Radeon RX 580X vs GeForce 7600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 7600 GT and Radeon RX 580X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

7600 GT
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 40 Watt
0.58

RX 580X outperforms 7600 GT by a whopping 3384% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1201267
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.007.57
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameG73Polaris 20
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2304
Core clock speed560 MHz1257 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1340 MHz
Number of transistors177 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate6.720193.0
Floating-point processing powerno data6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs12144

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s256.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_0)
Shader Model3.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

7600 GT 0.58
RX 580X 20.21
+3384%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

7600 GT 224
RX 580X 7798
+3381%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 20.21
Recency 9 March 2006 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 185 Watt

7600 GT has 362.5% lower power consumption.

RX 580X, on the other hand, has a 3384.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 580X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7600 GT in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
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