AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs NVIDIA T550 Mobile Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data presents a clear split between these two GPUs, though it is a heavily one-sided split. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE wins the only head-to-head benchmark available in the database, the Geekbench OpenCL test, with a score of 83109 against the NVIDIA T550 Mobile's 35521. This represents a 134% advantage for the Radeon, which places it in a different performance tier entirely.

The NVIDIA T550 Mobile does not win any recorded benchmark comparisons in this dataset. Its strengths lie elsewhere, primarily in its physical footprint and power characteristics rather than raw compute output. The T550 Mobile is classified as an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with a 23 W TDP, which makes it suitable for compact, portable systems where space and thermal budget are at a premium. The AMD card, by contrast, is a dual-slot discrete solution with a 170 W TDP and requires an 8-pin power connector plus a 450 W suggested power supply.

The use-case split is therefore about workload expectations. For any task that leans on raw OpenCL compute performance, the RX 7650 GRE is the definitive choice based on the data. For a thin-and-light laptop or low-power workstation where the GPU must fit into a constrained chassis without auxiliary power, the T550 Mobile is the only viable option between the two. The benchmark scores do not reflect the T550's portability advantage, but the specification differences make that positioning clear.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two products is substantial, reflecting their different generations and market positions. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, using the Navi 33 chip (codename Hotpink Bonefish) manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA T550 Mobile uses the older Turing architecture with the TU117 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process, also at TSMC.

Transistor counts and die sizes tell a story of scale. The AMD chip packs 13,300 million transistors onto a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip has 4,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, with a density of just 23.5 million per mm². The AMD die is nearly identical in physical size but holds almost three times the transistors, which explains the massive performance disparity.

Memory subsystems differ fundamentally. The RX 7650 GRE features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The T550 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s. This is a 3x bandwidth advantage for the AMD card, which directly impacts memory-intensive workloads.

Compute resources follow the same pattern. The AMD GPU has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA GPU has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores listed. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) while the T550 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1), indicating the AMD card handles more advanced rendering features.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison in the database is the Geekbench OpenCL test. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scored 83109, while the NVIDIA T550 Mobile scored 35521. The delta percentage is 134%, meaning the AMD card is 134% faster, or more than double the performance of the NVIDIA part. This is not a marginal victory; it is a decisive margin that places the two cards in completely different performance classes.

The AMD card's average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 42723, while the T550 Mobile averages 33161. This puts the AMD card in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs in the database, versus the 77th percentile for the NVIDIA part. The AMD card sits near rivals such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (43223 average score, 1.2% higher) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, 1.3% higher). The T550 Mobile sits near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile (33170, 0% difference) and the AMD Radeon Pro 570 (33207, 0.1% higher).

The T550 Mobile does have a Geekbench Vulkan score of 30801, but there is no corresponding Vulkan result for the AMD card in this database, so no direct comparison can be drawn from that metric. The OpenCL result stands as the sole head-to-head data point, and it heavily favors the Radeon.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher peak FP32 compute throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE delivers 22.08 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the NVIDIA T550 Mobile delivers 3.410 TFLOPS. The AMD card is over six times higher in raw floating-point throughput.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference between the two cards?

A: The RX 7650 GRE has 288.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth from its 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The T550 Mobile has 96.00 GB/s from its 4 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus. The AMD card provides exactly three times the bandwidth.

Q: Does the NVIDIA T550 Mobile support ray tracing?

A: The database lists no ray tracing cores for the T550 Mobile. The AMD RX 7650 GRE includes 32 ray tracing cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes ray tracing features. The T550 Mobile supports DirectX 12 (12_1), which lacks some of those advanced features.

Q: How do the power requirements compare?

A: The RX 7650 GRE has a 170 W TDP, requires a dual-slot form factor, a single 8-pin power connector, and a 450 W suggested power supply. The T550 Mobile has a 23 W TDP, is an IGP form factor, requires no power connectors, and has no suggested PSU listed.

Q: What is the process node difference?

A: The AMD card is built on TSMC's 6 nm process, while the NVIDIA card uses TSMC's 12 nm process. The AMD node is smaller, which contributes to its higher transistor density of 65.2M per mm² versus 23.5M per mm² for the NVIDIA chip.

Q: Which card has the higher production status?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is listed as Active in production, while the NVIDIA T550 Mobile is listed as End-of-life. The AMD card also has a recorded release date of February 6, 2025, while the T550 has no release date in the database.

The Verdict

Based strictly on the recorded data, the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is the superior performer by a wide margin. Its 134% lead in Geekbench OpenCL, combined with a 3x memory bandwidth advantage, 6x FP32 throughput, and 4 GB more VRAM, makes it the clear choice for any workload that requires compute capability. Its 83rd percentile ranking versus the T550's 77th confirms this positioning.

The NVIDIA T550 Mobile's case rests entirely on its physical and power characteristics. At 23 W with an IGP form factor and no power connectors, it suits systems where the RX 7650 GRE physically cannot fit. The AMD card's 170 W TDP, dual-slot footprint, and external power requirement disqualify it from those environments.

A buyer with freedom to choose either card should select the RX 7650 GRE without hesitation, based on the benchmark data. A buyer constrained to a low-power or integrated form factor has no choice but the T550 Mobile, accepting its significantly lower performance as the trade-off for portability. The database offers no scenario where the T550 wins on performance metrics.

Specification Differences

| Field | AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE | NVIDIA T550 Mobile |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Turing |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 12 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 4,700 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 200 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 65.2M / mm² | 23.5M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1720 MHz | 1065 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2695 MHz | 1665 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) | 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2048 | 1024 |

| TMUs | 128 | 64 |

| ROPs | 64 | 32 |

| RT Cores | 32 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 172.5 GPixel/s | 53.28 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 345.0 GTexel/s | 106.6 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 22.08 TFLOPS | 3.410 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 22.08 TFLOPS (1:1) | 6.820 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 170 W | 23 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

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

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | None |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | Portable Device Dependent |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Predecessor | Navi II | Quadro Pascal-M |

| Successor | Navi IV | Ampere-MW |

| Launch MSRP | 279 USD | None |