AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT vs NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT

NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT

Around 53% higher core clock speed: 1980 MHz vs 1290 MHz
Around 65% higher boost clock speed: 2755 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Around 32% higher texture fill rate: 352.6 GTexel/s vs 266.4 GTexel/s
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 12 GB
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 963 vs 646

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1980 MHz vs 1290 MHz
Boost clock speed	2755 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Texture fill rate	352.6 GTexel/s vs 266.4 GTexel/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 12 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	963 vs 646

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation

2.5x more pipelines: 5120 vs 2048
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 6 nm
Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 190 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 18929 vs 17200
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 113995 vs 83832

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	5120 vs 2048
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 6 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 190 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	18929 vs 17200
Geekbench - OpenCL	113995 vs 83832

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

963

646

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

17200

18929

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

83832

113995

Name	AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT	NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation
PassMark - G2D Mark	963	646
PassMark - G3D Mark	17200	18929
Geekbench - OpenCL	83832	113995
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11297

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT	NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 3.0	Ada Lovelace
Code name	Navi 33	AD104
Launch date	8 Jan 2024
Place in performance rating	68	66
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2755 MHz	1665 MHz
Compute units	32
Core clock speed	1980 MHz	1290 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Pipelines	2048	5120
Pixel fill rate	176.3 GPixel/s	106.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	352.6 GTexel/s	266.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	13300 million	35800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1	Portable Device Dependent
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	204 mm, 8 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
Width	115 mm, 4.5 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	432.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6