radeon RX 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 SE, as the head-to-head results are empty and the RTX 5090 SE has no individual benchmark entries.

For the RX 7600, the recorded data covers a range of tests across different APIs. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2,310. Geekbench results show 88,051 in OpenCL and 34,401 in Vulkan. PassMark tests cover multiple DirectX versions: DirectX 9 scores 226, DirectX 10 scores 84, DirectX 11 scores 172, and DirectX 12 scores 58. The PassMark G2D test records 984, G3D records 16,634, and GPU compute records 8,790.

The RTX 5090 SE has no comparable scores in the database, making direct numerical comparison impossible. The specification sheet, however, provides context for expected performance. With 66.94 TFLOPS FP32 versus the RX 7600's 21.75 TFLOPS, the NVIDIA card should deliver roughly three times the raw compute throughput. The texture rate of 1,045.9 GTexel/s versus 339.8 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 380.3 GPixel/s versus 169.9 GPixel/s indicate similar proportional advantages in fill-rate bound workloads.

The RX 7600's nearest rival data shows how tightly grouped the mid-range segment is. The RTX 3050 OEM sits just 0.2% below, while the Radeon 680M sits 0.7% above. The Pro 560X and GTX 660 Ti are 0.6% and 0.7% above respectively. These deltas indicate the RX 7600 performs in a well-populated competitive band where minor architectural differences determine ranking.

Given the lack of benchmark data for the RTX 5090 SE, conclusions about relative performance rest on the architectural specifications. The 24 GB memory capacity, 1.34 TB/s bandwidth, and 14,080 shading units place it in a different performance class entirely. The RX 7600's 288.0 GB/s bandwidth and 2,048 shading units serve a segment where 1080p and 1440p gaming at moderate settings is the typical workload. The RTX 5090 SE targets high-resolution, high-refresh scenarios with headroom for ray tracing and tensor core workloads.