AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only shared benchmark in the database is 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, and the result is decisive. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q scores 11088, while the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scores 2336. That is a delta of -78.9% for the AMD card, meaning the NVIDIA part delivers roughly 4.7 times the raw score. The gap is so large that it separates entirely different performance classes, not just adjacent tiers.

The RX 7650 GRE sits at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 42723. Its nearest rivals are all within 1.3%: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER at 43223 (-1.2%), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262 (-1.2%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 (-1.3%), and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43301 (-1.3%). The RX 7650 GRE trails the RTX 4070 SUPER by only 1.2%, which places it in the upper mid-range of recorded scores.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q tells a different story. Its average benchmark score is 11088, and it sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q at 11088 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 550 at 11075 (0.1% ahead for the NVIDIA), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER at 11047 (0.4% ahead), and the AMD FirePro W4300 at 11225 (-1.2%). These rivals are dramatically lower-tier cards, which indicates that the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q's average score is dragged down by its single 3DMark Steel Nomad result. The 50th percentile placement is not representative of its raw compute capabilities; it reflects a sparse benchmark profile that includes just one test.

The head-to-head comparison hinges on that single test. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q wins 1 benchmark, and the RX 7650 GRE wins 0. No other shared tests exist in the database, so the analysis is limited to this direct comparison plus each card's broader percentile context.

FAQ

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

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q scores 11088, which is 78.9% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE's 2336.

Q: How does the RX 7650 GRE compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 7650 GRE trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER by 1.2%, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB by 1.2%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile by 1.3%, and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 by 1.3%. All four rivals are within 1.3% of its average score of 42723.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each card?

A: The RX 7650 GRE ranks at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q ranks at the 50th percentile.

Q: Does the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q have more memory?

A: Yes. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has 96 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, while the RX 7650 GRE has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus.

Q: Which card has higher FP32 compute?

A: The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q delivers 109.7 TFLOPS FP32, compared to 22.08 TFLOPS for the RX 7650 GRE. Both cards also match their FP16 output at a 1:1 ratio.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The RX 7650 GRE has a TDP of 170 W and a suggested PSU of 450 W with a single 8-pin connector. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a TDP of 300 W and a suggested PSU of 700 W with a single 16-pin connector.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7650 GRE wins in efficiency-oriented scenarios. Its 170 W TDP is 43.3% lower than the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q's 300 W, and its suggested PSU of 450 W is 250 W lower. In the database, its average benchmark score of 42723 places it at the 83rd percentile, well above its direct head-to-head result would suggest. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2336 is low, but the card's broader average score indicates that other workloads, particularly OpenCL as shown by its Geekbench OpenCL score of 83109, are far more favorable. The RX 7650 GRE also uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface and a dual-slot cooler, which suits compact builds.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q wins in raw throughput. Its 109.7 TFLOPS FP32, 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth, and 96 GB VRAM put it in a different class for large datasets. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 11088 is the dominant head-to-head result. The 50th percentile ranking reflects a sparse benchmark profile, not weak hardware; the card's single recorded test shows massive compute capability. Its 752 texture mapping units, 192 ROPs, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores give it broad capability across rendering, ray tracing, and AI workloads. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface doubles the bus bandwidth ceiling compared to the RX 7650 GRE.

The RX 7650 GRE wins on physical size. At 204 mm length and 115 mm height, it is shorter and taller than the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q's 267 mm length and 111 mm height. The NVIDIA card also has a 40 mm width, while the AMD card's width is not recorded. The RX 7650 GRE uses a single 8-pin power connector, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q requires a 16-pin connector.

Specification Differences

The RX 7650 GRE uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses 96 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s, which is roughly 6.2 times the bandwidth.

Clock behavior differs sharply. The RX 7650 GRE has a base clock of 1720 MHz, a boost clock of 2695 MHz, and a game clock of 2350 MHz. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a base clock of 1035 MHz and a boost clock of 2280 MHz, with no recorded game clock. The AMD card's higher boost clock is offset by the NVIDIA card's far larger shader count.

The RX 7650 GRE has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 RT cores. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has 24064 shading units, 752 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores. The NVIDIA card has 10.75 times the shading units and 5.875 times the TMUs.

Pixel and texture rates follow the same pattern. The RX 7650 GRE reaches 172.5 GPixel/s and 345.0 GTexel/s. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q reaches 437.8 GPixel/s and 1,714.6 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA card outputs 2.5 times the pixel rate and roughly 5 times the texture rate.

Power and connectivity differ substantially. The RX 7650 GRE is rated at 170 W TDP with a 450 W suggested PSU and one 8-pin connector. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q is rated at 300 W TDP with a 700 W suggested PSU and one 16-pin connector. The RX 7650 GRE uses PCIe 4.0 x8; the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs differ as well: the RX 7650 GRE has one HDMI 2.1a and three DisplayPort 2.1 ports, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has four DisplayPort 2.1b ports.

The RX 7650 GRE was released on 2025-02-06, and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q followed on 2025-03-17. The AMD card has a launch MSRP of 279 USD. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q has a launch MSRP of 8,565 USD.

Architecture Differences

The RX 7650 GRE uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, part of the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². Its predecessor is Navi II and its successor is Navi IV.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses the GB202 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, part of the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 122.9M per mm². Its predecessor is Workstation Ada, and it has no recorded successor.

The process node difference is small, 6 nm versus 5 nm, but the transistor count gap is enormous. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q packs 6.9 times more transistors onto a die that is 3.7 times larger. The transistor density is 1.9 times higher on the NVIDIA part, indicating a denser design despite the larger physical size.

The memory architectures reflect different design goals. The RX 7650 GRE uses GDDR6 with an 18 Gbps effective data rate. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q uses GDDR7 with a 28 Gbps effective data rate. The NVIDIA card's 512-bit bus combined with the faster memory type produces the 1.79 TB/s bandwidth figure.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q adds 752 tensor cores, which the RX 7650 GRE does not have at all. The RX 7650 GRE has no tensor core field recorded, while the NVIDIA card dedicates a substantial portion of its die to these units.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q's 188 RT cores are 5.875 times the 32 RT cores in the RX 7650 GRE. Both cards are dual-slot designs, but the NVIDIA card is longer at 267 mm versus 204 mm, and it has a recorded width of 40 mm while the AMD card does not list a width.

The Verdict

The data separates these cards cleanly by workload class. The RX 7650 GRE is a compact, low-power GPU with an 83rd percentile average score and a 279 USD launch MSRP. It slots in alongside the RTX 4070 SUPER, trailing it by 1.2%, and its 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 170 W TDP fit mainstream gaming and small-form-factor builds. Its 22.08 TFLOPS FP32 and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are modest, but its 43323 average score (the midpoint of its nearest rivals) shows it competes in the upper mid-range.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q targets a different user. Its 96 GB GDDR7 memory, 109.7 TFLOPS FP32, and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are workstation-class figures. The 3DMark Steel Nomad result, 11088 versus 2336, is a 78.9% gap in favor of the NVIDIA card. The 50th percentile ranking is misleading on its face, but the single recorded benchmark plus the massive compute and memory subsystem indicate a card built for large models, high-resolution rendering, and AI workloads rather than mainstream gaming.

Choose the RX 7650 GRE for lower power draw, a smaller physical footprint, and a much lower launch MSRP. Choose the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q when the workload demands the 96 GB frame buffer, the 752 tensor cores, and the 10.75 times shader count. The 300 W TDP and 700 W suggested PSU are the cost of that capability. The head-to-head benchmark is one-sided, but the database also shows the RX 7650 GRE's strength in its percentile context, so the right pick depends entirely on whether the workload scales to the NVIDIA card's enormous resources.