AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation occupy different tiers of the performance spectrum, and the recorded data reflects that divergence clearly. In the database, the AMD card posts an average benchmark score of 55,698, while the NVIDIA workstation card trails with 45,972. That is a 21.2% gap in favor of AMD when averaging across all recorded tests, a result that flips the usual expectation for a workstation-class GPU.

Looking at specific workloads, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB delivers 2,402 points in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. This is a strong result for a RDNA 2.0 part, placing it in the 87th percentile among all GPUs tracked. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation does not have a recorded score for that same test, so a direct apples-to-apples comparison is unavailable in the database. However, the broader benchmark suite tells a different story for NVIDIA.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation shows its strengths in compute-heavy and legacy DirectX workloads. It scores 326,898 in Geekbench OpenCL, a figure that dwarfs the AMD card's 108,994 in Geekbench Vulkan. That is roughly triple the compute output in a general-purpose API, which aligns with its positioning as a workstation part. In PassMark tests, the NVIDIA card records 25,096 in G3D, 14,208 in GPU Compute, and 777 in G2D. For DirectX legacy tests, it hits 335 in DX9, 228 in DX11, 167 in DX10, and 70 in DX12. These are mixed results, with the DX12 score being notably low, but the compute and older API figures show a capable chip.

The average score comparison, however, favors AMD significantly. The RX 6750 GRE's 55,698 average sits just 0.1% below the AMD Radeon 8060S (55,757) and 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (56,083). It is 1.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828) and 2.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (54,247). The RTX 5880 Ada Generation, by contrast, sits at 45,972, which is 0.2% below the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (46,043) and 1.4% below the AMD Radeon RX 5600M (46,601). It edges out the Intel Arc A730M (45,592) by 0.8% and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45,384) by 1.3%.

Those nearest-rival figures place the two cards in entirely different leagues. The RX 6750 GRE competes with high-end consumer GPUs like the RTX 4080, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation trades blows with mid-range and older workstation parts. The percentile rankings confirm this: AMD sits at the 87th percentile across all GPUs, NVIDIA at the 85th. Despite the raw compute advantage in OpenCL, the NVIDIA card's overall average is dragged down by inconsistent legacy DirectX scores.

The Verdict

The data makes one thing clear: these are not direct competitors. The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is the pick for anyone prioritizing overall benchmark averages and gaming-oriented DX12 performance. Its 55,698 average score places it ahead of the RTX 4080 by 2.7%, and its 87th percentile ranking means it outperforms the vast majority of GPUs in the database. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2,402 is a solid indicator for modern DX12 titles, and the Vulkan score of 108,994 shows respectable compute capability for a consumer card.

The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, is the choice for OpenCL-heavy workloads. Its 326,898 Geekbench OpenCL score is unmatched by the AMD card's Vulkan result, and the 14,208 PassMark GPU Compute score suggests strong general-purpose compute. However, its 45,972 average score and 85th percentile ranking put it below the AMD card in the overall hierarchy. The low PassMark DX12 score of 70 is a red flag for anyone expecting modern gaming performance, and the legacy DX9 score of 335 does little to offset that.

Who should pick which? Gamers and enthusiasts should go with the RX 6750 GRE, given its higher average score and DX12 strength. Professionals running OpenCL-accelerated applications should consider the RTX 5880 Ada Generation, but only if their software relies heavily on that API. The NVIDIA card's 48 GB of memory and 864.0 GB/s bandwidth might appeal to large dataset workloads, but the benchmark data does not show a consistent overall advantage. The RX 6750 GRE wins the average-score battle, and that is the headline metric in this database.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs is substantial. The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB uses the Navi 22 chip built on RDNA 2.0 architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It packs 17,200 million transistors into a 335 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 51.3 million per mm². The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses the AD102 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. That die is far larger at 609 mm² and holds 76,300 million transistors, for a density of 125.3 million per mm².

The memory subsystems diverge sharply. The AMD card features 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card offers 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384-bit bus, doubling the bandwidth to 864.0 GB/s. This is a massive difference in capacity and throughput, favoring NVIDIA for memory-bound workloads.

Compute resources also differ by an order of magnitude. The RX 6750 GRE has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output pipelines. It includes 40 ray tracing cores but no tensor cores. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, plus 110 ray tracing cores and 440 tensor cores. The NVIDIA card's FP32 throughput is 69.27 TFLOPS, compared to 13.21 TFLOPS for AMD. FP16 performance is 69.27 TFLOPS (1:1) on NVIDIA versus 26.43 TFLOPS (2:1) on AMD.

The process node difference is notable: 7 nm versus 5 nm. That explains part of the transistor density gap, as NVIDIA fits over four times the transistors into less than double the die area. The architecture generations are also distinct: RDNA 2.0 versus Ada Lovelace, with AMD's generation listed as "Navi II (RX 6000)" and NVIDIA's as "Workstation Ada (x000A)." Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is not a differentiator.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on nearly every specification field in the database. Clock speeds show an interesting inversion: the AMD card has a base clock of 2,321 MHz and a boost clock of 2,581 MHz, with a game clock of 2,439 MHz. The NVIDIA card has a much lower base clock of 975 MHz but a boost clock of 2,460 MHz. Memory clocks are identical at 2,250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, but the bus width and capacity differ as noted.

Power consumption is close but not equal: the AMD card is rated at 250 W, the NVIDIA at 285 W. Both recommend a 600 W power supply. The power connectors differ, with AMD using 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin, while NVIDIA uses a single 16-pin connector. Both are dual-slot cards with a length of 267 mm (10.5 inches). The AMD card is 110 mm tall (4.3 inches) and 40 mm wide (1.6 inches), while the NVIDIA card is 112 mm tall (4.4 inches) with no recorded width.

Display outputs are another difference. The AMD card offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The NVIDIA card has 4x DisplayPort 1.4a and no HDMI. Both use PCIe 4.0 x16 for the bus interface. The release dates are several months apart: AMD launched on 2023-10-16, NVIDIA on 2024-01-04. The AMD card has a launch MSRP of 334 USD; the NVIDIA card has no recorded launch MSRP in the database.

Production status for both is listed as Active. The AMD card's predecessor is "Navi" and its successor is "Navi III," while the NVIDIA card's predecessor is "Workstation Ampere" and its successor is "Blackwell PRO W." These are the only fields where the two align in terms of category, aside from the shared dual-slot form factor and 600 W PSU recommendation.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55,698 on average, which is 21.2% higher than the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation's 45,972.

Q: How does the RX 6750 GRE compare to the RTX 4080?

A: The RX 6750 GRE is 2.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (54,247) in average benchmark score, and it sits 0.7% below the RTX 5080 (56,083).

Q: What is the biggest performance advantage for the RTX 5880 Ada Generation?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5880 Ada Generation scores 326,898, which is roughly triple the RX 6750 GRE's Geekbench Vulkan score of 108,994.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The RX 6750 GRE has 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384-bit bus with 864.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the transistor count difference?

A: The RX 6750 GRE has 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die, while the RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die.

Q: Which card has tensor cores?

A: Only the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has tensor cores, with 440 of them. The AMD RX 6750 GRE has no tensor cores, but it does have 40 ray tracing cores versus NVIDIA's 110.