AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the two GPUs compared here?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, a desktop card from the Radeon RX 7000 series, and the NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation, a laptop GPU from the GeForce 30-series family.

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has an average benchmark score of 42,723, while the RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, giving it an average of 0.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ?

A: The AMD card uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA mobile GPU uses 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the difference in transistor count and die size?

A: The NVIDIA chip (AD104) packs 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. The AMD chip (Navi 33) has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE boosts to 2695 MHz, while the NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation boosts to 1545 MHz.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The AMD card has a TDP of 170 W and requires a 450 W suggested PSU with a 1x 8-pin connector. The NVIDIA mobile GPU has a TDP of 100 W and uses no power connectors.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation uses the AD104 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. Both come from TSMC, but the node difference is significant: 6 nm versus 5 nm.

The transistor counts tell a clear story of design philosophy. AMD packs 13,300 million transistors into a 204 mm² die, yielding a density of 65.2M transistors per mm². NVIDIA packs 35,800 million transistors into a 294 mm² die, yielding 121.8M transistors per mm². The NVIDIA chip is nearly 2.7 times denser, which reflects its inclusion of dedicated tensor cores and a higher count of RT cores.

Core configurations differ substantially. The AMD card has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 32 RT cores, with no tensor cores. The NVIDIA mobile GPU has 5120 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, 40 RT cores, and 160 tensor cores. NVIDIA's shading unit count is 2.5 times higher, and its tensor core count enables AI-accelerated workloads that AMD's architecture does not directly match.

Clock speeds reverse the core count advantage. The AMD card runs at a 1720 MHz base and 2695 MHz boost, with a 2350 MHz game clock. The NVIDIA mobile GPU runs at a 1110 MHz base and 1545 MHz boost. The AMD card's higher clocks drive its FP32 throughput to 22.08 TFLOPS, while the NVIDIA GPU delivers 15.82 TFLOPS despite having more than double the shading units.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API-level feature support is identical. The AMD card is a dual-slot desktop card with PCIe 4.0 x8, while the NVIDIA GPU is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) for mobile with PCIe 4.0 x16.

The Verdict

The data points to two different products for two different use cases. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is a desktop card with an active production status, a launch MSRP of 279 USD, and an average benchmark score of 42,723, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. The NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation is a mobile-only IGP with no recorded benchmark scores and a 50th percentile ranking, meaning the database has no performance data to compare directly.

For raw compute throughput, the AMD card wins decisively. Its FP32 performance of 22.08 TFLOPS exceeds the NVIDIA card's 15.82 TFLOPS by roughly 40%. Pixel fill rate also favors AMD at 172.5 GPixel/s versus 98.88 GPixel/s, and texture rate favors AMD at 345.0 GTexel/s versus 247.2 GTexel/s.

For memory capacity and bandwidth, the NVIDIA card wins. It offers 12 GB versus 8 GB, a 192-bit bus versus 128-bit, and 432.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s. This makes the NVIDIA GPU better suited for workloads that need large frame buffers or high-bandwidth data movement.

The RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation also carries 160 tensor cores and 40 RT cores, features that the Radeon RX 7650 GRE lacks in tensor form. Users who need AI acceleration or ray tracing hardware may prefer the NVIDIA option, though the AMD card does have 32 RT cores of its own.

The verdict is straightforward: the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is the stronger performer in raw rasterization and compute, based on the recorded data. The NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation is a mobile part with higher memory capacity and tensor core support, but the database shows no benchmark results for it, so its real-world performance cannot be quantified here.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE | NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation |

|---|---|---|

| Process Node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 35,800 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 294 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 65.2M / mm² | 121.8M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1720 MHz | 1110 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2695 MHz | 1545 MHz |

| Game Clock | 2350 MHz | None |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2048 | 5120 |

| TMUs | 128 | 160 |

| ROPs | 64 | 64 |

| RT Cores | 32 | 40 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 160 |

| Pixel Rate | 172.5 GPixel/s | 98.88 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 345.0 GTexel/s | 247.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 22.08 TFLOPS | 15.82 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 170 W | 100 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between these two GPUs. However, the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has individual benchmark scores that provide context. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, it scores 2336. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 83,109. Its average benchmark score is 42,723, which places it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs.

The nearest rivals to the AMD card in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER with an average score of 43,223, which is 1.2% higher than the AMD card. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB scores 43,262, also 1.2% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 43,268, 1.3% higher, and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 scores 43,301, 1.3% higher. The AMD card trails these rivals by a narrow margin, between 1.2% and 1.3%, which indicates it sits just below a cluster of strong performers.

The NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation has no benchmark scores in the database and no nearest rivals recorded. This absence of data means no direct comparison can be made from the measured results. The percentile ranking of 50% for the NVIDIA card reflects its position in the database, but without scores, that percentile cannot be tied to any specific performance level.

What the recorded data does show is that the AMD card's FP32 throughput of 22.08 TFLOPS is significantly higher than the NVIDIA card's 15.82 TFLOPS, a gap of about 39.6%. The AMD card's pixel rate of 172.5 GPixel/s is about 74.5% higher than the NVIDIA card's 98.88 GPixel/s. The texture rate gap is smaller but still favors AMD: 345.0 GTexel/s versus 247.2 GTexel/s, a difference of about 39.6%.

The NVIDIA card counters with memory advantages. Its 432.0 GB/s bandwidth is exactly 50% higher than the AMD card's 288.0 GB/s. Its 12 GB memory capacity is 50% larger than the AMD card's 8 GB. These figures suggest the NVIDIA GPU would handle large textures and high-resolution assets more comfortably, even though its compute rates are lower.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE wins in every measured compute and rasterization category. FP32 throughput of 22.08 TFLOPS exceeds the NVIDIA card by roughly 40%. Pixel rate of 172.5 GPixel/s is about 74.5% higher. Texture rate of 345.0 GTexel/s is about 39.6% higher. The AMD card also has a much higher boost clock at 2695 MHz versus 1545 MHz, which contributes to its throughput advantage. Its average benchmark score of 42,723 and 83rd percentile ranking confirm it is a capable performer in the database's overall GPU landscape.

The NVIDIA RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation wins in memory and feature specialization. Its 12 GB frame buffer is 50% larger than the AMD card's 8 GB. Its memory bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s is 50% higher. Its 192-bit bus is wider than the 128-bit bus on the AMD card. The NVIDIA GPU also carries 160 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely, and 40 RT cores versus 32. Its lower TDP of 100 W versus 170 W makes it better suited for mobile thermal envelopes, and its IGP form factor means it is designed to be integrated into laptops rather than installed in a desktop slot.

For desktop users building a system with an available PCIe slot and a 450 W PSU, the AMD card offers higher compute throughput and better raw rasterization performance, based on the specification data. For laptop users who need 12 GB of VRAM and tensor core acceleration for AI workloads, the NVIDIA mobile GPU is the only option of the two, since the AMD card is a dual-slot desktop part. The PCIe interface also differs: the AMD card uses x8, while the NVIDIA mobile GPU uses x16, which may matter for bandwidth-sensitive workloads in mobile platforms.

The database records no head-to-head wins for either GPU, so the division of strengths rests entirely on the specification sheet. The AMD card dominates in clock speed, pixel fill, texture fill, and FP32 compute. The NVIDIA card dominates in memory capacity, memory bandwidth, transistor density, and tensor core availability. Each GPU wins in the domains its architecture targets: AMD for raw throughput, NVIDIA for memory-heavy and AI-accelerated tasks.