Test Setup
Please read the information on our GPU testing procedures and methodology here. Note that our GPU Testing Bench has been upgraded to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU and AM5 platform.
We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings on the latest release BIOS. We have enabled PCI-Express Resizable BAR in the motherboard BIOS. This means we are utilizing Resizable BAR on NVIDIA GPUs and AMD Smart Access Memory on AMD GPUs in all our testing. We have enabled EXPO I in the BIOS for the memory.
We are using a fresh install of Windows 11 Pro with the latest Windows Updates, including the 22H2 Fall 2022 update. We have the latest drivers installed including the latest chipset drivers from AMD. We are using the “Balanced” power profile in Windows Settings. Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling is ENABLED in Windows. VBS is DISABLED and Game Mode is ENABLED.
In our review today we are using two custom AIB video cards for comparison. We are using a SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 GAMING video card and an EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC BLACK GAMING video card. We did not have access to the 8GB RTX 3060 at the time of testing. Both of the video cards used operate the stock reference clock speeds for each GPU respectively, so they fully represent the stock reference GPU performance of each type.
Driver Note
Prior to the launch, AMD made the press aware of a driver issue between two different versions of drivers. It seems a driver that was circulating from AIB partners may not have had performance optimizations for the Radeon RX 7600, and therefore if a reviewer used this driver, performance may not match the official AMD press driver release. Note that we used the correct driver in our testing from the beginning, the AMD-supplied press driver as shown above, which does have the performance optimizations for the Radeon RX 7600. We just wanted to post this as it could skew results between launch reviews as you read and watch videos of the reviews today. Our review represents the correct driver and performance dynamics.
[“Note: we’ve been made aware that a pre-production version of the software driver has been provided by partners, with the version number 23.4.2 in the filename. This driver does not include game and other optimizations for the Radeon RX 7600. If you received this second driver, we strongly encourage you to conduct your testing of Radeon RX 7600 graphics cards with the official press driver made available by AMD named, “AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition-23.10.01.16-Win10-Win11-RCP2-Navi33XL-May15.””] – AMD
Discussion (12 replies)
Join Discussion →Performance is a bit disappointing.
I would have liked something between a 6700xt & 6750xt level.
As the 700watt 7990xtx showed, RDNA 3 can scale in frequencies given the power.
So maybe a 16gb 7600xt that matches 6750xt for $350 is possible !?
Or a 16gb 7600xt that matches 6700xt for $330 !!??
Lovely review... just making a couple notes.
1. Your math is off with this statement: "Compared to FSR performance on the previous generation RX 6600 the new RX 7700 with FSR is 20% faster." Some quick armchair excel work shows that with FSR compared to the 6600 with FSR the 7600 is actually 23.8 or roughly 24% faster. If you want me to explain my math I'd be glad to! :) Now 20% would be correct to say the 6600 with FSR is 20% slower than the 7600 with FSR. :) I know it's nitpicky... but I'm professionally nitpicky.
I'm not going to armchair math the rest of the statements... Just this one lol.
Interesting review if I were a new gamer on a budget and wanted 1080 gaming I would have no issues using this card.
If you can move the budget up by $50, then you get the 12gb 6750xt
https://www.newegg.com/msi-rx-6750-xt-mech-2x-12g-oc/p/N82E16814137735?Item=N82E16814137735
AMD fine wine effect will see ftbe 7600 exceed the 6750.
I double checked the math, FSR to FSR the math seems correct. 104-87/87*100 gives 19.5% performance advantage. Double Checking here: https://www.calculator.net/percent-calculator.html?c3par1=87&c3par2=104&ctype=3&x=43&y=15#pctdifference 104 is a 19.5% increase of 87.
NOTE: I have added a section under the Test Setup Page that clarifies a driver issue that could be skewing results between some reviewers and testing. I just wanted to make this clear, and make it clear what driver we were using, which is the correct one, with all the new performance optimizations for Radeon RX 7600.
https://www.thefpsreview.com/2023/05/24/amd-radeon-rx-7600-video-card-review/2/
This could explain some discrepancies in reviews you see around the web, so just want to put that out there for public knowledge.
In addition, we are also using a Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, and remember, at 1080p, where most people are testing, it can lean on CPU performance, even on a video card at this price point. CPU can make a difference in the overall performance spread between two video cards at 1080p.
Maybe my arm chair magh was wrong. I need to revoew it again. But it was not the same method the website uses. So I'm thinking my algorithm was incorrect. Easy test if you take 87 and multiply it by 1.195 that should get you the 108. And that does work. My armchair excel was wrong because I derived off of a different equation that just felt right but was oh so wrong.
Good review but another 8gb card. Good price for today by AMD and hope to see a 16gb version less than $350. Texture resolution can have such a big impact on image quality while having almost no performance impact if you have the VRam. I hope AMD opens up for AIBs the possibility of 16gb versions.
16gb 7600 should definitely be possible, because we had 6500xt 8gb
Question is since RDNA 3 is more efficient than RDNA 2, will AMD release a higher TDP version to make it match the performance of 6700xt/6750xt ?
7900XT(X) seem to be more efficient, but that's not the impression I've gotten from 7600 reviews - it has better RT and includes AV1 encoding, but otherwise it's the same perf/watt as RDNA 2 since it's built on the old process?
7600 is 12%-33% more efficient than the 6650xt
Theoretically AMD could double TDP to match performance of 6700xt/6750xt but may not be worth jacking up the TDP so much on a low end card
https://www-computerbase-de.translate.goog/2023-05/amd-radeon-rx-7600-test/3/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#abschnitt_energieeffizienz_in_fps_pro_watt
They're going to have to do something for the real 'mid-range' cards surely. Hopefully they're close to clearing out their crypto-glut and getting new SKUs out.