AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs NVIDIA N1X 48SM Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains benchmark results for the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, but the NVIDIA N1X 48SM has no recorded benchmark scores. The head-to-head comparison therefore relies on the RX 7600 XT's absolute performance metrics and its standing against other GPUs in the database, while the N1X 48SM's capabilities are assessed through its architectural specifications alone.

The RX 7600 XT achieves an average benchmark score of 17,083 across all recorded tests. This places it at the 60th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 with an average score of 17,208, which is 0.7% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 with 17,037, which is 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon HD 7970M scores 17,019, trailing by 0.4%, while the NVIDIA Tesla M4 scores 16,932, behind by 0.9%. These margins show the RX 7600 XT sits in a tightly clustered performance band, with its closest competitor being the GTX 690 at less than one percent difference.

In individual tests, the RX 7600 XT delivers its highest score in Geekbench OpenCL with 92,426 points. The Geekbench Vulkan result is 48,366, roughly half the OpenCL figure. PassMark G3D shows 17,132, while PassMark GPU Compute reaches 8,987. DirectX-specific PassMark tests reveal a distinct pattern: DirectX 9 scores 228, DirectX 11 scores 167, DirectX 10 scores 85, and DirectX 12 scores 65. The 2D graphics test in PassMark returns 1,030. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark records 2,348 points.

Since the N1X 48SM has no benchmark entries, its performance cannot be directly quantified against the RX 7600 XT. The database shows the N1X 48SM at the 50th percentile among all GPUs, but with an average benchmark score of 0, indicating no measured results are available. This means any performance comparison must be inferred from the specification differences, which show the N1X 48SM has a notably higher FP32 throughput of 28.83 TFLOPS versus 22.57 TFLOPS for the RX 7600 XT, representing a 27.7% advantage in raw shader math. The texture rate also favors the N1X at 900.9 GTexel/s against 352.6 GTexel/s, a 155.5% difference. However, the RX 7600 XT leads in pixel throughput at 176.3 GPixel/s versus 112.6 GPixel/s, a 56.6% advantage.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 17,083. The NVIDIA N1X 48SM has an average benchmark score of 0, with no recorded benchmark entries in the database.

Q: How does the RX 7600 XT compare to its closest rivals?

A: The RX 7600 XT is 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 (17,037), 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon HD 7970M (17,019), 0.9% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla M4 (16,932), and 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (17,208).

Q: What is the memory configuration difference between the two GPUs?

A: The RX 7600 XT uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The N1X 48SM uses 128 GB of LPDDR5X on a 256-bit bus with 273.2 GB/s bandwidth. The N1X has eight times the capacity but slightly lower bandwidth.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same DirectX version?

A: No. The RX 7600 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The N1X 48SM lists DirectX as N/A, OpenGL as N/A, and Vulkan as N/A, indicating no API support is recorded in the database.

Q: What are the clock speed differences?

A: The RX 7600 XT has a base clock of 1980 MHz, a boost clock of 2755 MHz, and a game clock of 2470 MHz. The N1X 48SM has a base clock of 741 MHz and a boost clock of 2346 MHz. The RX 7600 XT operates at higher frequencies across all recorded clock states.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units and texture mapping units?

A: The N1X 48SM has 6,144 shading units and 384 TMUs, while the RX 7600 XT has 2,048 shading units and 128 TMUs. The N1X also has 192 tensor cores and 48 RT cores, versus 32 RT cores and no tensor cores for the RX 7600 XT.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent fundamentally different architectural generations. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, part of the Navi III (RX 7000) generation with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA N1X 48SM uses the GB20B chip based on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, belonging to the Blackwell IGP (N1x) generation. It is manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC with an unknown transistor count on a 382 mm² die, and no transistor density figure is recorded.

The RX 7600 XT contains 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores. The N1X 48SM contains 6,144 shading units, 384 texture mapping units, 48 ROPs, 48 ray tracing cores, and 192 tensor cores. The N1X has three times the shader and TMU counts, but fewer ROPs. The tensor core presence in the N1X indicates AI-focused compute capabilities that the RX 7600 XT lacks entirely.

Memory architecture diverges sharply. The RX 7600 XT uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s and memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The N1X 48SM uses 128 GB of LPDDR5X on a 256-bit bus with a bandwidth of 273.2 GB/s and memory clock of 1067 MHz (8.5 Gbps effective). The N1X memory capacity is eight times larger, but its bandwidth is 5.1% lower, and its memory clock is 52.6% slower. The bus width difference explains part of this: the 256-bit bus compensates for the slower clock, but not fully.

The RX 7600 XT reports direct API support for DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, making it suitable for standard gaming workloads. The N1X 48SM lists all APIs as N/A, which combined with its IGP (integrated graphics processor) slot width and lack of power connectors, suggests it is designed for a different deployment context, possibly embedded or server-side graphics where traditional API stacks are not exposed in the same manner.

Process node and die characteristics also differ: the RX 7600 XT uses a 6 nm node with a smaller 204 mm² die, while the N1X uses a 5 nm node with a larger 382 mm² die, an 87.3% larger area. The N1X transistor count is unknown, preventing density comparison, but the smaller node and larger die suggest a substantially higher transistor budget.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and the NVIDIA N1X 48SM:

• Architecture: RDNA 3.0 versus Blackwell 2.0
• Process node: 6 nm versus 5 nm
• Die size: 204 mm² versus 382 mm²
• Base clock: 1980 MHz versus 741 MHz
• Boost clock: 2755 MHz versus 2346 MHz
• Game clock: 2470 MHz (RX 7600 XT only)
• Memory clock: 2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective versus 1067 MHz 8.5 Gbps effective
• Memory size: 16 GB versus 128 GB
• Memory type: GDDR6 versus LPDDR5X
• Memory bus width: 128 bit versus 256 bit
• Memory bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s versus 273.2 GB/s
• Shading units: 2048 versus 6144
• Texture mapping units: 128 versus 384
• ROPs: 64 versus 48
• Ray tracing cores: 32 versus 48
• Tensor cores: none versus 192
• Pixel rate: 176.3 GPixel/s versus 112.6 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 352.6 GTexel/s versus 900.9 GTexel/s
• FP32 performance: 22.57 TFLOPS versus 28.83 TFLOPS
• FP16 performance: 22.57 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 28.83 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 190 W versus unknown
• Slot width: Dual-slot versus IGP
• Power connectors: 1x 8-pin versus none
• Suggested PSU: 450 W versus not specified
• Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x16
• Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 versus 1x HDMI
• DirectX support: 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus N/A
• OpenGL support: 4.6 versus N/A
• Vulkan support: 1.4 versus N/A
• Dimensions: 204 mm length, 115 mm height versus not specified
• Release date: 2024-01-23 versus 2026-05-31
• Launch MSRP: 329 USD versus none recorded

The RX 7600 XT also has a predecessor (Navi II) and successor (Navi IV), while the N1X lists neither. The RX 7600 XT transistor count is 13,300 million with a density of 65.2M / mm²; the N1X transistor count is listed as unknown with no density value.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600 XT wins in scenarios requiring higher pixel throughput. Its 176.3 GPixel/s pixel rate is 56.6% above the N1X 48SM's 112.6 GPixel/s, making it better suited for rasterization-heavy workloads that stress fill rate, such as high-resolution rendering with dense fragment shading. Its 64 ROPs versus 48 also supports this advantage. The RX 7600 XT also has faster memory bandwidth at 288.0 GB/s compared to 273.2 GB/s, a 5.4% edge, which benefits bandwidth-sensitive operations despite the narrower 128-bit bus. Its dual-slot form factor, 1x 8-pin power connector, and 450 W suggested PSU indicate it operates as a standard discrete graphics card within a conventional desktop power envelope. Its API support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 makes it directly deployable in gaming and workstation graphics environments.

The N1X 48SM wins in raw compute throughput. Its FP32 performance of 28.83 TFLOPS exceeds the RX 7600 XT's 22.57 TFLOPS by 27.7%, and its FP16 output matches FP32 at a 1:1 ratio, same as the RX 7600 XT. Its texture rate of 900.9 GTexel/s is 155.5% higher, driven by 384 TMUs versus 128, making it dominant in texel-heavy workloads such as complex material shading and procedural texturing. The 192 tensor cores provide a hardware path for AI and machine learning inference that the RX 7600 XT cannot access. The 6,144 shading units give the N1X a substantial shader throughput advantage for parallel compute tasks. Its 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory is eight times the RX 7600 XT's 16 GB, enabling workloads with very large working sets, such as high-resolution data processing or large model inference, that would exceed the RX 7600 XT's capacity. The 256-bit bus width also provides better memory parallelism per clock. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface doubles the bandwidth ceiling of the RX 7600 XT's PCIe 4.0 x8 connection, reducing data transfer bottlenecks for CPU-GPU communication. Its IGP slot width and lack of power connectors indicate a low-power integrated form factor, which suits compact or embedded systems where discrete card installation is not possible.

The N1X also wins in ray tracing core count with 48 RT cores versus 32, a 50% advantage, though its API support is listed as N/A, so its ray tracing capability cannot be verified through the database. Its 5 nm process node is smaller than the 6 nm node of the RX 7600 XT, potentially offering better power efficiency per transistor, though its TDP is unknown and no power consumption data is available for comparison. The RX 7600 XT wins on pixel rate, ROP count, memory bandwidth, API compatibility, and a known power envelope with a 190 W TDP. The N1X wins on shader count, TMU count, tensor cores, FP32 and FP16 throughput, texture rate, memory capacity, bus width, and interface generation.