AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Comparison

FAQ

Q: How do the two cards compare in the recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER scores 6600, while the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scores 2336. That is a 182.5% advantage for the NVIDIA card in this direct comparison.

Q: What do the Geekbench OpenCL results show?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER records 219065, versus 83109 for the RX 7650 GRE. The delta is 163.6% in favor of NVIDIA in this compute-oriented workload.

Q: Where does each card sit in the overall GPU percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER is at the 86th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the RX 7650 GRE sits at the 83rd percentile. Despite a large raw score gap, both are within the top quartile of recorded GPUs.

Q: What are the average benchmark scores for each card?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209 across all recorded tests. The RX 7650 GRE averages 42723. The difference is roughly 27% in favor of the NVIDIA part.

Q: Who are the nearest rivals for each card?

A: For the RTX 4080 SUPER, the closest rivals are the RTX 4080 (average score 54247, delta -0.1%), the Radeon Pro W5700X (54828, -1.1%), the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55698, -2.7%), and the Radeon 8060S (55757, -2.8%). For the RX 7650 GRE, the nearest rivals are the RTX 4070 SUPER (43223, -1.2%), Quadro M6000 24 GB (43262, -1.2%), RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, -1.3%), and Quadro M6000 (43301, -1.3%).

Q: What is the production status and release timing for each?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER is end-of-life and was released on 2024-01-30. The RX 7650 GRE is active and was released on 2025-02-06. The NVIDIA card is from the GeForce 40 generation, while the AMD card belongs to the Radeon RX 7000 series.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms the RX 7650 GRE across both recorded benchmark tests, with wins in 2 out of 2 head-to-head comparisons. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result shows a 182.5% lead for NVIDIA, and Geekbench OpenCL shows a 163.6% lead. The average benchmark score difference is roughly 27%, with the RTX 4080 SUPER at 54209 versus 42723 for the RX 7650 GRE.

For users who prioritize maximum rasterization and compute performance in the database's measured workloads, the RTX 4080 SUPER is the clear choice. Its 86th percentile ranking versus the RX 7650 GRE's 83rd percentile reflects a higher position in the overall distribution, though both are strong performers relative to the full GPU population.

The RX 7650 GRE is a different proposition. It is an active product, newer by about a year, with a substantially lower power draw (170 W versus 320 W) and a much smaller physical footprint (204 mm length versus 310 mm). It targets a different segment: users who need solid performance in a compact, dual-slot design with a single 8-pin power connector and a 450 W suggested PSU.

The verdict, strictly from the data: pick the RTX 4080 SUPER if raw benchmark scores and high-end performance are the priority, and the system can accommodate a triple-slot, 320 W card. Pick the RX 7650 GRE if the build requires a smaller, lower-power card that still places in the 83rd percentile of the database. There is no scenario in the recorded data where the RX 7650 GRE wins a performance comparison; the decision rests on power, size, and availability rather than measured speed.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two recorded head-to-head tests both go to the RTX 4080 SUPER, and the margins are decisive. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the NVIDIA card scores 6600 against 2336 for the AMD card. The delta of 182.5% means the RTX 4080 SUPER delivers nearly three times the score. This is the largest single-test gap in the comparison and reflects the substantial difference in raw GPU throughput between the two architectures.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4080 SUPER records 219065, while the RX 7650 GRE scores 83109. The 163.6% delta is slightly smaller than the 3DMark result but still represents a massive advantage. OpenCL workloads are compute-heavy, and the RTX 4080 SUPER's higher shading unit count and memory bandwidth contribute to this outcome.

The average benchmark scores reinforce the same pattern. The RTX 4080 SUPER averages 54209 across all recorded tests, which places it just 0.1% behind the RTX 4080 (54247) and 1.1% ahead of the Radeon Pro W5700X (54828). The RX 7650 GRE averages 42723, sitting 1.2% behind the RTX 4070 SUPER (43223) and 1.3% behind the Quadro M6000 (43301).

Notably, the RX 7650 GRE's nearest rivals all cluster within a narrow 1.3% band, indicating that its performance level is well-established in the database. The RTX 4080 SUPER's nearest rivals also cluster tightly, with deltas ranging from -0.1% to -2.8%. Both cards sit at the center of competitive performance groups, but those groups are at very different absolute levels.

The head-to-head data shows no test where the RX 7650 GRE even approaches parity. The closest measured margin is the 163.6% OpenCL gap, which is still a dominant win for NVIDIA. For any workload represented by these benchmarks, the RTX 4080 SUPER is the faster card by a wide margin.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification category. The RTX 4080 SUPER uses a 256-bit memory bus with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 7650 GRE uses a 128-bit bus with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The memory capacity difference is 2x, and the bandwidth difference is roughly 2.56x in favor of NVIDIA.

Clock speeds show a mixed picture. The RTX 4080 SUPER has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2550 MHz. The RX 7650 GRE has a lower base clock at 1720 MHz but a higher boost clock at 2695 MHz, plus a game clock of 2350 MHz. The AMD card's boost clock exceeds NVIDIA's by 145 MHz, but the NVIDIA card's higher base clock and larger compute resources dominate in the benchmark results.

The compute specifications differ substantially. The RTX 4080 SUPER has 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. The RX 7650 GRE has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The NVIDIA card also features 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, while the AMD card has 32 RT cores and no tensor core field in the data. FP32 throughput is 52.22 TFLOPS for NVIDIA versus 22.08 TFLOPS for AMD, a 2.37x difference.

Power and physical dimensions also diverge. The RTX 4080 SUPER has a TDP of 320 W, requires a 700 W suggested PSU, uses a 1x 16-pin power connector, and is triple-slot with dimensions of 310 mm length, 140 mm height, and 61 mm width. The RX 7650 GRE has a TDP of 170 W, requires a 450 W suggested PSU, uses a 1x 8-pin connector, and is dual-slot with dimensions of 204 mm length and 115 mm height (width not recorded). The NVIDIA card is longer, taller, and wider, while the AMD card is considerably more compact.

Bus interfaces differ as well: the RTX 4080 SUPER uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the RX 7650 GRE uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are similar in count but different in versions: NVIDIA offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while AMD offers 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 4080 SUPER is built on NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace architecture using the AD103 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.1 million per mm². The RX 7650 GRE uses AMD's RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, on a 6 nm process also at TSMC. It contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, with a density of 65.2 million per mm².

The process node difference (5 nm versus 6 nm) and the die size difference (379 mm² versus 204 mm²) result in a 3.45x transistor count advantage for NVIDIA. This is the fundamental architectural gap: the RTX 4080 SUPER has far more compute resources in a larger, denser die, while the RX 7650 GRE is a smaller, more power-efficient chip.

Memory architectures reflect the same divide. The RTX 4080 SUPER uses GDDR6X memory running at 1438 MHz with 23 Gbps effective speed, delivering 736.3 GB/s over a 256-bit bus. The RX 7650 GRE uses GDDR6 at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed, delivering 288.0 GB/s over a 128-bit bus. The NVIDIA card's memory subsystem is roughly 2.56x faster in bandwidth and double in capacity.

Ray tracing and compute features differ by design. The RTX 4080 SUPER has 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, reflecting Ada Lovelace's focus on hybrid rendering and AI acceleration. The RX 7650 GRE has 32 RT cores and no tensor core data, indicating a different approach to acceleration. FP16 throughput matches FP32 at 52.22 TFLOPS for NVIDIA and 22.08 TFLOPS for AMD, both at 1:1 ratios.

The architectural lineage also differs. The RTX 4080 SUPER belongs to the GeForce 40 series, succeeding the GeForce 30 series and preceding the GeForce 50 series. The RX 7650 GRE is part of the Navi III (RX 7000) generation, succeeding Navi II and preceding Navi IV. The NVIDIA part is end-of-life, while the AMD part is active, meaning the architectural comparison is partly between a mature, high-end design and a current, mid-range design.