NVIDIA “RTX 4060 Ti” and AMD “Radeon RX 7600” reports complain that writers are “disappointed” in both



A report comparing the middle-range GPU '

RTX 4060 Ti ' released by NVIDIA on May 24, 2023 and the middle-range GPU ' Radeon RX 7600 ' scheduled to be released by AMD from May 26 is published by overseas media The Verge was published on Both are relatively cheap and affordable GPUs for gamers, but writer Tom Warren complains that he is 'disappointed'.



AMD's and Nvidia's latest sub-$400 GPUs fail to push the bar on 1440p gaming - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23734022/nvidia-rtx-4060-ti-amd-rx-7600-gpu-graphics-card-benchmark-test

NVIDIA's 'RTX 4060 Ti' and AMD's 'Radeon RX 7600' are mid-range GPUs for gamers that were released at about the same time. The selling price is 69,800 yen including tax), and the 'Radeon RX 7600' is $ 269 only for the model with 8 GB of VRAM ( about 40,000 yen including tax in Japan ).

Both GPUs have appeared in a relatively affordable price range, but Warren complains that both have an optimal resolution of 1080p (full HD). Warren said he hoped AMD and NVIDIA would offer a GPU with an optimal resolution of 1440p at a similar price point, saying, ``I was disappointed. I've been waiting for generational GPUs to offer more affordable options, but what I've seen in the past week has not lived up to my expectations.'

Although the number of games that can be played in 4K has increased in recent years, 1080p has been the mainstream of the game market for about seven years. Warren said that at the $399 price point of the NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti, it should be 1440p, and at the $269 price point of AMD's Radeon RX 7600, 1080p would be a good fit, but AMD has set the price at 400. He said he wanted a GPU that raises to the dollar (about 55,000 yen) and exhibits 1440p performance.



Of course, NVIDIA and AMD did not ignore the demands of the market. According to data from Valve, which operates the game sales platform Steam, more than 60% of PC gamers are playing games at 1080p. In other words, NVIDIA and AMD may have decided that 'the demand for 1440p is low' and thought that there was no need to target 1440p for mid-range GPUs.

However, Warren said, ``One of the reasons for the low demand for 1440p could be that monitor upgrades are uncommon for PC gamers, and they have to pay more for GPUs to support 1440p. If you're targeting 1080p, you don't need more VRAM, which is why these cards ship with 8GB of VRAM. It doesn't need that much VRAM to boost.'

The RTX 4060 Ti and Radeon RX 7600 are optimized for 1080p, but that doesn't mean you can't play games at 1440p. So, Mr. Warren actually used 'RTX 3060 Ti', 'RTX 3070', 'RTX 3070 Ti' and 'RTX 4070' to compare with 'RX 7600' and 'RTX 4060 Ti', and played the game at 1440p. I measured the average fps. The measurement results are tabulated below.

benchmark RX7600 RTX 4060 Ti RTX 3060 Ti RTX 3070 RTX 3070 Ti RTX 4070
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93 118 108 118 132 159
Forza Horizon 5 71 98 88 97 107 128
CS:GO 274 371 486 536 555 487
Gears 5 74 98 90 96 108 129
Metro Exodus 45 62 55 69 68 82
Returns 57 72 69 79 83 95
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64 86 79 85 96 111
Watch Dogs Legion 46 69 62 72 79 90
cyberpunk 2077 52 73 59 66 73 80


Warren pointed out that the performance improvement from the 'RTX 3060 Ti' to the 'RTX 4060 Ti' at 1440p averaged about 12%, which was not as much as expected for the new generation of GPUs. I am sorry for this,” he said. Also, considering that the performance of the 'RTX 4070' is about 30% higher than the 'RTX 4060 Ti' on average, and the price of the RTX 4070 is about $ 200 (about 28,000 yen) higher, the optimal resolution is 1440p. He also said that it would be realistic for the price of the GPU to be somewhere between the 'RTX 4060 Ti' and the 'RTX 4070'.

On the other hand, the 'Radeon RX 7600' is below 60fps in some games, and Warren said, 'If you want to play the latest and greatest games, it is difficult to recommend the RX 7600 for 1440p games.' increase.

In addition, the table below shows the fps measured by playing the same game at 1080p using 'Radeon RX 7600', 'RTX 3060 Ti' and 'RTX 4060 Ti'. Warren said, ``If you play at 1080p without maximizing the settings, AMD's Radeon RX 7600 will deliver solid performance,'' and the performance is fine for normal 1080p games. said. In addition, it seems that Forza Horizon 5 could not be tested because an error was displayed at the start of the game, and AMD was investigating the problem at the time of the report release on May 24.
benchmark RX7600 RTX 3060 Ti RTX 4060 Ti
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 147 160 182
Forza Horizon 5 N/A 103 122
CS:GO 463 602 542
Gears 5 106 131 141
Metro Exodus 66 75 85
Returns 79 92 97
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 93 103 116
Watch Dogs Legion 71 89 94
cyberpunk 2077 85 93 99


In addition to the optimal resolution of 1080p for both GPUs, Warren also complains that the VRAM is 8GB. While the Radeon RX 7600 only has an 8GB model, NVIDIA will also release a 16GB model 'RTX 4060 Ti' in July, but Warren said that the RTX 4060 Ti has a memory bus width of 128 bits, which is less than the RTX 3060 Ti. 'Why buy the 16GB version of this GPU that is limited to 1440p?'

Warren, who has raised various dissatisfaction points, also said that the excellent power efficiency is the beauty of the 'RTX 4060 Ti'. The total graphics power of the RTX 3060 Ti is 200 watts, while the RTX 4060 Ti is said to be just 160 watts, falling below 140 watts in many games. ``It's great that the new generation of GPUs now use less power,'' Warren said.

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