Radeon RX 7600 XT vs RX 7800 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7800 XT
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 263 Watt
54.19
+41.1%

RX 7800 XT outperforms RX 7600 XT by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3789
Place by popularity7491
Cost-effectiveness evaluation68.0977.43
Power efficiency16.3116.00
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameNavi 32Navi 33
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 August 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 7600 XT has 14% better value for money than RX 7800 XT.

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 cores38402048
Core clock speed1295 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speed2430 MHz2755 MHz
Number of transistors28,100 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)263 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate583.2352.6
Floating-point processing power37.32 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240128
Ray Tracing Cores6032

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm204 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2438 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth624.1 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.11x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.22.2
Vulkan1.31.3

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.

RX 7800 XT 54.19
+41.1%
RX 7600 XT 38.40

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 7800 XT 24214
+41.1%
RX 7600 XT 17158

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 HD213
+42%
150−160
−42%
1440p123
+44.7%
85−90
−44.7%
4K72
+44%
50−55
−44%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.34
−6.8%
2.19
+6.8%
1440p4.06
−4.8%
3.87
+4.8%
4K6.93
−5.3%
6.58
+5.3%
  • RX 7600 XT has 7% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT and RX 7600 XT have nearly equal cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 7600 XT has 5% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 351
+46.3%
240−250
−46.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 248
+45.9%
170−180
−45.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 218
+45.3%
150−160
−45.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+50%
110−120
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 355
+42%
250−260
−42%
Cyberpunk 2077 196
+50.8%
130−140
−50.8%
Far Cry 5 204
+45.7%
140−150
−45.7%
Fortnite 260−270
+48.9%
180−190
−48.9%
Forza Horizon 4 278
+46.3%
190−200
−46.3%
Forza Horizon 5 276
+45.3%
190−200
−45.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 188
+44.6%
130−140
−44.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
Valorant 300−350
+45.9%
220−230
−45.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+50%
110−120
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 283
+41.5%
200−210
−41.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+46.3%
190−200
−46.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 163
+48.2%
110−120
−48.2%
Far Cry 5 196
+50.8%
130−140
−50.8%
Fortnite 260−270
+48.9%
180−190
−48.9%
Forza Horizon 4 261
+45%
180−190
−45%
Forza Horizon 5 256
+42.2%
180−190
−42.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 178
+48.3%
120−130
−48.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 144
+44%
100−105
−44%
Metro Exodus 172
+43.3%
120−130
−43.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 366
+46.4%
250−260
−46.4%
Valorant 300−350
+45.9%
220−230
−45.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+50%
110−120
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 150
+50%
100−105
−50%
Far Cry 5 182
+51.7%
120−130
−51.7%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+48%
150−160
−48%
Hogwarts Legacy 108
+44%
75−80
−44%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
+42.9%
140−150
−42.9%
Valorant 300−350
+45.9%
220−230
−45.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 260−270
+48.9%
180−190
−48.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 175
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+43.3%
300−310
−43.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 140
+47.4%
95−100
−47.4%
Metro Exodus 106
+41.3%
75−80
−41.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Valorant 350−400
+42.7%
260−270
−42.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+43%
100−105
−43%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+41.4%
70−75
−41.4%
Far Cry 5 176
+46.7%
120−130
−46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 202
+44.3%
140−150
−44.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 78
+41.8%
55−60
−41.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+47%
100−105
−47%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+51%
100−105
−51%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 42
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 152
+52%
100−105
−52%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Metro Exodus 63
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+47.5%
80−85
−47.5%
Valorant 300−350
+45.5%
220−230
−45.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+45.7%
70−75
−45.7%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+54%
50−55
−54%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+50%
30−33
−50%
Far Cry 5 104
+48.6%
70−75
−48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 164
+49.1%
110−120
−49.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 46
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+43.6%
55−60
−43.6%

This is how RX 7800 XT and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 42% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 45% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 44% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 54.19 38.40
Recency 25 August 2023 8 January 2024
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 263 Watt 190 Watt

RX 7800 XT has a 41.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 38.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7600 XT in performance tests.

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