Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce GTX 960M

Place in the ranking	492	80
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	76.83
Power efficiency	8.05	16.18
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GM107	Navi 33
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329

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 cores	640	2048
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	2755 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	47.04	352.6
Floating-point processing power	1.505 TFLOPS	22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	40	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	204 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	288.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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.

GTX 960M 8.77

RX 7600 XT 44.66
+409%

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.

GTX 960M 3371

RX 7600 XT 17169
+409%

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:

900p	95 −374%	450−500 +374%
Full HD	35 −386%	170−180 +386%
1440p	15 −400%	75−80 +400%
4K	14 −400%	70−75 +400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.94
1440p	no data	4.39
4K	no data	4.70

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Elden Ring	24−27 −380%	120−130 +380%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	23 −378%	110−120 +378%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −386%	170−180 +386%
Metro Exodus	27 −381%	130−140 +381%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Valorant	30−35 −384%	150−160 +384%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	25 −380%	120−130 +380%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Dota 2	21 −376%	100−105 +376%
Elden Ring	24−27 −380%	120−130 +380%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −386%	180−190 +386%
Fortnite	36 −400%	180−190 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −386%	170−180 +386%
Grand Theft Auto V	31 −384%	150−160 +384%
Metro Exodus	17 −400%	85−90 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	99 −405%	500−550 +405%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 −400%	140−150 +400%
Valorant	30−35 −384%	150−160 +384%
World of Tanks	130−140 −400%	650−700 +400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20 −400%	100−105 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Dota 2	30−35 −384%	150−160 +384%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −386%	180−190 +386%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −386%	170−180 +386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20 −400%	100−105 +400%
Valorant	30−35 −384%	150−160 +384%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Elden Ring	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −388%	210−220 +388%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
World of Tanks	60−65 −376%	300−310 +376%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14 −400%	70−75 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −400%	95−100 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −400%	90−95 +400%
Metro Exodus	15 −400%	75−80 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Valorant	21−24 −400%	110−120 +400%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Dota 2	20 −400%	100−105 +400%
Elden Ring	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 −400%	100−105 +400%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24 −400%	120−130 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −400%	100−105 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6 −400%	30−33 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	18−20 −400%	95−100 +400%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Fortnite	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Valorant	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%

This is how GTX 960M and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7600 XT is 374% faster in 900p
RX 7600 XT is 386% faster in 1080p
RX 7600 XT is 400% faster in 1440p
RX 7600 XT is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.77	44.66
Recency	13 March 2015	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt

GTX 960M has 153.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 409.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7600 XT is a desktop one.

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