AMD RX 7600 XT vs RX 7600 GPU faceoff: Is 16GB of video memory worth it in a budget GPU?

[Admin]

The AMD RX 7600 XT 16GB takes on AMD's RX 7600 8GB, offering twice the VRAM but at a much higher cost. Only one card can emerge as the winner of this GPU faceoff.

AMD RX 7600 XT vs RX 7600 GPU faceoff: Is 16GB of video memory worth it in a budget GPU? : Read more

 

[phxrider]

Buying a 7600 XT at $310-330 is insane when you can go up to $350 and get a 7700 XT on Amazon.

 

[usertests]

Buying a 7600 XT at $310-330 is insane when you can go up to $350 and get a 7700 XT on Amazon.

The 7600 XT is a theoretically nice card to have, particularly for certain games, or maybe someone doing a lot of modding, or possibly AI (not tested here). But only after a significant AMDiscount.

 

[Notton]

Yeah, this comparison isn't that useful.
The difference in VRAM is only beneficial when the game uses more than what is available AND when the GPU itself can keep up with the graphics settings.

The more important bit is: Does this game use more than 8GB or 12GB VRAM when the graphics settings are set to 60fps minimum for the GPU.

And the answer is, 128-bit memory bus GPUs aren't fast enough to benefit from more than 12GB for a vast majority of games. In fact, most of the popular titles still fit inside of 8GB VRAM, with only a handful of triple-quadruple-A titles having poor optimization that they spill over into 9-10GB or 13GB.
This is a problem that is easiliy solved with 3GB (24Gb) memory chips, but they don't exist yet so we are stuck with not enough at 8GB or excessive at 16GB.

On the other hand, 192-bit memory GPUs do have enough horses that they become limited with only 12GB of VRAM. However, they obviously can't be loaded with 16GB VRAM because you'd need a 2.67GB memory chip.

 

[usertests]

On the other hand, 192-bit memory GPUs do have enough horses that they become limited with only 12GB of VRAM. However, they obviously can't be loaded with 16GB VRAM because you'd need a 2.67GB memory chip.

18 GB cards, here we come...

 

[magbarn]

So glad I dumped my 3070Ti when I saw the 8gb writing on the wall.

 

[beyondlogic]

the issue with cards with low bandwidth is they dont have the guns to push the usage of higher capacitys the card will struggle before it even gets a use out of the 16gb.

im hoping rdna 4 is better power wise and a much better tweaked version and hopefully the can eradicate the new hardware bugs plaguing these cards.

 

[phxrider]

The 7600 XT is a theoretically nice card to have, particularly for certain games, or maybe someone doing a lot of modding, or possibly AI (not tested here). But only after a significant AMDiscount.

The 7600XT is slower than the 6700XT, while the 7700XT is basically the new 6800 (non-XT), performance-wise. For $30 more, IMO it's a no-brainer.

 

[usertests]

The 7600XT is slower than the 6700XT, while the 7700XT is basically the new 6800 (non-XT), performance-wise. For $30 more, IMO it's a no-brainer.

They should all be thought of in relative terms. If a 7600 XT is only 10% more than a 7600, it's good relative to that, but if a 7700 XT is 10% more than a 7600 XT, going for the 7700 XT is a no-brainer.

I mentioned the AMDiscount. For example, if a 7600 non-XT was $150, with 7600 XT at $180, and 7700 XT at $300, then it's a more interesting situation for the 7600 XT. Its current pricing of over $300 new even on ebay is nuts.

Maybe we'll see some good sales as RDNA4 approaches in Q1.