AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs AMD Radeon RX 9060 Comparison

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 represent two distinct generations of AMD graphics hardware. The RX 7650 GRE belongs to the Radeon RX 7000 series, built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip. The RX 9060 is part of the Radeon RX 9000 series, using the newer RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip. The database contains head-to-head results for two benchmark tests, and the data reveals a clear shift in performance between the older and newer designs.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data includes two tests: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and Geekbench OpenCL. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 scored 3322, while the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scored 2336. This represents a performance gap of 29.7% in favor of the RX 9060. The result indicates that in this DirectX 12 workload, the newer architecture delivers substantially higher throughput, with the RX 9060 outperforming the RX 7650 GRE by nearly a third. This is the largest margin observed between the two cards in any recorded measurement.

The second head-to-head test, Geekbench OpenCL, shows a closer race. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 scored 88183, while the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scored 83109. The delta here is 5.8% in favor of the RX 9060. While the RX 9060 still wins, the margin is far smaller than in the 3DMark test. This suggests that the RX 7650 GRE remains competitive in compute-oriented OpenCL workloads, despite being based on older hardware. The RX 9060 secures both head-to-head victories, with a total of 2 wins for the RX 9060 and 0 wins for the RX 7650 GRE.

Looking at the broader benchmark database, the two cards occupy very different positions. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has an average benchmark score of 42723 and sits at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER with an average score of 43223 and a delta of -1.2%, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262 with a delta of -1.2%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 with a delta of -1.3%, and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43301 with a delta of -1.3%. The negative deltas indicate that the RX 7650 GRE trails these rivals by roughly 1.2% to 1.3%, placing it in a tight cluster of similarly performing GPUs.

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 presents a different picture. Its average benchmark score is 16014, and it sits at the 59th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with an average score of 16129 and a delta of -0.7%, the AMD Radeon R9 370X at 15862 with a delta of 1%, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 at 15852 with a delta of 1%, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 15679 with a delta of 2.1%. The RX 9060 slightly trails the RTX 3060 Ti but leads the R9 370X, RX 7700, and Pro W5500 by margins ranging from 1% to 2.1%.

The discrepancy between the head-to-head results and the average benchmark scores is noteworthy. In head-to-head testing, the RX 9060 beats the RX 7650 GRE by 29.7% in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and by 5.8% in Geekbench OpenCL. Yet the RX 7650 GRE has a much higher average benchmark score across the entire database. This is because the RX 7650 GRE has only two recorded benchmark entries, both of which are high-scoring tests, while the RX 9060 has ten recorded entries, including several PassMark tests with lower scores that drag down its average. The PassMark DirectX 9 score for the RX 9060 is 280, the DirectX 10 score is 104, the DirectX 11 score is 182, and the DirectX 12 score is 44. These lower scores pull the overall average down significantly.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between the two cards is substantial. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE uses the Navi 33 chip manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die. The transistor density is 65.2 million per mm². The AMD Radeon RX 9060 uses the Navi 44 chip on a 4 nm process, also at TSMC, with 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die. The transistor density jumps to 149.2 million per mm². The RX 9060 packs more than twice the transistor count into a slightly smaller die, which explains its higher density and newer manufacturing technology.

The RX 7650 GRE features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 32 ray tracing cores. The RX 9060 has fewer of these units: 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 28 ray tracing cores. Despite having fewer execution units, the RX 9060 achieves higher clock speeds. 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 RX 9060 has a base clock of 1700 MHz, a boost clock of 2990 MHz, and a game clock of 2400 MHz. The RX 9060's boost clock is nearly 300 MHz higher, which helps compensate for its reduced unit counts.

The memory configuration is identical between the two cards. Both use 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a memory clock of 2250 MHz and 18 Gbps effective speed. The memory bandwidth is 288.0 GB/s for both. This means the memory subsystem is not a differentiator in this comparison. The performance difference must come from the compute architecture and clock speeds.

The pixel rate and texture rate reveal the impact of the architectural changes. The RX 7650 GRE has a pixel rate of 172.5 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 345.0 GTexel/s. The RX 9060 has a pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s. The RX 9060 achieves a higher pixel rate despite fewer ROPs, which is a direct result of its higher boost clock. The texture rate is slightly lower on the RX 9060, reflecting its fewer texture mapping units.

The FP32 and FP16 compute figures are also telling. The RX 7650 GRE delivers 22.08 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, with a 1:1 ratio. The RX 9060 delivers 21.43 TFLOPS for both, also at a 1:1 ratio. The RX 7650 GRE has a slight theoretical compute advantage, but the real-world benchmark results show the RX 9060 winning, which indicates that architectural efficiency in RDNA 4.0 matters more than raw FLOP counts.

The power characteristics differ significantly. The RX 7650 GRE has a TDP of 170 W and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RX 9060 has a TDP of 132 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W. The RX 9060 delivers higher benchmark scores while consuming less power, confirming a major efficiency improvement in the newer architecture. Both cards are dual-slot designs and use a single 8-pin power connector.

The bus interface also differs. The RX 7650 GRE uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RX 9060 uses PCIe 5.0 x16. The newer card has a wider and faster interface, which can matter for data transfer in certain workloads. The display outputs also differ: the RX 7650 GRE offers 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the RX 9060 offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a.

The API support is the same for both cards: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The release dates place them in different product cycles: the RX 7650 GRE was released on 2025-02-06, and the RX 9060 on 2025-08-04. The RX 7650 GRE has a launch MSRP of 279 USD. The RX 9060 has no launch MSRP recorded in the database.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins with a score of 3322, beating the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE's score of 2336 by 29.7%.

Q: How do the two cards compare in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 scores 88183, while the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scores 83109. The RX 9060 leads by 5.8%.

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has an average benchmark score of 42723, while the AMD Radeon RX 9060 has an average score of 16014. However, this average is based on different numbers of recorded tests: the RX 7650 GRE has 2 benchmarks, and the RX 9060 has 10.

Q: What is the transistor count difference between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, while the AMD Radeon RX 9060 has 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die.

Q: Do the cards have the same memory configuration?

A: Yes, both cards use 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The memory clock is 2250 MHz at 18 Gbps effective for both.

Q: What is the TDP of each card?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has a TDP of 170 W with a suggested PSU of 450 W. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 has a TDP of 132 W with a suggested PSU of 300 W.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in several key specifications. The process node is 6 nm for the RX 7650 GRE and 4 nm for the RX 9060. The transistor count is 13,300 million versus 29,700 million. The die size is 204 mm² versus 199 mm². The transistor density is 65.2 million per mm² versus 149.2 million per mm². The base clock is 1720 MHz versus 1700 MHz. The boost clock is 2695 MHz versus 2990 MHz. The game clock is 2350 MHz versus 2400 MHz. The shading units are 2048 versus 1792. The texture mapping units are 128 versus 112. The render output units are the same at 64. The ray tracing cores are 32 versus 28.

The pixel rate is 172.5 GPixel/s versus 191.4 GPixel/s. The texture rate is 345.0 GTexel/s versus 334.9 GTexel/s. The FP32 and FP16 compute are 22.08 TFLOPS versus 21.43 TFLOPS, both at 1:1 ratios. The TDP is 170 W versus 132 W. The suggested PSU is 450 W versus 300 W. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. The display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1a with 3x DisplayPort 2.1 versus 1x HDMI 2.1b with 2x DisplayPort 2.1a. The release date is 2025-02-06 versus 2025-08-04. The RX 7650 GRE has a launch MSRP of 279 USD; the RX 9060 has no recorded launch MSRP.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins both head-to-head benchmark tests. Its biggest advantage appears in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it leads by 29.7%. This suggests that the RDNA 4.0 architecture is particularly effective in modern DirectX 12 gaming workloads. The RX 9060 also wins in Geekbench OpenCL, though by a smaller margin of 5.8%. The RX 9060 achieves these results with a lower TDP of 132 W compared to 170 W for the RX 7650 GRE, and with a lower suggested PSU of 300 W versus 450 W. The RX 9060 uses PCIe 5.0 x16, a newer and wider bus interface, and it has a higher boost clock of 2990 MHz.

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE retains advantages in other areas. It has more shading units (2048 versus 1792), more texture mapping units (128 versus 112), and more ray tracing cores (32 versus 28). It also has higher theoretical FP32 and FP16 compute at 22.08 TFLOPS versus 21.43 TFLOPS. The texture rate is higher at 345.0 GTexel/s versus 334.9 GTexel/s. In terms of the database's overall percentile ranking, the RX 7650 GRE sits at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 9060 sits at the 59th percentile. The RX 7650 GRE also has a much higher average benchmark score of 42723 versus 16014, though this reflects the different test sets recorded for each card.

The Verdict

The recorded data shows that the AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the stronger performer in the two head-to-head benchmark tests available. It wins both tests, with a decisive 29.7% margin in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and a more modest 5.8% margin in Geekbench OpenCL. The RX 9060 achieves this while using a newer 4 nm process, packing 29,700 million transistors into a 199 mm² die, and consuming only 132 W compared to the RX 7650 GRE's 170 W. The efficiency gain is clear: higher performance with lower power draw.

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE should not be dismissed based on these two tests alone. It has a higher average benchmark score of 42723 and ranks at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, compared to the RX 9060's 59th percentile. Its nearest rivals are high-end GPUs like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, which it trails by only 1.2%. The RX 9060's nearest rivals are mid-range cards like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which it trails by 0.7%. The RX 7650 GRE offers more shading units, more texture mapping units, more ray tracing cores, and higher theoretical compute throughput. For users with a 450 W PSU, the RX 7650 GRE is a proven option with a recorded launch MSRP of 279 USD. For users with a 300 W PSU, the RX 9060 is the clear choice based on the head-to-head results, delivering superior DirectX 12 and OpenCL performance in a more power-efficient package. The data indicates that the RX 9060 represents the future direction of AMD's GPU lineup, while the RX 7650 GRE remains a capable member of the previous generation.