AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 are two actively produced graphics cards aimed at the same performance tier, yet the recorded benchmark data reveals a clear split in their capabilities. The RX 7650 GRE, built on RDNA 3.0 with a 6 nm process, posts a higher average benchmark score and sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 5050, using Blackwell 2.0 on a 5 nm node, holds a lower 66th percentile ranking. Despite the NVIDIA card winning both direct head-to-head tests, the AMD card’s overall database average tells a different story about their relative positions in the broader GPU landscape.

Where Each One Wins

The head-to-head data is unambiguous in its narrow scope, with only two shared test results recorded for both cards. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins both of those direct comparisons. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 5050 scores 2502 against the RX 7650 GRE’s 2336, a delta of -6.6 percent from the AMD card’s perspective. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 5050 delivers 90334 points versus 83109 for the RX 7650 GRE, an 8 percent gap. These are the only two direct measurements shared, so the NVIDIA card’s victory in both is the sum of its direct win record.

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, however, claims the higher aggregate position in the database. Its average benchmark score of 42723 places it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, which averages 43223, a delta of -1.2 percent, and near the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262, also -1.2 percent. The RX 7650 GRE also sits close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, which averages 43268, a -1.3 percent delta. This places the desktop RX 7650 GRE in a performance neighborhood well above where the desktop RTX 5050’s own average score of 21035 lands. The RTX 5050’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL at 21153 (-0.6 percent), the AMD Radeon HD 8970M at 21237 (-1 percent), the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT at 20713 (+1.6 percent), and the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile at 21379 (-1.6 percent). The RX 7650 GRE’s percentile rank of 83 versus the RTX 5050’s 66 reinforces that the AMD card is rated higher across the full database, even though the direct test results favor NVIDIA.

The Verdict

The data suggests two different purchasing philosophies. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins the recorded direct comparisons, with a 6.6 percent lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and an 8 percent lead in Geekbench OpenCL. Those are the only shared tests, so any user focused strictly on those two workloads would see the RTX 5050 as the faster card. The RTX 5050 also offers a more extensive benchmark footprint in the database, with results across PassMark DX9, DX10, DX11, DX12, G2D, G3D, and GPU Compute, plus Geekbench Vulkan and OpenCL. The RX 7650 GRE has only two recorded benchmark scores, both of which are the shared head-to-head tests.

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, on the other hand, holds the higher average benchmark score and the higher percentile rank. An average of 42723 puts it 103 percent above the RTX 5050’s 21035 average. The RX 7650 GRE’s nearest rival is the RTX 4070 SUPER, which is only 1.2 percent ahead. The RTX 5050’s nearest rival is the RX Vega M GL, a mobile-class part, which is 0.6 percent behind. This indicates that the RX 7650 GRE competes in a higher performance class overall, while the RTX 5050 sits among older and mobile-oriented parts in aggregate scoring. The choice depends on whether the user trusts the two direct head-to-head results or the broader average across the database.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test is a modern DirectX 12 workload that stresses the GPU’s geometry and rasterization throughput. The RTX 5050 scores 2502, the RX 7650 GRE scores 2336, and the delta is -6.6 percent for the AMD card. This result is notable because the RX 7650 GRE has a much higher theoretical FP32 rate of 22.08 TFLOPS versus 13.17 TFLOPS for the RTX 5050. The AMD card also has a higher pixel rate of 172.5 GPixel/s versus 82.30 GPixel/s and a higher texture rate of 345.0 GTexel/s versus 205.8 GTexel/s. Despite these raw throughput advantages, the RTX 5050 still wins the Steel Nomad test, which suggests that the NVIDIA architecture extracts more real-world performance per unit of raw compute in this specific workload.

The Geekbench OpenCL test shows a similar outcome with a wider margin. The RTX 5050 scores 90334, the RX 7650 GRE scores 83109, and the delta is -8 percent. This test is compute-oriented and should favor the card with more shading units and higher FP32 throughput. The RX 7650 GRE has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 5050 has 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The AMD card’s higher ROP and TMU counts and its 22.08 TFLOPS FP32 figure do not translate into a win here. The RTX 5050’s 80 tensor cores and its Blackwell 2.0 architecture likely contribute to its OpenCL advantage, although the exact mechanism is not directly measured in the recorded data. The Geekbench Vulkan score for the RTX 5050, 89381, is also close to its OpenCL score, indicating consistent compute performance across APIs, while no Vulkan score exists for the RX 7650 GRE.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has an average benchmark score of 42723, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 has an average of 21035.

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

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 wins with a score of 2502, compared to 2336 for the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, a 6.6 percent difference.

Q: How large is the Geekbench OpenCL gap between the two cards?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 scores 90334, and the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scores 83109, giving NVIDIA an 8 percent lead.

Q: What is the percentile ranking difference between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE ranks in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 ranks in the 66th percentile.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 has 2560 shading units, while the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has 2048.

Q: Do both cards use the same memory type and bus width?

A: Yes, both use 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. The RTX 5050 has 320.0 GB/s bandwidth, and the RX 7650 GRE has 288.0 GB/s.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from completely different architectural lineages. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE uses the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, and belongs to the Navi III generation of the RX 7000 series. It is manufactured by TSMC on a 6 nm process with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 uses the GB207 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture and belongs to the GeForce 50 series. It is also manufactured by TSMC but on a 5 nm process, with 16,900 million transistors on a 149 mm² die, yielding a much higher transistor density of 113.4 million per mm². The RTX 5050 packs more transistors into a smaller die, which explains its higher density figure.

Compute resources differ significantly. The RX 7650 GRE has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, plus 32 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5050 has 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, plus 20 ray tracing cores and 80 tensor cores. The AMD card has double the ROPs and more TMUs, while the NVIDIA card has more shading units and a dedicated tensor core array. The RX 7650 GRE posts FP32 performance of 22.08 TFLOPS and FP16 of 22.08 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio. The RTX 5050 posts FP32 of 13.17 TFLOPS and FP16 of 13.17 TFLOPS, also at 1:1. The AMD card’s raw floating-point throughput is substantially higher, yet the RTX 5050 wins the recorded compute and graphics tests.

Memory architecture is similar but not identical. Both cards use 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The RX 7650 GRE runs memory at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed, producing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5050 runs memory at 2500 MHz with 20 Gbps effective speed, producing 320.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has 11 percent more memory bandwidth, which may factor into its DirectX 12 and OpenCL wins. The RX 7650 GRE’s pixel rate of 172.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 345.0 GTexel/s dwarf the RTX 5050’s 82.30 GPixel/s and 205.8 GTexel/s, but these advantages do not show up in the head-to-head results.

Specification Differences

The process node differs: the RX 7650 GRE uses a 6 nm TSMC process, while the RTX 5050 uses a 5 nm TSMC process. Transistor counts differ as well, with 13,300 million on the AMD card and 16,900 million on the NVIDIA card. Die size is smaller on the RTX 5050 at 149 mm² versus 204 mm², and transistor density is higher at 113.4M per mm² versus 65.2M per mm². Base clock speeds differ, with the RX 7650 GRE at 1720 MHz and the RTX 5050 at 2317 MHz. Boost clocks are closer, at 2695 MHz for the AMD card and 2572 MHz for the NVIDIA card. The RX 7650 GRE has a game clock of 2350 MHz, while the RTX 5050 has no recorded game clock. Memory clocks differ, with the AMD card at 2250 MHz and the NVIDIA card at 2500 MHz.

The power profiles are distinct. The RX 7650 GRE has a TDP of 170 W and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RTX 5050 has a TDP of 130 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W. Both are dual-slot cards with a single 8-pin power connector. The bus interface differs, with the RX 7650 GRE using PCIe 4.0 x8 and the RTX 5050 using PCIe 5.0 x8. Display outputs differ slightly, with the AMD card offering 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the NVIDIA card offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Physical dimensions are only recorded for the RX 7650 GRE, at 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height. The release dates differ, with the RX 7650 GRE released earlier and the RTX 5050 released later. The RTX 5050 has a recorded launch MSRP of 249 USD, while the RX 7650 GRE has a launch MSRP of 279 USD. The RX 7650 GRE uses RDNA 3.0, and the RTX 5050 uses Blackwell 2.0. The AMD card has no tensor cores, while the NVIDIA card includes 80. The RTX 5050 has more shading units, 2560 versus 2048, and more total benchmark entries in the database, including Vulkan and multiple PassMark tests.