AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 are both current-generation, dual-slot, 8 GB graphics cards, but the benchmark data places them in different performance tiers. The RTX 5060 wins both recorded head-to-head tests decisively, while the RX 7650 GRE counters with a higher transistor count, faster pixel and texture fill rates, and a lower launch MSRP. The database shows the RTX 5060 delivering a 35.6% higher score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and a 26.3% higher score in Geekbench OpenCL, making it the clear performance leader in the measured workloads.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5060 wins in every recorded benchmark comparison. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 5060 scores 3628 points against 2336 points for the RX 7650 GRE, a gap of 35.6%. This test emphasizes modern DirectX 12 rendering workloads, and the result indicates that NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture holds a substantial advantage in that scenario. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 5060 scores 112787 points versus 83109 points, a 26.3% advantage, showing a clear lead in general-purpose compute tasks.

The RX 7650 GRE does not win any of the two recorded head-to-head tests. However, its advantage lies in specific specification categories rather than benchmark scores. It has a higher pixel rate (172.5 GPixel/s versus 119.9 GPixel/s) and a higher texture rate (345.0 GTexel/s versus 299.6 GTexel/s), which suggests it can process certain fill-rate-bound scenarios faster, even though the overall benchmark results favor the RTX 5060. The RX 7650 GRE also holds a higher average benchmark score percentile (83rd versus 72nd), though this metric is based on a broader set of comparisons across all GPUs in the database.

Architecture Differences

The two cards use fundamentally different architectures and process nodes. The RX 7650 GRE is based on the Navi 33 chip using RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 6 nm process at TSMC. It contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The RTX 5060 uses the GB206 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, packing 21,900 million transistors into a smaller 181 mm² die, for a density of 121.0 million per mm². This means the RTX 5060 packs roughly 64.7% more transistors into an 11.3% smaller die.

The memory subsystems also differ. The RX 7650 GRE uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5060 also has 8 GB of memory but uses faster GDDR7 on the same 128-bit bus, achieving 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, a 55.6% increase. The RTX 5060's memory clock is listed as 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed, while the RX 7650 GRE's memory runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective.

Core configurations vary significantly. The RTX 5060 has 3840 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, 48 ROPs, 30 RT cores, and 120 tensor cores. The RX 7650 GRE has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 RT cores, with no tensor cores listed. Despite having fewer shading units, the RX 7650 GRE has more TMUs and ROPs, which explains its higher pixel and texture rates. The RTX 5060 includes dedicated tensor cores, which the RX 7650 GRE lacks entirely.

Clock speeds differ in distribution. The RX 7650 GRE has a base clock of 1720 MHz and a boost clock of 2695 MHz, with a game clock of 2350 MHz. The RTX 5060 has a higher base clock of 2280 MHz but a lower boost clock of 2497 MHz. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 7650 GRE uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 5060 uses the newer PCIe 5.0 x8 interface.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 scores 3628 points, which is 35.6% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE's 2336 points.

Q: How do the memory bandwidth figures compare?

A: The RTX 5060 delivers 448.0 GB/s using GDDR7 memory, while the RX 7650 GRE provides 288.0 GB/s with GDDR6. Both use a 128-bit bus.

Q: Does the RX 7650 GRE have any fill-rate advantage?

A: Yes. The RX 7650 GRE has a pixel rate of 172.5 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 345.0 GTexel/s, both higher than the RTX 5060's 119.9 GPixel/s and 299.6 GTexel/s.

Q: What are the launch MSRP values?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has a launch MSRP of 279 USD, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has a launch MSRP of 299 USD.

Q: Which card has more RT cores?

A: The RX 7650 GRE has 32 RT cores, while the RTX 5060 has 30 RT cores. However, the RTX 5060 includes 120 tensor cores, which the RX 7650 GRE does not list.

Q: How do the average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RX 7650 GRE has an average benchmark score of 42723, while the RTX 5060 has an average of 26331. This averages across different test suites and should be interpreted with the head-to-head results in mind.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two cards:

• Architecture: RDNA 3.0 (RX 7650 GRE) versus Blackwell 2.0 (RTX 5060)
• Process node: 6 nm versus 5 nm (both TSMC)
• Transistors: 13,300 million versus 21,900 million
• Die size: 204 mm² versus 181 mm²
• Transistor density: 65.2M / mm² versus 121.0M / mm²
• Base clock: 1720 MHz versus 2280 MHz
• Boost clock: 2695 MHz versus 2497 MHz
• Memory clock: 2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective versus 1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective
• Memory type: GDDR6 versus GDDR7
• Bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s versus 448.0 GB/s
• Shading units: 2048 versus 3840
• TMUs: 128 versus 120
• ROPs: 64 versus 48
• RT cores: 32 versus 30
• Tensor cores: null versus 120
• Pixel rate: 172.5 GPixel/s versus 119.9 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 345.0 GTexel/s versus 299.6 GTexel/s
• FP32: 22.08 TFLOPS versus 19.18 TFLOPS
• TDP: 170 W versus 145 W
• Suggested PSU: 450 W versus 300 W
• Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x8
• Display outputs: HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1 versus HDMI 2.1b, DisplayPort 2.1b
• Dimensions: 204 mm x 115 mm versus 241 mm x 111 mm x 40 mm
• Release date: 2025-02-06 versus 2025-05-18

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data contains two tests, and the RTX 5060 wins both. The largest margin is in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where the RTX 5060 scores 3628 against 2336 for the RX 7650 GRE. The delta is -35.6% from the perspective of the RX 7650 GRE, meaning the AMD card trails by more than a third. This is a substantial gap in a modern DirectX 12 workload and indicates that the RTX 5060's Blackwell architecture, with its higher shading unit count and faster memory, translates directly into rendering performance.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5060 scores 112787 versus 83109 for the RX 7650 GRE, a 26.3% difference. OpenCL is a compute-focused test, and the RTX 5060's 3840 shading units and 120 tensor cores likely contribute to this advantage. The RX 7650 GRE does post higher FP32 throughput (22.08 TFLOPS versus 19.18 TFLOPS) and higher pixel/texture rates, but these specification advantages do not materialize into wins in the recorded tests. The RTX 5060 also has additional benchmark entries in the database, including Geekbench Vulkan (113321), Passmark G3D (20891), and Passmark GPU Compute (10899), but these have no corresponding RX 7650 GRE scores for comparison.

The average benchmark score metric shows a different picture: the RX 7650 GRE averages 42723 points, while the RTX 5060 averages 26331. This disparity arises because the average includes different test sets for each card. The RX 7650 GRE's nearest rivals include the RTX 4070 SUPER (delta -1.2%) and RTX 5050 Mobile (delta -1.3%), while the RTX 5060's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 860M (delta -0.3%) and RX 6750 XT (delta 1.2%). These comparisons suggest the two cards occupy different segments of the database's performance distribution.

The Verdict

The recorded data points to a single conclusion: the RTX 5060 is the faster card in both measured benchmarks. It wins 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 by 35.6% and Geekbench OpenCL by 26.3%, and it does so with a lower TDP (145 W versus 170 W) and a lower suggested PSU requirement (300 W versus 450 W). The RTX 5060 also offers significantly more memory bandwidth (448.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s) and nearly double the shading units (3840 versus 2048), along with tensor cores for AI workloads.

The RX 7650 GRE's case rests on its specification sheet rather than its benchmark results. It has a higher pixel rate, higher texture rate, higher FP32 throughput, and more ROPs. Its launch MSRP is 279 USD, which is lower than the RTX 5060's 299 USD. For workloads that are purely fill-rate bound, the RX 7650 GRE may hold an edge, but the two recorded head-to-head tests, which cover modern DX12 rendering and OpenCL compute, show no such advantage. The RTX 5060 also has a higher percentile ranking in Vulkan (113321 in Geekbench Vulkan), though no direct comparison exists for the RX 7650 GRE.

Buyers prioritizing measured performance in DX12 and OpenCL should select the RTX 5060. Buyers prioritizing lower power draw, lower launch price, or higher pixel/texture fill rates should consider the RX 7650 GRE, but the database's head-to-head evidence shows the NVIDIA card delivering superior results in the tests where both were measured.