GPU comparison with benchmarks

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 vs GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.76 GHz · 185 W Speed index 19/100

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.76 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 22.57 TFLOPS.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE 8 GB GDDR7 · 2.72 GHz · 145 W Speed index 17/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.72 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 20.91 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 is 7.9 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
Speed index
19/100
17/100
FP32
22.57 TFLOPS
20.91 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.76 GHz
2.72 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
288 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
185 W
145 W
Launch Price
269 $
299 $
271 pts
460 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7600NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
GPU ChipNavi 33 XLGB206-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3230
Shader20483840
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units128120
Raytracing Cores3230
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 3 architecture, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 30 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Memory Clock2.250 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed18.0 Gbps28.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth288 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.250 GHz clocks.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE has a 8 GB large GDDR7 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
Base Clock1.770 GHz2.280 GHz
Boost Clock2.755 GHz2.722 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.36 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 has a turbo clock of 2.755 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE is 2.722 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
TDP185 W145 W
Tjunction maxUnknown89 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as Unknown.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 89 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 2.1b
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingGIGABYTE RGB Fusion
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
Length240 mm329 mm
Height107 mm128 mm
Width44 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 is 44 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE is 44 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 8PCIe 5 x 8
Release dateQ2/2023Q2/2025
Launch Price269 $299 $
Structure size6 nm5 nm
Part-no11324-01-20GGV-N5060AORUS E-8GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 6 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 was released in Q2/2023.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 ELITE published in Q2/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

  1. 5,233
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 5,617
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,990
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 21 fps (avg)
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2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 50 fps (avg)
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1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 75 fps (avg)
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