AMD Radeon RX 7600: A small development step in the entry-level class
AMD's latest addition to the 7000 series of graphics cards is primarily aimed at entry-level users. The leap in performance compared to the previous generation is small.
The Radeon RX 7600 is only the third card in the RX 7000 series. After the two top models, the RX 7900 XT and 7900 XTX, AMD is launching a card for entry-level users, skipping the mid-range for the first time.
Here are the most important specs of the card at a glance:
| Specifications | RX 7600 | RX 6650 XT | RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computing units / stream processors | 32 / 2048 | 32 / 2048 | 32 / 2048 |
| Boost clock | up to 2655 MHz | up to 2635 MHz | up to 2490 MHz |
| Memory size | 8 gigabyte GDDR6 | 8 gigabyte GDDR6 | 8 gigabyte GDDR6 |
| Memory clock | 2500 MHz | 2190 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128 bit | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| TBP | 165 watts | 180 watts | 132 watts |
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Reviewer Wolfgang Andermahr sees it as a positive that the Radeon RX 7600 has a lower recommended retail price at release than its predecessor. But he doesn't have much more praise to offer.
In 1080p resolution, the card is just eight per cent faster than the RX 6650 XT. The recently released Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti is far ahead of the new AMD card and is no competition. The RX 7600 is suitable for gaming in 1080p resolution. However, depending on the game, the details have to be reduced because the 8 gigabytes of video memory are too small. The card is therefore unsuitable for even higher resolutions - except with major compromises in the settings.
According to Andermahr, the power consumption in games is 160 watts, which is 16 watts less than the RX 6650 XT. This is low for the eight per cent increase in performance and should be surpassed by the RTX 4060, which will be released in July. Overall, the new AMD card is not convincing.
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For Andrew Cunnigham, the RX 7600 falls into place. The new AMD card is not bad and is preferable to its predecessors, the RX 6600 XT and RX 6650 XT. However, he is disappointed that the leap in performance and efficiency is so small. The feature set is also not really any better than its predecessors - apart from AV1 encoding support.
In classic rasteriser games and 1080p and 1440p resolutions, the RX 7600 is on a par with the RTX 3060 12 GB or just beats it. In the best cases, it can even keep up with the RTX 4060 Ti. Compared to the predecessor cards, it is only a few per cent ahead.
At least the price is attractive at the current time. Other advantages are the dimensions of the reference card, which should fit into almost any PC, and the fact that it uses a single 8-pin PCIe connector.
The card will be available from next week. The pricing is still open.
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