AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
34Rasterization22.5
27.5Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based32.4
89.4Efficiencyspec-based76.3
38.4Compute29.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 76002 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7600 wins this graphics card face-off, 42.6 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+12) and compute (+9). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 7600
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 38 vs 30
- 198% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,800 vs 3,625
- 125% higher Boost clock: 2,655 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
- Lower launch price: $269 vs $329
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 12% lower TDP: 145 W vs 165 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Maxwell |
| Process | 6 nm+79% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 165 W | 145 W+12% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+23% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 64 | — |
| Base clock | 1,720 MHz+64% | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,655 MHz+125% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+100% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s+29% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,800+198%Bottom 42% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,400Bottom 20% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 14,600+52%Bottom 35% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
| 1080p Ultra | 97 fpsBottom 34% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 67 fpsBottom 28% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 34 fpsBottom 23% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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