Radeon RX 7600M XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

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RTX 3060 RTX 3060 8 GB RTX 3060 8 GB GA104 RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 RTX 3060 Ti
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Radeon RX 7600M Radeon RX 7600M XT Radeon RX 7600S Radeon RX 7700S Radeon RX 7900M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB with Radeon RX 7600M XT, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060 8 GB
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 170 Watt
39.92
+16.7%

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms RX 7600M XT by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 3060 8 GB RTX 3060 8 GB
RX 7600M XT RX 7600M XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking107152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.1019.55
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA106Navi 33
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 October 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores35842048
Core clock speed1320 MHz1280 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHz2469 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate199.0316.0
Floating-point processing power12.74 TFLOPS20.23 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs112128
Tensor Cores112no data
Ray Tracing Cores2832

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinNone

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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1875 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.0 GB/s288.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API 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
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-

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 3060 8 GB 39.92
+16.7%
RX 7600M XT 34.22

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 3060 8 GB 15383
+16.7%
RX 7600M XT 13186

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 HD130−140
+9.2%
119
−9.2%
1440p65−70
+14%
57
−14%
4K35−40
+6.1%
33
−6.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 131
+0%
131
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 139
+0%
139
+0%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hitman 3 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 237
+0%
237
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 114
+0%
114
+0%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hitman 3 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 142
+0%
142
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 208
+0%
208
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85
+0%
85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
+0%
92
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180
+0%
180
+0%
Hitman 3 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140
+0%
140
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180
+0%
180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+0%
100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
+0%
60
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 67
+0%
67
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 106
+0%
106
+0%
Metro Exodus 92
+0%
92
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
+0%
120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+0%
74
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 99
+0%
99
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+0%
52
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+0%
32
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30
+0%
30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90
+0%
90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+0%
64
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 22
+0%
22
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how RTX 3060 8 GB and RX 7600M XT compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 9% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 14% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 6% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 39.92 34.22
Recency 12 October 2022 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 120 Watt

RTX 3060 8 GB has a 16.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 7600M XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7600M XT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop card while Radeon RX 7600M XT is a notebook one.

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

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