CES 2024 kicks off today with a showcase that big players in the tech sector didn’t hesitate to take advantage of. AMD was one of the first to show their cards and in the hand they played we can highlight two great news, APU Radeon RX 7600 XT and Ryzen 8000, although we have already offered you a good amount of information about them in our special dedicated to the Ryzen 8000 series.

As the real news is the Radeon RX 7600 XT I will start this article by focusing on her. First, I want to give you some context, because we’ve seen a lot of rumors about this graphics card that didn’t end up coming true, so I want to avoid confusion. It was said to be a remarkable evolution of the Radeon RX 7600 and to have a larger shader configuration, but That didn’t come true in the end.

Radeon RX 7600 same number of shaders and the same basic specifications. So that you can better see the differences that exist between them, I will share with you the complete breakdown of the specifications.

Radeon RX 7600 XT vs. Radeon RX 7600

Radeon RX 7600 specs

• Navi 33 GPU in 6 nm and 13.3 billion transistors.
• Architecture of RDNA3.
• 32 computing units.
• 2048 shaders at 2250MHz-2655MHz.
• 128 texturing units.
• 64 raster units.
• 32 second-generation beam-tracing accelerator cores.
• 64 cores for AI.
• 128-bit bus.
• 8 GB GDDR6 18 GHz memory with 288 GB/s bandwidth.
• Performance in FP32: 21.5 TFLOPs.
• 32 MB infinite cache.
• PCIe Gen4 x8 interface.
• 165W TBP. You need an 8-pin connector.
• Starting price: 299 euros.

Radeon RX 7600 XT specifications

• Navi 33 GPU in 6 nm and 13.3 billion transistors.
• Architecture of RDNA3.
• 32 computing units.
• 2048 shaders at 2470MHz-2760MHz.
• 128 texturing units.
• 64 raster units.
• 32 second-generation beam-tracing accelerator cores.
• 64 cores for AI.
• 128-bit bus.
• 16 GB GDDR6 18 GHz memory with 288 GB/s bandwidth.
• Performance in FP32: 22.6 TFLOPs.
• 32 MB infinite cache.
• PCIe Gen4 x8 interface.
• 190W TBP. You need two 8-pin connectors.
• Starting price: 329 euros.

As we can see in the comparison, the differences between the two graphics cards are limited to the GPU frequency and the size of the graphics memory. Radeon RX 7600 XT has a higher working speedwhich gives it higher raw performance and has 8GB more graphics memory (16GB total), which means it performs better in scenarios where this might become a limiting factor.

It’s interesting, but we have to keep in mind that the Radeon RX 7600 XTX This is a graphics card specialized for 1080p which loses a lot of performance when ray tracing is enabled, hence the cases where we encounter a limitation derived from graphics memory would be minimal even if it only had 8 GB. In any case, it can be interesting if you project it into the future.

In terms of consumption, we have a slight increase compared to the Radeon RX 7600, which is completely understandable and is due to this increase in frequencies and a larger number of VRAM chips. The price of 329 euros is acceptable taking into account the differences between the two models and the fact that the Radeon RX 7600 can be purchased from 285 euros.

Radeon RX 7600 XT performance

AMD has shared a series of performance graphs comparing its new graphics card to the GeForce RTX 2060, as well as the Radeon RX 7600 and GeForce RTX 4060. As expected, the generational jump compared to the GeForce RTX 2060 is remarkable and quite normal since we’re talking about graphics card which It entered the market in 2018.

Compared to the Radeon RX 7600, the XT model offers uPerformance improvement that ranges between 4 and 27 FPS. The biggest difference can be found in Forza Horizon 5, which in the maximum configuration and with “extreme” ray tracing benefits from the larger amount of memory that the Radeon RX 7600 XT has.

If we compare it with GeForce RTX 4060 Radeon RX 7600 XT is the winner in both 1080p and 1440p resolutions, according to AMDbut I have to tell you that I was able to confirm that some of the results I saw on the GeForce RTX 4060 They are lower than the ones I got in my tests with said graphics card. This may be due to the areas chosen to take the measurements, but in any case it is important to take this into account.

On the other hand, Be careful when interpreting graphs, because AMD included results with FSR 3 Fluid Motion Frames in all tested titles, yet not all of them support DLSS 3 Frame Generation. All games that support DLSS 3 they do it at the native level, that is, it is integrated into the game, whereas in the case of FSR 3 FMF, most have “forced” driver level support.

Release date and availability

The Radeon RX 7600 XT will be launched on January 24 of this year, and as I said, it will have a basic price of 329 euros. This graphics card will be available in various custom models from AMD’s main partners, including names like ASUS, GIGABYTE, PowerColor, Sapphire and XFX.

AMD Ryzen 8000 vs Intel Core Ultra

Sunnyvale already introduced the Ryzen 8000 a few weeks ago, so at its pre-CES 2024 event it focused its presentation on creating performance comparison between these processors and the new Intel Core Ultra. Both use the most advanced architectures from their respective companies, have high-end integrated GPUs and come with dedicated AI NPUs.

According to the graphics shared by AMD, the Ryzen 7 8840U performs better in AI than the Intel Core Ultra 7-155H, in fact can exceed it by up to 85%, always according to tests carried out by AMD. The results in independent tests could be different, although taking into account that the advantage is very large, it is clear that the winner would still be the Ryzen 7 8840U.

in games AMD repeats the victory with the Radeon 780M GPU that the Ryzen 7 8840U mounts, although I can confirm that the Intel Core Ultra 7-155H GPU is a significant improvement over previous generations and is capable of offering a fairly acceptable 1080p experience if we lower the graphics quality level.

If we talk about efficiency, we also have a win for AMD and the difference in power per watt is big, 81% more in office automation according to the Procyon test data, as you can see in the attached graph.

Ryzen 8000G: goodbye to low-end graphics cards

I wanted to leave it at the end because I wanted it to be a surprise. I told you the big news from AMD at CES 2024 was the Radeon RX 7600 XT, but it’s actually it shares prominence with the Ryzen 8000Ga new generation of high-performance processors with an integrated GPU that has arrived on the market the nail in the coffin of low-end graphics cards.

These processors use the Zen 4 architecture at the CPU level and have an RDNA 3 GPU. In the most powerful models, such as the Ryzen 7 8700G, we find the Radeon 780M, which, as we can see in the attached graph, It can run such demanding games as Cyberpunk 2077 in 1080p resolution at 63 FPS. These GPUs are also compatible with the entire FSR 3 ecosystem, including Fluid Motion Frames.

The performance tests shared by AMD show that the new Ryzen 8000G is capable of delivering spectacular gaming performance, thanks to the integration of the RDNA 3 GPU. The performance they offer is so good that, as I said, most low-end graphics cards are completely lacking. To give you some context, we’re talking about a level of performance that in some cases is similar to what we would find in a GeForce GTX 970-GTX 1060 3GB.

Ryzen 8000G models and availability

In total, AMD has confirmed the launch of four different models that will be available from on January 31. The Ryzen 3 8300G will go into the first quarter of the year and will only limited to OEM, which means we can only buy it integrated into pre-configured equipment. The rest of the models will hit the retail market and be available for purchase separately, excellent news for DIY enthusiasts.

• Ryzen 3 8300G: Zen 4 CPU with 4 cores and 8 threads at a maximum of 4.9 GHz, 12 MB cache (L2+ L3), Radeon 740M iGPU and 65 watt TDP.
• Ryzen 5 8500G: Zen 6 CPU with 4 cores and 12 threads at a maximum of 5 GHz, 22 MB cache (L2+ L3), Radeon 740M iGPU and 65 watt TDP.
• Ryzen 5 8600G: Zen 4 CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads at a maximum of 5 GHz, 22 MB cache (L2+ L3), Radeon 760M iGPU and 65 watt TDP.
• Ryzen 7 8700G: Zen 4 CPU with 8 cores and 16 threads at a maximum of 5.1 GHz, 24 MB cache (L2+ L3), Radeon 780M iGPU and 65 watt TDP.

Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G They include a neural processing unit (NPU). All models are compatible with the AM5 socket, which means that they will work without problems with the current motherboard, although we will probably have to update the BIOS first. I don’t have details on retail prices, but I’ll update this article if I get new information from AMD.

Update: All said and done, AMD has given me the final prices for each of these Ryzen 8000Gs:

• Ryzen 7 8700G: $329, between €329 and €349 in Spain including VAT.
• Ryzen 5 8600G: $229, between €229 and €249 in Spain including VAT.
• Ryzen 5 8500G: $179, between €179 and €299 in Spain including VAT.