AMD’s RX 7600 and Nvidia’s RTX 4060 Could Share a Troubling Commonality

The rumor mill is abuzz with speculation surrounding the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 7600, suggesting that it could pose a challenge to Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4060 in terms of specifications.

While Nvidia took the lead in offering a more affordable mid-range option with its GeForce RTX 4060 Ti and 4060 graphics cards, AMD may have a fighting chance if the leaked specs hold true.

According to a GPU-Z leak reported by VideoCardz, the RX 7600 is rumored to feature a Navi 33 XL GPU with 32 Compute Units (CUs), 2048 Stream Processors, base, game, and boost clock speeds of 1720 MHz, 2250 MHz, and 2655 MHz respectively, with a real-world GPU clock of up to 2.85 GHz. Interestingly, the RX 7600 is said to share the same 8GB GDDR6 memory across a 128-bit bus as the RTX 4060. Furthermore, rumors suggest that the RX 7600 will have a limited PCIe interface with Gen4 support and eight lanes, mirroring the specifications of the RTX 4060.

Despite only confirmation of the name from AMD’s CEO and President, Dr. Lisa Su, the Radeon RX 7600 has been subject to numerous leaks and rumors.

However, AMD might face challenges ahead. Similar to Nvidia’s RTX 4060, sticking to 8GB of VRAM while enhancing other specifications and features could potentially result in oversaturation at higher-quality settings, leading to performance issues. Additionally, AMD lacks a true competitor to Nvidia’s DLSS Frame Generation, a feature that has significantly boosted graphic card performance. Without DLSS 3, the RX 7600 may miss out on the performance benefits seen with Team Green’s cards, which could impact its competitiveness in the market.

To remain competitive, AMD needs to undercut Nvidia’s MSRP and provide a viable alternative to DLSS 3. Offering a model with more VRAM at the same price as the RTX 4060 would also level the playing field. It remains to be seen if AMD will consider introducing a 16GB model or address these concerns, but doing so could strengthen its position in the market and better compete with Nvidia’s offerings.