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XFX’s tackle AMD’s Radeon RX 7600 XT.
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AMD mandates DisplayPort 2.1 reinforce at the 7600 XT, the place it is not obligatory at the common 7600.
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XFX’s 7600 XT card dwarfs AMD’s reference RX 7600 card, basically in measurement but additionally kind of in energy use.
Andrew Cunningham
We are not looking for a protracted intro for this one: AMD’s new Radeon RX 7600 XT is sort of precisely the similar as ultimate yr’s RX 7600, however with a gentle bump to the GPU’s clock velocity and 16GB of reminiscence as a substitute of 8GB. It additionally prices $329 as a substitute of $269, the present MSRP (and recent boulevard worth) for the common RX 7600.
It is a card with a gorgeous slender audience: people who find themselves anxious about purchasing a GPU with 8GB of reminiscence, however who don’t seem to be anxious sufficient about future-proofing or RAM necessities to shop for a extra robust GPU. It is priced slightly neatly, no less than—$60 is so much to pay for additonal reminiscence, however $329 was once the MSRP for the Radeon RX 6600 again in 2021. If you need extra reminiscence in a current-generation card, you differently most often want to soar up into the $450 vary (for the 12GB RX 7700 XT or the 16GB RTX 4060 Ti) or past.
| RX 7700 XT | RX 7600 | RX 7600 XT | RX 6600 | RX 6600 XT | RX 6650 XT | RX 6750 XT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compute gadgets (Circulation processors) | 54 (3,456) | 32 (2,048) | 32 (2,048) | 28 (1,792) | 32 (2,048) | 32 (2,048) | 40 (2,560) |
| Spice up Clock | 2,544 MHz | 2,600 MHz | 2,760 MHz | 2,490 MHz | 2,589 MHz | 2,635 MHz | 2,600 MHz |
| Reminiscence Bus Width | 192-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 192-bit |
| Reminiscence Clock | 2,250 MHz | 2,250 MHz | 2,250 MHz | 1,750 MHz | 2,000 MHz | 2,190 MHz | 2,250 MHz |
| Reminiscence measurement | 12GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6 |
| Overall board energy (TBP) | 245 W | 165 W | 190 W | 132 W | 160 W | 180 W | 250 W |
The reality of the topic is this is similar silicon we have now already observed. The clock velocity bumps do supply a small across-the-board efficiency uplift, and the have an effect on of the additional RAM does change into obvious in a couple of of our checks. However the card does not basically regulate the AMD-vs-Nvidia-vs-Intel dynamic within the $300-ish graphics card marketplace, although it addresses a few the common RX 7600’s maximum obtrusive weaknesses.
Efficiency and tool
AMD’s legit spec sheet for the 7600 XT advertises a 9.8 % GPU sport clock build up in comparison to the common 7600, and a three.8 % spice up clock build up. In maximum instances, with the XFX card we examined, efficiency enhancements in maximum video games had been firmly in that low-single-digit vary at each 1080p and 1440p.
One large exception to this, and one particular exception, in line with the checks we have now run: Most often, video games with heavy ray-tracing results—Cyberpunk and Returnal, particularly—progressed greater than the non ray-traced video games we examined; at 1080p, we noticed high-single-digit enhancements, and at 1440p we in truth measured double-digit velocity will increase. That is, sadly, no longer sufficient to make the RX 7600 XT’s ray-tracing efficiency in particular nice, or aggressive with the RTX 4060 working on the similar resolutions and settings.
However there may be just one that displays a crystal-clear signal of video memory-related issues: Forza Horizon 5, which at 1440p starts throwing low-memory warnings on 8GB Radeon playing cards (it does not appear to have the similar problems with 8GB Nvidia playing cards, no less than no longer as visibly; chalk it as much as video games being better-optimized for the GPU marketplace chief, possibly). This manifests as rankings that glance not up to they “will have to,” and a loss of development (and even some backsliding) whilst you attempt to use FSR or XeSS upscaling.
The 16GB 7600 XT is a whopping 28 % quicker than the 7600 right here, and just about 62 % quicker when you flip FSR on. That is an enormous development for the cash! Regardless that it is also no longer just about consultant of the conduct you can see from maximum video games.