GeForce 7600 GS vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	481	1252
Place by popularity	34	not in top-100
Power efficiency	41.55	1.05
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Vega	G73
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	22 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$84.99

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	512	no data
Core clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	177 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	27 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	4.800
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	12

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	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	no data	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	no data	256 MB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	12.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 data

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A

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	22	0−1
1440p	16	0−1
4K	9	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20	0−1
Battlefield 5	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	14	0−1
Far Cry 5	21−24	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +2950%	2−3 −2950%
Hitman 3	15	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +2450%	2−3 −2450%
Metro Exodus	35 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	36 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16	0−1
Battlefield 5	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10	0−1
Far Cry 5	21−24	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +2950%	2−3 −2950%
Hitman 3	15	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +2450%	2−3 −2450%
Metro Exodus	25 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	9	0−1
Far Cry 5	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +2950%	2−3 −2950%
Hitman 3	14	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	12	0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Hitman 3	10	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	20	0−1
Metro Exodus	17	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +2850%	2−3 −2850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +3600%	1−2 −3600%
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−12	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.05	0.41
Recency	7 January 2020	22 March 2006
Chip lithography	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	27 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 2107.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7600 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce 7600 GS is a desktop one.

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