AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE Comparison

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE sit in different eras of AMD's Radeon lineup, separated by five years and two architectural generations, yet the database shows them converging in some unexpected ways. The RX 5600 OEM, built on the Navi 10 chip with RDNA 1.0, carries an average benchmark score of 58085, placing it in the 87th percentile of all recorded GPUs. The RX 7650 GRE, a Navi 33 part running RDNA 3.0 under the codename Hotpink Bonefish, records an average score of 42723 for the 83rd percentile. On raw aggregate scores the older card leads, but the head-to-head compute data tells a more layered story, and the newer card brings hardware features its predecessor simply lacks. Both are dual-slot AMD boards with a single 8-pin power connector and the same 288.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, which makes the areas where they diverge all the more interesting to walk through.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains one direct head-to-head result between these two cards, and it goes decisively to the newer part. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 7650 GRE scores 83109 against 62427 for the RX 5600 OEM, a gap of 24.9 percent in favor of the RDNA 3.0 card. That is not a marginal win; in a compute workload that exercises the shader array and driver stack, the RX 7650 GRE delivers roughly a quarter more throughput than the RX 5600 OEM manages. The RX 5600 OEM's Geekbench Vulkan result of 53743 exists in the database but has no matching entry for the RX 7650 GRE, so cross-comparison there is not possible. Similarly, the RX 7650 GRE's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2336 has no counterpart for the older card.

The aggregate picture complicates the head-to-head result. The RX 5600 OEM's average benchmark score of 58085 actually exceeds the RX 7650 GRE's 42723, and its percentile ranking of 87 sits above the newer card's 83. The explanation lies in the rival clusters the database assigns to each card. The RX 5600 OEM's nearest rivals include the Intel Arc A570M at 58239 (a delta of -0.3 percent), the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58392 (-0.5 percent), the Intel Arc A580 at 57756 (0.6 percent), and the NVIDIA P102-100 at 58528 (-0.8 percent), all clustered within a fraction of a percent. The RX 7650 GRE's neighbors are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER at 43223 (-1.2 percent), the Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262 (-1.2 percent), the GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 (-1.3 percent), and the Quadro M6000 at 43301 (-1.3 percent). The recorded data shows both cards performing within roughly one percent of their respective peer groups, which suggests the aggregate scores reflect the mix of tests recorded for each rather than a clean like-for-like comparison. The only true apples-to-apples measurement available, Geekbench OpenCL, favors the RX 7650 GRE by 24.9 percent.

Architecture Differences

The generational gap between these two cards shows up in nearly every silicon-level metric. The RX 5600 OEM is fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process, packs 10,300 million transistors onto a 251 mm² die, and achieves a density of 41.0M transistors per square millimeter. The RX 7650 GRE moves to TSMC's 6 nm node, squeezes 13,300 million transistors into a smaller 204 mm² die, and reaches 65.2M transistors per square millimeter. More transistors on a smaller die is a clear generational step, roughly 29 percent more transistors on roughly 19 percent less area.

The clock story is equally stark. The RX 5600 OEM runs a 1130 MHz base clock, a 1375 MHz game clock, and a 1560 MHz boost. The RX 7650 GRE runs 1720 MHz base, 2350 MHz game, and 2695 MHz boost. Those higher clocks translate directly into throughput: pixel fill rate rises from 99.84 GPixel/s to 172.5 GPixel/s, and texture rate climbs from 199.7 GTexel/s to 345.0 GTexel/s. Compute follows the same curve, with FP32 output jumping from 6.390 TFLOPS to 22.08 TFLOPS. Curiously, the shading topology is identical: both cards have 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, so virtually all of the RX 7650 GRE's raw throughput advantage comes from clock speed and architecture rather than a larger shader count.

Memory is where the RX 5600 OEM holds ground. Both cards deliver exactly 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, but they get there differently: the older card pairs 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus running at an effective 12 Gbps, while the newer card pairs 8 GB of GDDR6 on a slimmer 128-bit bus running at 18 Gbps effective. The result is a capacity advantage of 2 GB for the RX 7650 GRE with no bandwidth penalty. The FP16 story differs too: the RDNA 1.0 card doubles its FP16 rate to 12.78 TFLOPS via a 2:1 ratio, while the RDNA 3.0 card runs FP16 at a 1:1 ratio of 22.08 TFLOPS, equal to its FP32 output.

Feature-wise, the RX 5600 OEM has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The RX 7650 GRE includes 32 ray tracing cores, the only hardware acceleration block either card carries. API support diverges as well: the older card targets DirectX 12 (12_1), while the newer card reaches DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), both alongside OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. Display output also advances, from HDMI 2.0b plus three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs to HDMI 2.1a plus three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The bus interface narrows from PCIe 4.0 x16 on the RX 5600 OEM to PCIe 4.0 x8 on the RX 7650 GRE.

The Verdict

The recorded data supports a split decision. If the question is which card delivers more measured compute throughput in the one direct head-to-head test, the answer is the RX 7650 GRE by 24.9 percent in Geekbench OpenCL. If the question is which card holds the higher aggregate database standing, the RX 5600 OEM's average score of 58085 and 87th percentile outrank the RX 7650 GRE's 42723 and 83rd percentile, though each card sits within about one percent of its own peer cluster, including an AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT nearly dead even with the RX 5600 OEM and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER within 1.2 percent of the RX 7650 GRE. Beyond scores, the RX 7650 GRE offers strictly more modern hardware: ray tracing cores, DirectX 12 Ultimate, more memory capacity, a faster and denser chip, and an active production status against the RX 5600 OEM's end-of-life listing. Buyers weighing features and longevity should note that the end-of-life status is itself a data point. The launch MSRP of the RX 7650 GRE is recorded as 279 USD; no launch MSRP is recorded for the RX 5600 OEM.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins the only direct head-to-head benchmark in the database?

A: The RX 7650 GRE. It scores 83109 in Geekbench OpenCL versus 62427 for the RX 5600 OEM, a 24.9 percent margin.

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score and percentile?

A: The RX 5600 OEM, with an average score of 58085 and 87th percentile, versus 42723 and 83rd percentile for the RX 7650 GRE.

Q: How do their memory configurations compare?

A: Both deliver 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 5600 OEM uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus at 12 Gbps effective; the RX 7650 GRE uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus at 18 Gbps effective.

Q: Which card supports ray tracing in hardware?

A: Only the RX 7650 GRE, which includes 32 ray tracing cores. The RX 5600 OEM lists none.

Q: Do both cards require the same power setup?

A: Both are dual-slot cards with a single 8-pin connector, but the RX 5600 OEM has a 125 W TDP with a 300 W suggested PSU, while the RX 7650 GRE has a 170 W TDP with a 450 W suggested PSU.

Q: Are both cards still in production?

A: No. The RX 5600 OEM is listed as end-of-life; the RX 7650 GRE is active.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7650 GRE's single benchmark win, Geekbench OpenCL by 24.9 percent, points to workloads that lean on the shader array at high clocks: general GPU compute, OpenCL-accelerated applications, and modern rendering paths that can use DirectX 12 Ultimate and the 32 ray tracing cores. Its 8 GB of memory also suits it better for workloads that exceed 6 GB, and its 345.0 GTexel/s texture rate nearly doubles the older card's 199.7 GTexel/s, which matters for texture-heavy scenes. Its compact 204 mm length and 115 mm height make it a fit for tighter enclosures.

The RX 5600 OEM's case rests on its database standing rather than any single win, since it takes zero of the one recorded head-to-head tests. Its 87th percentile ranking and peer group that includes the Radeon RX 6950 XT indicate strong relative performance in the tests recorded for it. Its lower 125 W TDP and 300 W suggested PSU requirement also make it the lighter power draw of the two, and its wider PCIe 4.0 x16 interface avoids any bus bottleneck the RX 7650 GRE's x8 link could introduce in bandwidth-hungry scenarios.

Specification Differences

• Series: Radeon RX 5000 series (RX 5600 OEM) versus Radeon RX 7000 series (RX 7650 GRE)
• Chip: Navi 10 versus Navi 33
• Architecture: RDNA 1.0 versus RDNA 3.0
• Codename: not recorded versus Hotpink Bonefish
• Process node: 7 nm versus 6 nm, both TSMC
• Transistors: 10,300 million versus 13,300 million
• Die size: 251 mm² versus 204 mm²
• Transistor density: 41.0M/mm² versus 65.2M/mm²
• Clocks: 1130/1375/1560 MHz (base/game/boost) versus 1720/2350/2695 MHz
• Memory: 6 GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 12 Gbps effective versus 8 GB GDDR6, 128-bit, 18 Gbps effective; bandwidth equal at 288.0 GB/s
• Ray tracing cores: none versus 32
• FP32: 6.390 TFLOPS versus 22.08 TFLOPS; FP16: 12.78 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 22.08 TFLOPS (1:1)
• Pixel rate: 99.84 GPixel/s versus 172.5 GPixel/s; texture rate: 199.7 GTexel/s versus 345.0 GTexel/s
• TDP: 125 W versus 170 W; suggested PSU: 300 W versus 450 W
• Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x8
• Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.0b plus 3x DisplayPort 1.4a versus 1x HDMI 2.1a plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1
• DirectX: 12 (12_1) versus 12 Ultimate (12_2)
• Dimensions: not recorded versus 204 mm length, 115 mm height
• Production status: end-of-life versus active
• Release date: January 2020 versus February 2025
• Launch MSRP: not recorded versus 279 USD
• Predecessor/successor: Vega/Navi II versus Navi II/Navi IV

Shading units (2048), TMUs (128), ROPs (64), slot width (dual-slot), power connector (1x 8-pin), OpenGL (4.6), Vulkan (1.4), and foundry (TSMC) are identical across both cards.