AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
34Rasterization22.5
25.7Ray Tracing20
49.6Memoryspec-based32.4
86.3Efficiencyspec-based76.3
42.5Compute29.8
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB wins this graphics card face-off, 43.8 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+13) and rasterization (+12). 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 XT 16GB
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 26 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 43 vs 30
- 300% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 4 GB
- 212% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 11,303 vs 3,625
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 24% lower TDP: 145 W vs 190 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Maxwell |
| Process | 6 nm+79% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 190 W | 145 W+24% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+23% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 64 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,755 MHz+134% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+300% | 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 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 11,303+212%Bottom 48% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,071Bottom 12% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 17,344+80%Bottom 50% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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