AMD Radeon 890M vs AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE Comparison
AMD Radeon 890M
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Analysis: AMD Radeon 890M vs AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE
The Verdict
The AMD Radeon 890M is an integrated graphics processor built for thin, power-limited mobile systems. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is a discrete, dual-slot desktop graphics card. The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap: the RX 7650 GRE wins both head-to-head benchmark comparisons, with win counts of 2 versus 0 for the 890M.
The RX 7650 GRE sits at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the 890M sits at the 45th percentile. The RX 7650 GRE delivers an average benchmark score of 42723, which puts it 4.6 times higher than the 890M's average of 9210. In the nearest rival comparison, the RX 7650 GRE trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER by only 1.2%, while the 890M sits roughly level with the AMD Radeon Vega 8 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, each within 1% either way.
The 890M serves systems where discrete graphics are not an option: ultra-portable laptops with a 15 W power envelope, no power connectors, and system-shared memory. The RX 7650 GRE serves desktop builds that can accommodate a 170 W card with a single 8-pin connector and a 450 W suggested power supply. Users who need maximum frame rates in modern titles should choose the RX 7650 GRE. Users who prioritize portability and low power draw should choose the 890M, accepting its lower performance ceiling.
Architecture Differences
The two GPUs come from different generations of AMD's RDNA architecture. The 890M uses RDNA 3.5 on the Strix Point chip, classified as Navi III IGP (Strix Point Mobile). The RX 7650 GRE uses RDNA 3.0 on the Navi 33 chip, classified as Navi III (RX 7000), with the codename Hotpink Bonefish.
The process nodes differ: the 890M is built on TSMC's 4 nm process, while the RX 7650 GRE uses TSMC's 6 nm process. Transistor counts also diverge sharply. The 890M packs 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die, yielding a density of 145.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The RX 7650 GRE contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding 65.2 million per square millimeter. The 890M achieves higher density despite being the integrated part, a direct result of the smaller 4 nm node.
Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has tensor cores. Both use a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface, which is notable for a discrete card but standard for this class.
The RX 7650 GRE belongs to the Radeon RX 7000 series and has a predecessor in Navi II and a successor in Navi IV. The 890M's predecessor is Navi II IGP and it has no recorded successor. The RX 7650 GRE launched on 2025-02-06 with a launch MSRP of 279 USD. The 890M launched on 2024-07-14 with no recorded launch MSRP.
Where Each One Wins
The RX 7650 GRE wins every recorded benchmark comparison. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2336 versus the 890M's 590, a delta of 74.7% in its favor. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 83109 versus 37254, a delta of 55.2% in its favor.
The 890M has no benchmark wins in the head-to-head data. Its strengths lie outside raw performance: a 15 W TDP, no power connectors, an IGP slot width, and system-shared memory. These characteristics make it suitable for compact laptops where a discrete card cannot fit and where battery life is a priority.
The RX 7650 GRE's strengths are computational. It has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 raster output units, and 32 ray tracing cores. It delivers 22.08 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, 172.5 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 345.0 GTexel/s texture rate. It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. This configuration supports high-resolution gaming and ray-traced workloads far beyond what the 890M can manage.
The 890M has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 16 ray tracing cores. It delivers 5.939 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, 92.80 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 185.6 GTexel/s texture rate. Its memory is system-shared with bandwidth that is system dependent, meaning performance scales with the host platform's memory configuration.
FAQ
Q: Which GPU is faster in the recorded benchmarks?
A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is faster in both head-to-head tests. It wins 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 with 2336 points versus 590 for the 890M, and Geekbench OpenCL with 83109 points versus 37254.
Q: How does each GPU compare to its nearest rivals?
A: The RX 7650 GRE has an average score of 42723, which is 1.2% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, 1.2% below the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, 1.3% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, and 1.3% below the NVIDIA Quadro M6000. The 890M has an average score of 9210, which is 0.1% below the AMD Radeon Vega 8, 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 0.9% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465, and 1% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M.
Q: What memory configurations do the two GPUs use?
A: The RX 7650 GRE has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, running at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed. The 890M uses system-shared memory with a system-shared bus width and system-dependent bandwidth, with a clock of "System Shared".
Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?
A: The RX 7650 GRE has a 170 W TDP, uses a dual-slot cooler, requires a single 8-pin power connector, and has a suggested power supply of 450 W. The 890M has a 15 W TDP, uses an IGP slot width, has no power connectors, and has no suggested power supply listed.
Q: Which GPU has more shading units and ray tracing cores?
A: The RX 7650 GRE has 2048 shading units and 32 ray tracing cores. The 890M has 1024 shading units and 16 ray tracing cores. The RX 7650 GRE has exactly double the shading units and double the ray tracing cores.
Q: What display outputs does each GPU provide?
A: The RX 7650 GRE provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The 890M's display outputs are portable device dependent, meaning they vary by the laptop or mobile platform it is integrated into.
Head-to-Head Benchmarks
The two recorded head-to-head benchmarks show a consistent and substantial advantage for the RX 7650 GRE. The first test is 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, a modern DirectX 12 workload. The RX 7650 GRE scores 2336, while the 890M scores 590. The delta is 74.7% in favor of the RX 7650 GRE. This is nearly a fourfold difference in raw score, indicating that the discrete card handles the geometry, shading, and memory access patterns of this benchmark with far greater efficiency.
The second test is Geekbench OpenCL, which measures general-purpose compute performance across a range of workloads. The RX 7650 GRE scores 83109, while the 890M scores 37254. The delta is 55.2% in favor of the RX 7650 GRE. This gap is slightly smaller than the 3DMark gap but still massive. The RX 7650 GRE's FP32 throughput of 22.08 TFLOPS versus 5.939 TFLOPS for the 890M explains much of this difference, as OpenCL compute workloads scale heavily with raw floating-point capacity.
The RX 7650 GRE also has memory advantages that affect both benchmarks. Its 288.0 GB/s dedicated bandwidth is far higher than the 890M's system-dependent shared memory, which must compete with the CPU for the same memory channels. In the 3DMark test, texture rate and pixel rate matter: the RX 7650 GRE's 345.0 GTexel/s and 172.5 GPixel/s are roughly 1.86 times the 890M's 185.6 GTexel/s and 92.80 GPixel/s, consistent with the doubling of TMUs and ROPs.
The RX 7650 GRE's base clock of 1720 MHz and boost clock of 2695 MHz are well above the 890M's base of 400 MHz and boost of 2900 MHz. The 890M's boost is higher in absolute terms, but its 1024 shading units operating at that rate still produce far lower aggregate throughput. The 890M's 4 nm process and higher transistor density do not compensate for the much smaller number of execution resources.
The data shows no benchmark where the 890M leads. The wins count is 2 for the RX 7650 GRE and 0 for the 890M. The average benchmark score difference is stark: 42723 for the RX 7650 GRE versus 9210 for the 890M. The percentile ranks confirm the same story: 83rd for the discrete card, 45th for the integrated part.
Specification Differences
The two GPUs differ across nearly every measurable specification. The RX 7650 GRE uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture on a 6 nm process, while the 890M uses RDNA 3.5 on a 4 nm process. The 890M has more transistors, 34,000 million versus 13,300 million, and a larger die at 233 mm² versus 204 mm². The 890M's transistor density is 145.9 million per square millimeter, more than double the RX 7650 GRE's 65.2 million.
Clock speeds differ significantly. The 890M has a base clock of 400 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz, with no game clock listed. The RX 7650 GRE has a base clock of 1720 MHz, a boost clock of 2695 MHz, and a game clock of 2350 MHz. The 890M's memory clock is listed as "System Shared", while the RX 7650 GRE runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective.
Memory is a major differentiator. The 890M uses system-shared memory with system-shared type, bus width, and system-dependent bandwidth. The RX 7650 GRE has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth.
Compute resources are doubled in the RX 7650 GRE: 2048 shading units versus 1024, 128 TMUs versus 64, 64 ROPs versus 32, and 32 ray tracing cores versus 16. The RX 7650 GRE delivers 22.08 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16, while the 890M delivers 5.939 TFLOPS for both. Pixel rate is 172.5 GPixel/s versus 92.80 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 345.0 GTexel/s versus 185.6 GTexel/s.
Power and physical specifications diverge completely. The 890M has a 15 W TDP, IGP slot width, and no power connectors. The RX 7650 GRE has a 170 W TDP, dual-slot width, and a single 8-pin power connector with a 450 W suggested PSU. The RX 7650 GRE measures 204 mm by 115 mm. The 890M has no recorded dimensions.
Display outputs also differ: the RX 7650 GRE provides 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the 890M's outputs are portable device dependent. Both use PCIe 4.0 x8. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 7650 GRE has a launch MSRP of 279 USD, while the 890M has no recorded MSRP.