AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a single direct comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the NVIDIA card scored 7025 points against AMD's 2336 points. This represents a delta of -66.7% for the AMD card, meaning the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell delivered roughly three times the performance in this specific workload. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE secured zero benchmark wins, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell took the single win.

Beyond the head-to-head result, the broader benchmark database provides context. The AMD card's average benchmark score sits at 42723, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (avg score 43223, delta -1.2%), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (avg score 43262, delta -1.2%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (avg score 43268, delta -1.3%), and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (avg score 43301, delta -1.3%). These deltas indicate the RX 7650 GRE is essentially within a narrow band of these cards, trailing by just over one percent in each case.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 31532, which places it in the 76th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (avg score 31676, delta -0.5%), the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q (avg score 31220, delta 1%), the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (avg score 31206, delta 1%), and the Intel Arc Pro A30M (avg score 31894, delta -1.1%). The NVIDIA card's average score is lower than the AMD card's average score, despite the NVIDIA card's decisive win in the Steel Nomad test. This discrepancy stems from the NVIDIA card's broader benchmark profile, which includes several PassMark results that pull its average down. The AMD card only has two recorded benchmarks: the Steel Nomad result and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 83109. The NVIDIA card has a Geekbench Vulkan score of 221768, plus PassMark scores across DirectX 9 (397), DirectX 10 (204), DirectX 11 (320), DirectX 12 (119), G2D (1336), G3D (33360), and GPU Compute (19255).

The data indicates the NVIDIA card dominates in the synthetic DirectX 12 workload, but the AMD card holds a higher aggregate benchmark average due to the different test sets used. The 3DMark Steel Nomad result is the only direct apples-to-apples comparison available, and it strongly favors the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different manufacturers and use fundamentally different architectures. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is built on RDNA 3.0, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, part of the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. It uses the Navi 33 chip, fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The die measures 204 mm² and contains 13,300 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip, from the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. It is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with a larger die of 378 mm² and 45,600 million transistors, resulting in a transistor density of 120.6 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip packs over three times the transistors into a die that is roughly 85% larger, and its density is nearly double that of the AMD chip.

The memory subsystems differ sharply. The AMD card has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card offers four times the capacity and over three times the bandwidth. The AMD memory clock is rated at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the NVIDIA memory clock is 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective); the higher effective data rate on the NVIDIA card compensates for its lower base clock.

Compute resources also diverge substantially. The AMD card has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 raster output units, and 32 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card has 10496 shading units, 328 TMUs, 112 ROPs, and 82 RT cores, plus 328 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely. The NVIDIA card's shading unit count is over five times higher, and its TMU count is more than 2.5 times higher. Pixel rate for the AMD card is 172.5 GPixel/s versus 269.6 GPixel/s for the NVIDIA card. Texture rate is 345.0 GTexel/s versus 789.5 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 22.08 TFLOPS for AMD and 50.53 TFLOPS for NVIDIA, meaning the NVIDIA card delivers more than double the single-precision compute. FP16 throughput follows the same pattern, at 22.08 TFLOPS for AMD and 50.53 TFLOPS for NVIDIA, both at a 1:1 ratio with FP32.

Clock speeds favor the AMD card in raw frequency. The AMD card has a base clock of 1720 MHz and a boost clock of 2695 MHz, with a game clock of 2350 MHz. The NVIDIA card has a base clock of 1635 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz. The AMD card boosts nearly 300 MHz higher, but the NVIDIA card's massive shader count overwhelms this frequency advantage in raw throughput.

Power and connectivity also differ. The AMD card has a TDP of 170 W, requires a single 8-pin power connector, and suggests a 450 W power supply. The NVIDIA card has a TDP of 200 W, uses a single 16-pin connector, and suggests a 550 W power supply. Both are dual-slot cards. The AMD card uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while the NVIDIA card uses PCIe 5.0 x16, offering double the lanes and a newer generation. Display outputs: the AMD card provides one HDMI 2.1a and three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs; the NVIDIA card provides four DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. Physical dimensions: the AMD card is 204 mm long and 115 mm tall; the NVIDIA card is 267 mm long, 111 mm tall, and 40 mm wide. API support is identical for both: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The benchmark data points to a clear performance hierarchy. In the only direct comparison, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell outscores the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE by a factor of three, with scores of 7025 versus 2336. The -66.7% delta for the AMD card is decisive. The NVIDIA card's architectural advantages, including over five times the shading units, four times the memory capacity, and more than three times the memory bandwidth, align with this result.

The AMD card does hold a higher average benchmark score of 42723 versus 31532 for the NVIDIA card. This is attributable to the different benchmark sets recorded for each card. The AMD card's two tests produce a higher average, while the NVIDIA card's nine tests include several low PassMark scores that drag its average down. The AMD card also sits higher in the percentile ranking, at 83rd versus 76th for the NVIDIA card.

For raw compute and memory-heavy workloads, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is the stronger option based on the Steel Nomad result and its architectural resources. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, with its higher average score and percentile placement, shows competitive aggregate performance in the recorded test set, but it loses the only direct head-to-head matchup. Users prioritizing the specific DX12 workload measured here should favor the NVIDIA card. Users relying on the broader benchmark profile, which includes OpenCL, Vulkan, and multiple PassMark tests, will see the AMD card with a higher average score, but that average is not a direct comparison.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification field recorded in the database.

• Process node: AMD uses 6 nm, NVIDIA uses 5 nm (both TSMC).
• Die size: AMD at 204 mm², NVIDIA at 378 mm².
• Transistors: AMD at 13,300 million, NVIDIA at 45,600 million.
• Transistor density: AMD at 65.2M / mm², NVIDIA at 120.6M / mm².
• Base clock: AMD at 1720 MHz, NVIDIA at 1635 MHz.
• Boost clock: AMD at 2695 MHz, NVIDIA at 2407 MHz.
• Game clock: AMD at 2350 MHz, NVIDIA has none recorded.
• Memory clock: AMD at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), NVIDIA at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).
• Memory size: 8 GB versus 32 GB.
• Memory type: GDDR6 versus GDDR7.
• Memory bus width: 128 bit versus 256 bit.
• Memory bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s versus 896.0 GB/s.
• Shading units: 2048 versus 10496.
• TMUs: 128 versus 328.
• ROPs: 64 versus 112.
• RT cores: 32 versus 82.
• Tensor cores: none versus 328.
• Pixel rate: 172.5 GPixel/s versus 269.6 GPixel/s.
• Texture rate: 345.0 GTexel/s versus 789.5 GTexel/s.
• FP32: 22.08 TFLOPS versus 50.53 TFLOPS.
• FP16: 22.08 TFLOPS versus 50.53 TFLOPS.
• TDP: 170 W versus 200 W.
• Power connectors: 1x 8-pin versus 1x 16-pin.
• Suggested PSU: 450 W versus 550 W.
• Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x16.
• Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1b.
• Dimensions: 204 mm x 115 mm versus 267 mm x 111 mm x 40 mm.
• Release date: 2025-02-06 versus 2025-03-17.
• Launch MSRP: 279 USD for AMD, none recorded for NVIDIA.
• Predecessor: Navi II for AMD, Workstation Ada for NVIDIA.
• Successor: Navi IV for AMD, none for NVIDIA.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins the recorded head-to-head benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell wins the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test with a score of 7025, against 2336 for the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, a delta of -66.7% for the AMD card.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The AMD card has an average benchmark score of 42723, while the NVIDIA card has an average of 31532. The AMD card sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, versus the 76th percentile for the NVIDIA card.

Q: What are the memory specifications for each card?

A: The AMD card has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has higher clock speeds?

A: The AMD card has a base clock of 1720 MHz and a boost clock of 2695 MHz. The NVIDIA card has a base clock of 1635 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz.

Q: Do both cards support the same APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The AMD card has a TDP of 170 W, uses a single 8-pin connector, and suggests a 450 W PSU. The NVIDIA card has a TDP of 200 W, uses a single 16-pin connector, and suggests a 550 W PSU.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell wins in the direct 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark, scoring 7025 against 2336. This result aligns with its architectural advantages: 10496 shading units versus 2048, 82 RT cores versus 32, and 328 tensor cores that the AMD card does not have. The NVIDIA card also leads in memory capacity (32 GB versus 8 GB), bandwidth (896.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s), and FP32 throughput (50.53 TFLOPS versus 22.08 TFLOPS). For any workload that scales with shader count, memory bandwidth, or tensor core availability, the NVIDIA card has the clear edge.

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE wins in the aggregate benchmark average, with 42723 against 31532. It also holds a higher percentile ranking (83rd versus 76th). The AMD card has higher clock speeds, with a boost of 2695 MHz versus 2407 MHz, and a lower TDP of 170 W versus 200 W. Its smaller physical footprint (204 mm length versus 267 mm) and lower suggested PSU (450 W versus 550 W) make it a more compact and less power-hungry option. The AMD card's predecessor is Navi II, and its successor is Navi IV, while the NVIDIA card's predecessor is Workstation Ada and it has no recorded successor.

The recorded data does not show any benchmark where the AMD card outperforms the NVIDIA card directly. The AMD card's higher average score comes from its specific benchmark set, which includes a Geekbench OpenCL score of 83109 and the Steel Nomad result. The NVIDIA card's benchmark set includes a Geekbench Vulkan score of 221768, which is substantially higher than the AMD card's OpenCL score, but also includes several low PassMark scores (DirectX 12 at 119, DirectX 10 at 204) that reduce its average. The single head-to-head result favors NVIDIA, and the architecture data strongly supports that outcome.