AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 7600

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 1720 MHz vs 817 MHz
  • 2.1x more boost clock speed: 2655 MHz vs 1282 MHz
  • 2.2x more texture fill rate: 339.8 GTexel/s vs 153.8 GTexel/s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 8 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 980 vs 589
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16604 vs 13253
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 82527 vs 78982
  • Around 27% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2310 vs 1821
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 378.467 vs 330.903
  • Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6023.754 vs 3461.767
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.299 vs 143.293
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1139.62 vs 979.608
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 May 2023 vs 12 Jan 2021
Core clock speed 1720 MHz vs 817 MHz
Boost clock speed 2655 MHz vs 1282 MHz
Texture fill rate 339.8 GTexel/s vs 153.8 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 980 vs 589
PassMark - G3D Mark 16604 vs 13253
Geekbench - OpenCL 82527 vs 78982
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2310 vs 1821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 378.467 vs 330.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6023.754 vs 3461.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.299 vs 143.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1139.62 vs 979.608

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

  • Around 88% higher pipelines: 3840 vs 2048
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 26.167 vs 24.857
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 3840 vs 2048
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 26.167 vs 24.857

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 7600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
980
589
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
16604
13253
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
82527
78982
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2310
1821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
378.467
330.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6023.754
3461.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
24.857
26.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
188.299
143.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1139.62
979.608
Name AMD Radeon RX 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
PassMark - G2D Mark 980 589
PassMark - G3D Mark 16604 13253
Geekbench - OpenCL 82527 78982
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2310 1821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 378.467 330.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6023.754 3461.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 24.857 26.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.299 143.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1139.62 979.608
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 21278
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8913
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8054
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 21278
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8913
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8054

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 3.0 Ampere
Code name Navi 33 GA106
Launch date 24 May 2023 12 Jan 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $269
Place in performance rating 101 144
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2655 MHz 1282 MHz
Compute units 32
Core clock speed 1720 MHz 817 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm 8 nm
Pipelines 2048 3840
Pixel fill rate 169.9 GPixel/s 61.54 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 339.8 GTexel/s 153.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 60 Watt
Transistor count 13300 million 12000 million
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 153.8 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 9.846 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 9.846 TFLOPS

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
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
Laptop size large

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 8 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6

Technologies

GPU Boost
VR Ready