AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Comparison

The Verdict

The benchmark database places the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile in different performance tiers, despite both using 2048 shading units. The RX 7650 GRE is a desktop card aimed at 1080p gaming with modern API support, while the RTX 3050 Mobile is an end-of-life laptop GPU from an older generation. The data shows a decisive overall win for the AMD part: it takes 2 out of 2 recorded head-to-head benchmarks, with the RTX 3050 Mobile failing to win a single test.

The RX 7650 GRE sits at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 42,723. Its nearest rivals are all NVIDIA desktop or mobile parts with slightly higher averages: the RTX 4070 SUPER at 43,223 (1.2% ahead), the Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43,262 (1.2% ahead), the RTX 5050 Mobile at 43,268 (1.3% ahead), and the Quadro M6000 at 43,301 (1.3% ahead). This places it just below a generation of newer midrange parts, which makes sense given its 2025 release date and RDNA 3.0 architecture.

The RTX 3050 Mobile sits at the 78th percentile with an average score of 33,170. Its nearest rivals are much closer: the NVIDIA T550 Mobile at 33,161 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro 570 at 33,207 (0.1% behind), the NVIDIA P104-100 at 32,982 (0.6% ahead), and the NVIDIA T600 Mobile at 32,849 (1% ahead). This is a mid-range laptop GPU that trades blows with entry-level workstation cards, not with desktop gaming GPUs.

For a user deciding between these two, the choice depends almost entirely on form factor. The RX 7650 GRE is a dual-slot, 204 mm long, 115 mm tall desktop card requiring a 450 W power supply and a single 8-pin connector. The RTX 3050 Mobile is an IGP (integrated GPU) with no power connectors, designed for laptops. If the target system is a desktop, the RX 7650 GRE is the clear performer. If the target is a laptop, the RTX 3050 Mobile is the only option here, but its age and 78th percentile ranking show it trails modern mobile parts like the RTX 5050 Mobile. The data does not support any scenario where the RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms the RX 7650 GRE.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7650 GRE wins every recorded benchmark. In 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12), it scores 2,336 versus 421 for the RTX 3050 Mobile, a 454.9% advantage. This is a massive gap, reflecting the difference between a modern desktop GPU with 22.08 TFLOPS FP32 and a mobile chip with 5.501 TFLOPS. The RTX 3050 Mobile is not competitive in any compute or graphics workload in this dataset.

The Geekbench OpenCL test tells a similar story: the RX 7650 GRE scores 83,109, while the RTX 3050 Mobile scores 50,038, a 66.1% advantage for AMD. For general-purpose compute, the RX 7650 GRE is clearly the stronger part. The RTX 3050 Mobile does have an additional Geekbench Vulkan score of 49,051, which is not present for the RX 7650 GRE in the head-to-head data, but this does not change the overall win count.

Where the RTX 3050 Mobile might "win" is in system integration and power envelope, at 45 W versus 170 W for the RX 7650 GRE. It has no power connectors and is portable-device dependent for display outputs. The RX 7650 GRE, by contrast, is a full desktop card with 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The RTX 3050 Mobile's 8 GB less memory (4 GB versus 8 GB) and lower bandwidth (192.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s) are further disadvantages.

The RX 7650 GRE also has more texture units (128 versus 64), more ROPs (64 versus 32), and more RT cores (32 versus 16). It also has a higher pixel rate (172.5 GPixel/s versus 42.98 GPixel/s) and texture rate (345.0 GTexel/s versus 85.95 GTexel/s). The RTX 3050 Mobile does have tensor cores (64 versus none), but these are not directly benchmarked in the head-to-head tests.

Architecture Differences

The RX 7650 GRE is built on TSMC's 6 nm node with RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the RTX 3050 Mobile uses Samsung's 8 nm node with the older Ampere architecture. The AMD chip, codenamed "Hotpink Bonefish," contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The NVIDIA GA107 chip has 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, for a density of 43.5 million per mm². The AMD part is newer, denser, and more efficient on paper.

The RX 7650 GRE has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 RT cores. It does not list tensor cores. The RTX 3050 Mobile also has 2,048 shading units but only 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 16 RT cores, and 64 tensor cores. The AMD part doubles the texture and pixel throughput, which directly contributes to its higher fill rates.

Clock speeds differ sharply. The RX 7650 GRE runs at a base of 1,720 MHz, a boost of 2,695 MHz, and a game clock of 2,350 MHz. The RTX 3050 Mobile runs at a base of 1,065 MHz and a boost of 1,343 MHz. The AMD's memory clock is 2,250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus 1,500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA. Both use 128-bit buses, but the RX 7650 GRE achieves 288.0 GB/s versus 192.0 GB/s for the RTX 3050 Mobile.

The RX 7650 GRE has 8 GB of GDDR6, twice the 4 GB of the RTX 3050 Mobile. Both support PCIe 4.0 x8. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 7650 GRE also lists a 1:1 FP16/FP32 ratio, meaning it does not have dedicated FP16 acceleration, while the RTX 3050 Mobile also lists 5.501 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16.

The AMD part is currently in active production, released on 2025-02-06 with a launch MSRP of 279 USD. The RTX 3050 Mobile is end-of-life, released on 2021-05-10. The AMD is a successor to Navi II and has a successor in Navi IV, while the RTX 3050 Mobile is a successor to GeForce 20 Mobile with no listed successor.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in the database's head-to-head benchmarks?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE wins both recorded tests. It scores 2,336 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 versus 421 for the RTX 3050 Mobile (454.9% higher), and 83,109 in Geekbench OpenCL versus 50,038 (66.1% higher).

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference between the two?

A: The RX 7650 GRE has an average benchmark score of 42,723, while the RTX 3050 Mobile averages 33,170. That puts the AMD part about 28.9% higher on average, though the head-to-head delta is larger in specific tests.

Q: Does the RTX 3050 Mobile have any advantage in features?

A: The RTX 3050 Mobile includes 64 tensor cores, which the RX 7650 GRE does not list. It also supports the same DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 APIs. However, the RTX 3050 Mobile has half the VRAM (4 GB versus 8 GB) and lower bandwidth (192.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s).

Q: Is the RX 7650 GRE a desktop or laptop GPU?

A: The RX 7650 GRE is a desktop GPU. It is a dual-slot card, 204 mm long and 115 mm tall, with a 1x 8-pin power connector and a 450 W suggested PSU. The RTX 3050 Mobile is an IGP (integrated GPU) for laptops, with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs.

Q: Which GPU has a higher transistor density and why does that matter?

A: The RX 7650 GRE has a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm², versus 43.5 million per mm² for the RTX 3050 Mobile. This is because the AMD part uses a 6nm TSMC process versus 8nm Samsung, and it fits 13,300 million transistors into 204 mm² versus 8,700 million in 200 mm².

Q: Is the RTX 3050 Mobile still a recommendable GPU?

A: The RTX 3050 Mobile is end-of-life and sits at the 78th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 33,170. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA T550 Mobile, which matches it exactly. It is not competitive with the RX 7650 GRE, which is 83rd percentile and scores 9,553 points higher on average.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data contains two tests, and the RX 7650 GRE wins both. The largest win comes in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, a modern DirectX 12 test. The RX 7650 GRE scores 2,336, while the RTX 3050 Mobile scores 421. That is a 454.9% difference, meaning the AMD part is more than five times faster in this specific workload. This test likely stresses geometry, ray tracing, and compute, where the RX 7650 GRE's 32 RT cores, 64 ROPs, and 345.0 GTexel/s texture rate clearly dominate the RTX 3050 Mobile's 16 RT cores, 32 ROPs, and 85.95 GTexel/s.

The second test is Geekbench OpenCL, a general-purpose compute benchmark. The RX 7650 GRE scores 83,109, and the RTX 3050 Mobile scores 50,038. The difference is 66.1% in favor of AMD. This is more modest than the 3DMark gap, but still decisive. It likely reflects the higher FP32 throughput (22.08 TFLOPS versus 5.501 TFLOPS) and the 288.0 GB/s memory bandwidth versus 192.0 GB/s.

Interestingly, the RTX 3050 Mobile has a separate Geekbench Vulkan score of 49,051, which is nearly identical to its OpenCL score. The RX 7650 GRE does not have a Vulkan score in the head-to-head table, so we cannot compare Vulkan performance directly. However, both GPUs support Vulkan 1.4, and the AMD's hardware advantage suggests it would win there as well.

The wins count is 2 for the RX 7650 GRE and 0 for the RTX 3050 Mobile. This is not a close contest. The RX 7650 GRE is also ranked at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 3050 Mobile is at the 78th. The average score gap of 9,553 (42,723 versus 33,170) is large enough that no single test in the database brings the RTX 3050 Mobile close.

For context on the RX 7650 GRE's position, its nearest rivals are all above it: the RTX 4070 SUPER is 1.2% higher, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 1.3% higher, and the Quadro M6000 variants are 1.2-1.3% higher. This means the RX 7650 GRE is competitive with those mid-range and high-end parts, but slightly behind them. The RTX 3050 Mobile, by contrast, is essentially tied with the NVIDIA T550 Mobile (0% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro 570 (0.1% behind), which are far lower in the performance hierarchy.

The conclusion is straightforward: the RX 7650 GRE is a modern desktop GPU that competes near the RTX 4070 SUPER level, while the RTX 3050 Mobile is an old laptop GPU that is barely above entry-level mobile cards. There is no benchmark scenario where the RTX 3050 Mobile wins.