AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains two direct head-to-head comparisons between the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile. In both instances, the NVIDIA part finishes ahead. The first test, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, shows the RTX 5060 Mobile scoring 3013.5 against 2336 for the RX 7650 GRE, a delta of 22.5% in NVIDIA's favor. This is a substantial margin for a synthetic DirectX 12 workload that stresses overall GPU throughput, ray tracing, and mesh shading.

The second comparison, Geekbench OpenCL, narrows the gap but still favors NVIDIA. The RTX 5060 Mobile records 96969 points, while the RX 7650 GRE posts 83109, a 14.3% deficit for the AMD card. OpenCL is a general-purpose compute API, and the data suggests the NVIDIA mobile GPU maintains a clear lead in this workload as well. Across the two recorded measurements, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile wins both, leaving the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE with zero head-to-head victories.

The average benchmark score in the database puts these two cards in different performance tiers. The RX 7650 GRE has an average benchmark score of 42723, while the RTX 5060 Mobile sits at 22435. That average includes a broader set of tests for the NVIDIA card, including PassMark DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 runs, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute. The AMD card only has two recorded benchmark entries. So the average scores are not directly comparable across the full suite, but the head-to-head results are unambiguous.

The percentile ranking also separates them. The RX 7650 GRE lands in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the RTX 5060 Mobile sits in the 67th percentile. This is curious given the NVIDIA card wins both direct comparisons. The higher percentile for AMD likely reflects the broader pool of desktop parts in the database, whereas the RTX 5060 Mobile is a laptop part that competes against other mobile GPUs and older desktop cards. The data shows the RTX 5060 Mobile's nearest rivals by average score include the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT at 22549 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 at 22170 (1.2% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 6700S at 22154 (1.3% lower). The RX 7650 GRE, by contrast, sits within 1.3% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000.

The direct benchmark results indicate that the RTX 5060 Mobile delivers noticeably higher performance in the two recorded tests. The 22.5% win in 3DMark Steel Nomad is particularly telling, as that test tends to scale with raw compute, geometry throughput, and memory bandwidth. The OpenCL result, while closer, still shows a comfortable NVIDIA lead.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and process nodes. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE uses the Navi 33 chip, built on RDNA 3.0 architecture with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It is fabricated by TSMC on a 6 nm process. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile uses the GB206 chip on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, also from TSMC but on a 5 nm node. The process shrink gives NVIDIA a higher transistor density: 121.0M transistors per square millimeter versus 65.2M for AMD. The RTX 5060 Mobile packs 21,900 million transistors into a 181 mm² die, while the RX 7650 GRE contains 13,300 million transistors across a 204 mm² die. So NVIDIA fits roughly 65% more transistors into a smaller physical area.

The compute layouts differ significantly. The RX 7650 GRE has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation pipelines. The RTX 5060 Mobile has 3328 shading units, which is substantially more, but only 104 TMUs and 48 ROPs. The AMD card therefore has more texture and pixel throughput hardware, while NVIDIA leans on a wider shader array. This shows up in the pixel and texture rates. The RX 7650 GRE delivers 172.5 GPixel/s and 345.0 GTexel/s, while the RTX 5060 Mobile manages 69.84 GPixel/s and 151.3 GTexel/s. The AMD part leads by a wide margin in both rasterization throughput metrics.

Clock speeds also tell a story. The RX 7650 GRE has a base clock of 1720 MHz, a boost of 2695 MHz, and a game clock of 2350 MHz. The RTX 5060 Mobile runs much lower at 952 MHz base and 1455 MHz boost. Despite the lower clocks, the NVIDIA card wins the recorded benchmarks, which points to architectural efficiency and the higher shader count doing the heavy lifting. The FP32 compute figures reflect this: the RX 7650 GRE posts 22.08 TFLOPS, while the RTX 5060 Mobile posts 9.684 TFLOPS. In raw floating point, AMD is far ahead, yet the NVIDIA part still wins in the actual tests. This suggests that raw FP32 throughput does not translate directly into benchmark wins in these workloads.

Memory subsystems also differ. The RX 7650 GRE uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5060 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on the same 128 bit bus, but achieves 384.0 GB/s. The newer GDDR7 memory provides a 33% bandwidth advantage, which likely contributes to the NVIDIA win in 3DMark Steel Nomad. The memory clock figures are 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for AMD versus 1500 MHz (24 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA.

Ray tracing hardware differs in approach. The RX 7650 GRE has 32 ray accelerators, while the RTX 5060 Mobile has 26 RT cores. The NVIDIA card also has 104 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely. Tensor cores are relevant for AI-accelerated workloads and DLSS-style upscaling, though none of the recorded benchmarks directly test that capability. The AMD card has no tensor core equivalent in the database.

Power and physical design diverge sharply. The RX 7650 GRE is a dual-slot desktop card with a 170 W TDP, a single 8-pin power connector, and a suggested 450 W power supply. It measures 204 mm in length and 115 mm in height. The RTX 5060 Mobile is an integrated graphics processor for laptops with a 45 W TDP and no power connectors. It has no listed dimensions. The interface also differs: AMD uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16, which doubles the lane count and doubles the per-lane bandwidth.

The Verdict

The recorded data points to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile as the stronger performer in the two direct benchmark tests. It wins 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 by 22.5% and Geekbench OpenCL by 14.3%. For anyone choosing based purely on the head-to-head results, the NVIDIA card is the faster option in these workloads. The RX 7650 GRE counters with a much higher power envelope, 170 W versus 45 W, and far higher rasterization throughput numbers, yet it still trails in the actual recorded tests. That implies the RTX 5060 Mobile extracts more real-world performance per watt and per clock.

The AMD card does hold advantages in several specification categories. It has more TMUs, more ROPs, more RT accelerators, a higher clock speed, and more than double the FP32 throughput. It also draws over three times the power. The data suggests that the RX 7650 GRE is built for raw throughput in scenarios that are not captured by the two recorded benchmarks, but in the tests that exist, NVIDIA wins. The RTX 5060 Mobile also benefits from GDDR7 memory, a denser transistor layout, and tensor cores for AI workloads.

The percentile difference, 83rd for AMD versus 67th for NVIDIA, should be read carefully. The AMD card competes in a desktop context with a higher average score, while the NVIDIA card is a mobile part with a lower average score across a larger test suite. The direct comparisons remain the most reliable signal, and they favor NVIDIA.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile wins with a score of 3013.5 against 2336 for the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, a 22.5% advantage.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 5060 Mobile in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The RTX 5060 Mobile scores 96969, which is 14.3% higher than the RX 7650 GRE's 83109.

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5060 Mobile uses GDDR7 memory on a 128 bit bus for 384.0 GB/s, while the RX 7650 GRE uses GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus for 288.0 GB/s.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The RX 7650 GRE boosts to 2695 MHz, while the RTX 5060 Mobile boosts to 1455 MHz.

Q: What is the transistor count for each chip?

A: The RX 7650 GRE has 13,300 million transistors, and the RTX 5060 Mobile has 21,900 million.

Q: Which card has tensor cores?

A: The RTX 5060 Mobile has 104 tensor cores. The RX 7650 GRE has no tensor cores listed.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile wins in the two recorded benchmark tests. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result shows a 22.5% lead, which indicates a significant advantage in DirectX 12 gaming and compute workloads. The Geekbench OpenCL result shows a 14.3% lead, confirming superiority in general-purpose compute. The NVIDIA card also wins on memory bandwidth, transistor density, and process node, and it is the only one of the two with tensor cores.

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE wins on raw specification counts. It has more TMUs, more ROPs, and more RT accelerators. It delivers a higher pixel rate at 172.5 GPixel/s versus 69.84 GPixel/s, a higher texture rate at 345.0 GTexel/s versus 151.3 GTexel/s, and far higher FP32 throughput at 22.08 TFLOPS versus 9.684 TFLOPS. It also has a higher boost clock and a higher base clock. For workloads that depend on rasterization throughput or raw shader math, the AMD card has the hardware advantage, even though the recorded benchmarks do not reflect it.

The power profile also separates them. The RX 7650 GRE is a 170 W desktop card, while the RTX 5060 Mobile is a 45 W mobile part. In a laptop context, the NVIDIA card is the only realistic option. In a desktop context, the AMD card demands a 450 W power supply and occupies dual slots. The RTX 5060 Mobile uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the RX 7650 GRE uses PCIe 4.0 x8, which matters for system integration and bandwidth-hungry workloads.

Specification Differences

The process nodes differ: AMD uses 6 nm TSMC, NVIDIA uses 5 nm TSMC. Transistor counts are 13,300 million for AMD and 21,900 million for NVIDIA. Die size is 204 mm² for AMD and 181 mm² for NVIDIA. Transistor density is 65.2M per mm² for AMD and 121.0M per mm² for NVIDIA. The RX 7650 GRE has a base clock of 1720 MHz and a boost of 2695 MHz; the RTX 5060 Mobile has a base of 952 MHz and a boost of 1455 MHz. Memory type is GDDR6 for AMD and GDDR7 for NVIDIA. Both use 8 GB on a 128 bit bus, but bandwidth is 288.0 GB/s for AMD and 384.0 GB/s for NVIDIA. Shading units are 2048 for AMD and 3328 for NVIDIA. TMUs are 128 for AMD and 104 for NVIDIA. ROPs are 64 for AMD and 48 for NVIDIA. RT cores are 32 for AMD and 26 for NVIDIA. Tensor cores are absent on AMD and 104 on NVIDIA. Pixel rate is 172.5 GPixel/s for AMD and 69.84 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. Texture rate is 345.0 GTexel/s for AMD and 151.3 GTexel/s for NVIDIA. FP32 is 22.08 TFLOPS for AMD and 9.684 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. TDP is 170 W for AMD and 45 W for NVIDIA. The AMD card is dual-slot with a 1x 8-pin connector and a 450 W suggested PSU; the NVIDIA card is an IGP with no connectors. Bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 for AMD and PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 for AMD, while NVIDIA is listed as portable device dependent. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 7650 GRE has a launch MSRP of 279 USD. The RTX 5060 Mobile has no launch MSRP recorded.