AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The data shows a decisive overall victory for the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, which wins both recorded benchmark comparisons against the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB. The largest margin appears in the DirectX 12 workload, where the AMD card scores 2336 points in the 3DMark Steel Nomad test, compared to 1309 points for the NVIDIA card. This represents a 78.5% advantage for the AMD part, a substantial gap that indicates a major difference in raw graphics throughput under modern API conditions.

In the OpenCL compute test, the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE again leads, posting a score of 83109 versus 66998 for the RTX A2000 12 GB. That works out to a 24% lead for the AMD card. While this margin is smaller than the DirectX 12 gap, it still positions the RX 7650 GRE clearly ahead in general-purpose GPU compute workloads as measured by Geekbench.

The NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB does not win either of the two head-to-head tests. Its best relative showing comes in the OpenCL benchmark, where it trails by 24%, but in the 3DMark Steel Nomad test the deficit expands to 78.5%. For context, the RTX A2000 12 GB sits at the 79th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the RX 7650 GRE sits at the 83rd percentile. That percentile difference, combined with the head-to-head deltas, confirms that the AMD card occupies a higher overall performance tier.

Looking at the average benchmark scores, the RX 7650 GRE records 42723 points, while the RTX A2000 12 GB averages 34154 points. That is a 25.1% difference in average score, which aligns closely with the OpenCL head-to-head result and suggests that the DirectX 12 margin is more of an outlier. The nearest rivals for the RX 7650 GRE include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER at 43223 points, which is only 1.2% higher, and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262 points, also 1.2% higher. The RTX A2000 12 GB, by contrast, sits alongside much older and lower-tier cards: the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT at 34133 points is just 0.1% lower, and the NVIDIA RTX A1000 at 34207 points is 0.2% higher.

The Verdict

The recorded data points to one clear conclusion: the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is the faster card in every measured benchmark. Its 78.5% lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad and 24% lead in Geekbench OpenCL leave no ambiguity about raw performance. The RX 7650 GRE also holds a higher database percentile (83rd versus 79th) and a higher average benchmark score (42723 versus 34154).

For a user prioritizing maximum frames per second or compute throughput, the AMD card is the obvious choice from this data. The RTX A2000 12 GB, while not competitive in these two tests, does offer a different set of characteristics that might appeal to specific use cases. Its 12 GB memory capacity is 4 GB larger than the RX 7650 GRE's 8 GB, and it draws only 70 W compared to 170 W. The RTX A2000 12 GB also carries Tensor Cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely.

However, the verdict from the benchmark results is straightforward: the RX 7650 GRE wins both head-to-head tests, wins the average score comparison, and ranks higher in the overall percentile distribution. Users who need the extra memory or the lower power draw may still consider the RTX A2000 12 GB, but they should expect a significant performance penalty in the workloads measured here.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in DirectX 12 gaming workloads?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scores 2336 points in 3DMark Steel Nomad, which is 78.5% higher than the RTX A2000 12 GB's 1309 points.

Q: How much better is the AMD card in compute performance?

A: The RX 7650 GRE scores 83109 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 24% higher than the RTX A2000 12 GB's 66998 points.

Q: Which card has more memory?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. Both cards offer the same memory bandwidth at 288.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has a TDP of 170 W and requires a 450 W suggested power supply. The NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB has a TDP of 70 W and a 250 W suggested power supply.

Q: Which card ranks higher among all GPUs in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is at the 83rd percentile, while the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB is at the 79th percentile.

Q: Does the RTX A2000 12 GB win any benchmark in the head-to-head comparison?

A: No. The RTX A2000 12 GB loses both recorded head-to-head tests, with 0 wins against 2 wins for the RX 7650 GRE.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every core specification. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE uses a 6 nm TSMC process with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, while the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB uses an 8 nm Samsung process with 12,000 million transistors on a 276 mm² die. This gives the AMD chip a transistor density of 65.2M per mm² versus 43.5M per mm² for the NVIDIA chip.

Clock speeds diverge sharply. 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 A2000 12 GB has a base clock of just 562 MHz and a boost clock of 1200 MHz. Memory clocks also differ: the AMD card runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the NVIDIA card runs at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective).

The memory configuration differs in capacity and bus width. The RX 7650 GRE uses 8 GB on a 128-bit bus, while the RTX A2000 12 GB uses 12 GB on a 192-bit bus. Despite this, both achieve exactly 288.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Core counts are structured differently. The AMD card has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The NVIDIA card has 3328 shading units, 104 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The RTX A2000 12 GB has 26 RT cores and 104 Tensor Cores; the RX 7650 GRE has 32 RT cores and no Tensor Cores.

Other differences include power connectors (1x 8-pin for AMD, none for NVIDIA), bus interface (PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 4.0 x16), display outputs (1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 versus 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a), and physical dimensions (204 mm length for AMD versus 167 mm for NVIDIA). The production status also differs: the RX 7650 GRE is Active, while the RTX A2000 12 GB is End-of-life.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed "Hotpink Bonefish," and belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. The NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB uses Ampere architecture from the Workstation Ampere generation, built on the GA106 chip. These are fundamentally different GPU designs from different eras, with the AMD card releasing on 2025-02-06 and the NVIDIA card releasing on 2021-11-22.

The process nodes reflect the generation gap: 6 nm at TSMC for AMD versus 8 nm at Samsung for NVIDIA. The AMD chip achieves higher transistor density (65.2M per mm² versus 43.5M per mm²) despite having only 1,300 million more transistors overall.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is identical. The RTX A2000 12 GB includes 104 Tensor Cores, which the RX 7650 GRE does not have, making the NVIDIA card the only one of the two with dedicated tensor processing hardware.

The AMD card has more RT cores (32 versus 26) and a much higher pixel rate (172.5 GPixel/s versus 57.60 GPixel/s) and texture rate (345.0 GTexel/s versus 124.8 GTexel/s). The FP32 compute throughput also favors AMD heavily: 22.08 TFLOPS versus 7.987 TFLOPS. Both cards offer FP16 at the same rate as FP32 (1:1).

The RTX A2000 12 GB has a larger memory pool at 12 GB, which could matter for very large datasets, but its architecture is older and less efficient in raw throughput. The RX 7650 GRE is the newer design with a smaller process node, higher clocks, and substantially higher compute rates.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE wins in every performance category measured by the database. Its 78.5% lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad makes it the clear choice for DirectX 12 gaming and real-time rendering workloads. Its 24% lead in Geekbench OpenCL extends that advantage to compute-heavy tasks such as video encoding, physics simulation, and general GPGPU applications. The RX 7650 GRE also wins on raw specifications: higher FP32 throughput (22.08 TFLOPS versus 7.987 TFLOPS), higher pixel rate (172.5 GPixel/s versus 57.60 GPixel/s), higher texture rate (345.0 GTexel/s versus 124.8 GTexel/s), and more RT cores (32 versus 26).

The NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB wins in two specific areas from the data. First, it offers 12 GB of memory versus 8 GB, which can be a deciding factor for workloads that exceed 8 GB of VRAM usage. Second, it consumes far less power: 70 W versus 170 W, with a suggested PSU of 250 W versus 450 W. It also has no external power connector, which could simplify installation in some systems. The RTX A2000 12 GB also has 104 Tensor Cores, which the AMD card lacks, making it the only option here for workloads that require tensor operations.

For users building a system where raw performance is the priority, the RX 7650 GRE is the pick from this data. For users who need the larger memory buffer, lower power draw, or Tensor Cores, the RTX A2000 12 GB remains a viable alternative despite its lower benchmark scores. The RX 7650 GRE also has a wider display output set with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1, while the RTX A2000 12 GB is limited to four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a connections.