Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Place in the ranking	59	80
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.56	78.07
Power efficiency	14.00	16.19
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	Navi 33
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 July 2019 (5 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 147% better value for money than RTX 2080 Super.

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	3072	2048
Core clock speed	1650 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	1815 MHz	2755 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	348.5	352.6
Floating-point processing power	11.15 TFLOPS	22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	192	128
Tensor Cores	384	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	48	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	204 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1937 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	495.9 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

RTX 2080 Super 48.54
+13.8%

RX 7600 XT 42.66

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.

RTX 2080 Super 19549
+13.8%

RX 7600 XT 17182

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	140 +16.7%	120−130 −16.7%
1440p	96 +20%	80−85 −20%
4K	71 +18.3%	60−65 −18.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.99 −82.1%	2.74 +82.1%
1440p	7.28 −77.1%	4.11 +77.1%
4K	9.85 −79.5%	5.48 +79.5%

RX 7600 XT has 82% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 7600 XT has 77% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 7600 XT has 80% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	135 +22.7%	110−120 −22.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 +18.9%	95−100 −18.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +20%	75−80 −20%
Counter-Strike 2	111 +16.8%	95−100 −16.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +20%	40−45 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	277 +15.4%	240−250 −15.4%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 +16.4%	110−120 −16.4%
Metro Exodus	98 +15.3%	85−90 −15.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +22%	100−105 −22%
Valorant	223 +17.4%	190−200 −17.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	191 +19.4%	160−170 −19.4%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +14.1%	85−90 −14.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Dota 2	121 +21%	100−105 −21%
Far Cry 5	94 +17.5%	80−85 −17.5%
Fortnite	173 +15.3%	150−160 −15.3%
Forza Horizon 4	225 +18.4%	190−200 −18.4%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 +16.4%	110−120 −16.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	113 +18.9%	95−100 −18.9%
Metro Exodus	87 +16%	75−80 −16%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	248 +18.1%	210−220 −18.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	77 +18.5%	65−70 −18.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +16%	150−160 −16%
Valorant	142 +18.3%	120−130 −18.3%
World of Tanks	270−280 +16.3%	240−250 −16.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +21.5%	65−70 −21.5%
Counter-Strike 2	86 +14.7%	75−80 −14.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +14.3%	70−75 −14.3%
Dota 2	129 +17.3%	110−120 −17.3%
Far Cry 5	222 +16.8%	190−200 −16.8%
Forza Horizon 4	189 +18.1%	160−170 −18.1%
Forza Horizon 5	117 +17%	100−105 −17%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	161 +15%	140−150 −15%
Valorant	217 +14.2%	190−200 −14.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	95−100 +15.3%	85−90 −15.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	95−100 +15.3%	85−90 −15.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +15.7%	140−150 −15.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 +27.5%	40−45 −27.5%
World of Tanks	300−350 +16.1%	280−290 −16.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +21.5%	65−70 −21.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
Far Cry 5	160 +14.3%	140−150 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +17.5%	120−130 −17.5%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +17.3%	75−80 −17.3%
Metro Exodus	90 +20%	75−80 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +16.5%	85−90 −16.5%
Valorant	163 +16.4%	140−150 −16.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Dota 2	115 +15%	100−105 −15%
Grand Theft Auto V	115 +15%	100−105 −15%
Metro Exodus	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	171 +14%	150−160 −14%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +15%	100−105 −15%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	68 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
Counter-Strike 2	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Dota 2	116 +16%	100−105 −16%
Far Cry 5	78 +20%	65−70 −20%
Fortnite	80−85 +15.7%	70−75 −15.7%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +17.1%	70−75 −17.1%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Valorant	87 +16%	75−80 −16%

This is how RTX 2080 Super and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super is 17% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super is 20% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super is 18% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.54	42.66
Recency	23 July 2019	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	190 Watt

RTX 2080 Super has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 31.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7600 XT in performance tests.

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