Radeon Instinct MI25 vs RX 7600

Place in the ranking	85	392
Place by popularity	74	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	93.24	no data
Power efficiency	18.06	2.98
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 33	Vega 10
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	24 May 2023 (1 year ago)	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$269	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	2048	4096
Core clock speed	1720 MHz	1400 MHz
Boost clock speed	2655 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	13,300 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	339.8	384.0
Floating-point processing power	21.75 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	128	256
Ray Tracing Cores	32	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	204 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 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 type	GDDR6	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	852 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	436.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.1.125

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.

RX 7600 43.20
+234%

Instinct MI25 12.95

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.

RX 7600 16605
+234%

Instinct MI25 4978

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	143 +258%	40−45 −258%
1440p	67 +272%	18−21 −272%
4K	37 +270%	10−12 −270%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	1.88	no data
1440p	4.01	no data
4K	7.27	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	135 +238%	40−45 −238%
Cyberpunk 2077	148 +270%	40−45 −270%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +263%	30−33 −263%
Counter-Strike 2	108 +260%	30−33 −260%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +269%	16−18 −269%
Forza Horizon 4	284 +234%	85−90 −234%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +267%	30−33 −267%
Metro Exodus	161 +258%	45−50 −258%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +246%	24−27 −246%
Valorant	170−180 +250%	50−55 −250%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +263%	30−33 −263%
Counter-Strike 2	90 +275%	24−27 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +257%	14−16 −257%
Dota 2	150 +275%	40−45 −275%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +237%	30−33 −237%
Fortnite	180−190 +266%	50−55 −266%
Forza Horizon 4	230 +254%	65−70 −254%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +267%	30−33 −267%
Grand Theft Auto V	150 +275%	40−45 −275%
Metro Exodus	119 +240%	35−40 −240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +245%	60−65 −245%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +246%	24−27 −246%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +247%	45−50 −247%
Valorant	170−180 +250%	50−55 −250%
World of Tanks	270−280 +249%	80−85 −249%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +263%	30−33 −263%
Counter-Strike 2	81 +238%	24−27 −238%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +275%	12−14 −275%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +237%	30−33 −237%
Forza Horizon 4	199 +262%	55−60 −262%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +267%	30−33 −267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +245%	60−65 −245%
Valorant	170−180 +250%	50−55 −250%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	77 +267%	21−24 −267%
Grand Theft Auto V	77 +267%	21−24 −267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +250%	50−55 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +267%	12−14 −267%
World of Tanks	270−280 +241%	80−85 −241%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +267%	21−24 −267%
Counter-Strike 2	51 +264%	14−16 −264%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +250%	8−9 −250%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +248%	40−45 −248%
Forza Horizon 4	129 +269%	35−40 −269%
Forza Horizon 5	70−75 +248%	21−24 −248%
Metro Exodus	118 +237%	35−40 −237%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	86 +258%	24−27 −258%
Valorant	140−150 +255%	40−45 −255%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	22 +267%	6−7 −267%
Dota 2	82 +242%	24−27 −242%
Grand Theft Auto V	82 +242%	24−27 −242%
Metro Exodus	38 +280%	10−11 −280%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 +255%	40−45 −255%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +263%	8−9 −263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82 +242%	24−27 −242%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +264%	14−16 −264%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +283%	12−14 −283%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +300%	3−4 −300%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Fortnite	60−65 +256%	18−20 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	69 +283%	18−20 −283%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Valorant	75−80 +262%	21−24 −262%

This is how RX 7600 and Instinct MI25 compete in popular games:

RX 7600 is 258% faster in 1080p
RX 7600 is 272% faster in 1440p
RX 7600 is 270% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	43.20	12.95
Recency	24 May 2023	27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	300 Watt

RX 7600 has a 233.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 81.8% lower power consumption.

Instinct MI25, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 7600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Instinct MI25 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 7600 is a desktop card while Radeon Instinct MI25 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.