What CPU do I need for the Radeon RX 7600?

At 1440p, the Ryzen 5 1600 is the slowest processor that keeps the Radeon RX 7600 fully fed. At 1080p the card can run faster, so you need more: the Ryzen 5 4500 or better.

Is the Radeon RX 7600 good for 1440p?

Yes, at sensible settings. It averages around 63 FPS at 1440p on high settings in our model, so 60 FPS and above is realistic, with upscaling helping in the heaviest games.

Is 8GB of VRAM enough on the Radeon RX 7600?

For 1080p, mostly. 8GB is enough at 1080p, but some recent games at 1440p with high textures exceed it, which shows up as stutter rather than a lower average.

Is the Radeon RX 7600 faster than the Intel Arc A770 16GB?

They are effectively tied, within 3% at 1440p in our model. Price, memory (8GB against 16GB) and features should decide it.

Radeon RX 7600 CPU pairing and bottleneck

Model frame rate limits of 88, 63 and 35 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, assuming the processor never gets in the way.

The Radeon RX 7600 is a mid-range graphics card in our database and a 1080p high-refresh card that can run 1440p at sensible settings.

Its 8GB of memory is the limit to watch: the newest games at 1440p with high textures can exceed it.

Its closest Intel rival is the Intel Arc A770 16GB, which lands within a few percent of it at 1440p.

Estimated FPS in Popular Games

Game (settings)	1080p	1440p	4K
Cyberpunk 2077 (High, no ray tracing)	~70	~50	~30
Fortnite (High, DirectX 12)	~115	~80	~45
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (High)	~100	~70	~40
Counter-Strike 2 (High)	~210	~150	~85

Modelled estimates with a processor fast enough not to hold the card back, rounded to the nearest 5 FPS. Counter-Strike 2 is usually limited by the processor well before these figures. See the methodology for how they are produced.

The slowest CPU that will not hold it back

Resolution	Minimum processor	Estimated FPS
1080p	Ryzen 5 4500	86
1440p	Ryzen 5 1600	63
4K	Ryzen 5 1600	35

Notice how the requirement drops as resolution rises. At 4K this card is working so much harder per frame that a far slower processor keeps up without trouble. The search starts at four cores and eight threads: below that a game stutters whatever the average frame rate says.

The processors it lands closest to

The 24 processors whose frame rate limit sits nearest this card's, fastest first. The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first. For any other combination, use the calculator.

Processor	1080p	1440p	4K
Core i5-11400	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 5 5500	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i5-10600K	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 7 3800X	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i7-8700K	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 7 3700X	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 5 3600X	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i5-9600K	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 5 3600	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 3 3300X	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i5-10400	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i5-10400F	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i7-7700K	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 5 3500X	88 gpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 7 2700X	88 even	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i3-10100F	88 even	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i5-9400F	88 even	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 5 4600G	88 even	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i5-8400	87 even	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 5 4500	86 even	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 3 3100	86 even	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 5 2600	82 cpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Core i3-9100F	81 cpu	63 gpu	35 gpu
Ryzen 5 1600	73 cpu	63 gpu	35 gpu

Radeon RX 7600 Compared

RTX 4060 vs RX 7600 — The RTX 4060 is about 6% faster than the RX 7600 at 4K and 5% faster at 1440p.
Arc B580 vs RX 7600 — The Arc B580 is about 11% faster than the RX 7600 at 4K and 10% faster at 1440p.
RX 7600 vs RX 6600 — The RX 7600 is about 30% faster than the RX 6600 at 4K and 26% faster at 1440p.

Specifications

Manufacturer	AMD
Series	AMD RX 7000 Series (RDNA 3)
Video memory	8 GB
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)	10,205
PCI Express	4.0 ×8
Released	2023

Radeon RX 7600