AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs Intel Arc 130T Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data for the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE and the Intel Arc 130T Mobile is sparse in direct head-to-head tests, but the available benchmark results and aggregate scores provide a clear picture of relative performance. The AMD part has two recorded benchmark entries: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2336 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 83109. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile has no individual benchmark entries in the database, and its average benchmark score is listed as 0. This absence of direct measurements means the comparison must rely on the AMD card's standing among other GPUs and the architectural and specification differences between the two products.

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE achieves an average benchmark score of 42723 across all recorded tests. This places it in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs in the database. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile, by contrast, sits in the 50th percentile with an average score of 0, indicating that no completed benchmarks have been recorded for it. The percentile gap alone, 83 versus 50, is substantial and signals that the AMD part occupies a far higher performance tier in the database's ranking system.

Looking at the AMD card's nearest rivals gives additional context. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has an average score of 43223, which is 1.2% higher than the RX 7650 GRE. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB also posts 43262, again 1.2% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 43268, 1.3% higher, and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 scores 43301, also 1.3% higher. These deltas are tight, all within 1.3% of the AMD card, which suggests the RX 7650 GRE performs in the same general band as these four NVIDIA products. The AMD part trails each by roughly one to two percent, a margin that falls within typical run-to-run variance for most workloads.

The Intel Arc 130T Mobile has no nearest rivals listed and no average score to compare. Its raw compute figures, however, indicate a much lower output. The Intel part delivers 3.942 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the AMD card delivers 22.08 TFLOPS. That is a ratio of roughly 5.6 to 1 in favor of AMD. The pixel rate for the AMD card is 172.5 GPixel/s versus 61.60 GPixel/s for Intel, a factor of about 2.8. The texture rate is 345.0 GTexel/s for AMD versus 123.2 GTexel/s for Intel, a factor of 2.8 as well. These throughput metrics all point to the AMD card holding a commanding lead in raw rendering capacity.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2336 for the RX 7650 GRE is a modern DirectX 12 workload that stresses ray tracing and mesh shading features. The Intel part has no comparable score. Even without a direct head-to-head result, the specification differences make the expected outcome clear: the AMD card has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, while the Intel Arc 130T Mobile has 896 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 28 ROPs. In every count, AMD is exactly double or more. The AMD card also has 32 ray tracing cores versus 7 for Intel, a 4.6 to 1 advantage.

Memory bandwidth is another decisive gap. The RX 7650 GRE uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile uses system shared memory, with bandwidth listed as system dependent. Shared memory bandwidth is typically limited by the host system's memory controller and is rarely competitive with dedicated GDDR6. The AMD card's dedicated memory also removes contention with the CPU for bandwidth, which matters in gaming and compute workloads.

Clock speeds favor AMD as well. 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 Intel part has a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2200 MHz. The AMD boost clock is nearly 500 MHz higher, and the base clock is more than five times higher. The Intel part's very low base clock suggests aggressive power management for mobile use, but it also means sustained performance under load may be limited.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear separation in performance class. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is a discrete desktop GPU with a 170 W TDP, a 204 mm dual-slot cooler, and a 1x 8-pin power connector. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile is an integrated graphics processor with a 35 W TDP and no separate power connector, designed for portable devices. These are different product categories with different design goals.

For users who need maximum frame rates in modern DirectX 12 titles, the RX 7650 GRE is the only option with recorded benchmark evidence. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2336 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 83109 demonstrate functional, measurable performance. The Intel part has no recorded scores at all, which means no performance validation exists in the database.

The AMD card's 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs indicates that it performs better than the majority of graphics hardware in the database. Its nearest rivals, all NVIDIA parts within 1.3% in average score, confirm that it competes with upper-mid-range discrete GPUs. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile's 50th percentile ranking, combined with a zero average score, places it in the median tier, likely reflecting its integrated nature and shared memory limitations.

For portable devices where power draw is the primary constraint, the Intel part's 35 W TDP is significantly lower than AMD's 170 W, and its IGP form factor requires no slot width or external power. The AMD card requires a dual-slot space, an 8-pin connector, and a 450 W suggested PSU. Those requirements rule out the RX 7650 GRE for thin-and-light laptops. The Intel part is built for that exact scenario.

The verdict from the data is straightforward: the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE delivers dramatically higher compute throughput, memory bandwidth, and rendering rates. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile trades all of that for minimal power consumption and integration. Any user prioritizing performance should choose the AMD card. Any system design prioritizing battery life and compactness has only the Intel option in this comparison.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 6 nm process at TSMC. Its chip is Navi 33, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile uses the Xe-LPG+ architecture, built on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The Intel chip is Arrow Lake-H, part of the Arc Graphics-M generation for Arrow Lake processors.

Transistor counts differ sharply. The AMD chip packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The Intel chip's transistor count and die size are listed as unknown in the database. This makes a direct density comparison impossible, but the AMD chip's absolute transistor count far exceeds what is typical for an integrated GPU block.

The AMD architecture provides 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. The Intel architecture provides 896 shading units, 56 TMUs, 28 ROPs, and 7 ray tracing cores. The AMD design doubles or more than doubles Intel's counts in every category. The ray tracing core difference is especially large, with AMD holding a 4.6 to 1 advantage.

FP16 throughput reveals a difference in execution strategy. The AMD card achieves 22.08 TFLOPS of FP16, exactly matching its FP32 throughput at a 1:1 ratio. The Intel part achieves 7.885 TFLOPS of FP16 versus 3.942 TFLOPS of FP32, a 2:1 ratio. This means Intel's architecture processes FP16 at twice the rate of FP32, while AMD treats both at the same rate. For workloads that heavily use FP16, such as certain AI inference tasks, the Intel part narrows the gap somewhat, but it still trails AMD's absolute FP16 output by a factor of about 2.8.

Both parts support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. This means both can run the same modern graphics APIs and feature sets, including hardware ray tracing and mesh shaders. The execution resources behind those APIs, however, are far more abundant in the AMD chip.

The Intel part is an IGP with no dedicated memory path. It uses system shared memory, and its memory type and bus width are both listed as system shared. The AMD part uses dedicated GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. This architectural difference affects not just bandwidth but also latency and memory contention in multi-tasking scenarios.

Specification Differences

The specifications that differ between the two products are extensive. Process node differs: 6 nm for AMD versus 5 nm for Intel. The AMD chip has a known transistor count of 13,300 million and a die size of 204 mm²; both are unknown for Intel. The AMD base clock is 1720 MHz versus 300 MHz for Intel. The AMD boost clock is 2695 MHz versus 2200 MHz for Intel. The AMD card has a game clock of 2350 MHz; Intel has no game clock listed.

Memory configuration differs completely. AMD uses 8 GB of GDDR6 with a 128-bit bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. Intel uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth. The AMD memory clock is 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective; Intel lists its memory clock as system shared.

Shading units: 2048 for AMD, 896 for Intel. TMUs: 128 versus 56. ROPs: 64 versus 28. Ray tracing cores: 32 versus 7. Pixel rate: 172.5 GPixel/s versus 61.60 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 345.0 GTexel/s versus 123.2 GTexel/s. FP32: 22.08 TFLOPS versus 3.942 TFLOPS. FP16: 22.08 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 7.885 TFLOPS (2:1).

TDP: 170 W for AMD, 35 W for Intel. Slot width: dual-slot for AMD, IGP for Intel. Power connectors: 1x 8-pin for AMD, none for Intel. Suggested PSU: 450 W for AMD, none for Intel. Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 for AMD, IGP for Intel. Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 for AMD, portable device dependent for Intel. Dimensions: 204 mm length and 115 mm height for AMD, none listed for Intel.

The AMD card launched on 2025-02-06 with a launch MSRP of 279 USD. The Intel part launched on 2025-01-12 with no launch MSRP listed. The AMD predecessor is Navi II, successor is Navi IV. The Intel predecessor is HD Graphics-M, with no successor listed. Both are marked as active in production.

Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API support is identical. The AMD card has no tensor cores listed, and neither does Intel. The AMD chip's FP16 and FP32 are equal, while Intel's FP16 is double its FP32.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has an average benchmark score of 42723. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile has an average score of 0, with no recorded benchmarks.

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

A: The RX 7650 GRE scores 1.2% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, and 1.3% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000.

Q: What is the FP32 compute difference between the two GPUs?

A: The AMD card delivers 22.08 TFLOPS of FP32, while the Intel Arc 130T Mobile delivers 3.942 TFLOPS. The AMD part has roughly 5.6 times the FP32 throughput.

Q: What memory configurations do the two GPUs use?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The AMD card has a 170 W TDP, uses a dual-slot cooler, requires a 1x 8-pin power connector, and has a suggested PSU of 450 W. The Intel part has a 35 W TDP, is an IGP, requires no power connector, and has no suggested PSU.

Q: Which GPU has more ray tracing cores?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE has 32 ray tracing cores. The Intel Arc 130T Mobile has 7 ray tracing cores, giving AMD a 4.6 to 1 advantage.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE wins in every measured performance category. Its FP32 throughput of 22.08 TFLOPS is 5.6 times the Intel part's 3.942 TFLOPS. Its pixel rate of 172.5 GPixel/s is 2.8 times Intel's 61.60 GPixel/s. Its texture rate of 345.0 GTexel/s is 2.8 times Intel's 123.2 GTexel/s. Its shading unit count of 2048 is 2.3 times Intel's 896. Its ROP count of 64 is 2.3 times Intel's 28. Its ray tracing core count of 32 is 4.6 times Intel's 7.

The AMD card also wins in memory bandwidth with 288.0 GB/s of dedicated GDDR6 bandwidth versus Intel's system dependent shared memory. Its boost clock of 2695 MHz exceeds Intel's 2200 MHz. Its 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs far exceeds Intel's 50th percentile.

The Intel Arc 130T Mobile wins in power efficiency. Its 35 W TDP is less than a quarter of AMD's 170 W. It requires no power connector, no slot width, and no suggested PSU. Its 5 nm process node is smaller than AMD's 6 nm node. Its FP16 throughput of 7.885 TFLOPS is double its own FP32 rate, a more efficient ratio than AMD's 1:1 FP16 to FP32, though the absolute FP16 number still trails AMD's 22.08 TFLOPS.

For desktop gaming and compute workloads where power draw is not a constraint, the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is the clear choice. Its recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2336 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 83109 provide verified performance. Its nearest rivals are all within 1.3% in average score, confirming it sits in a competitive upper-mid-range tier.

For portable devices where battery life and thermal limits dominate, the Intel Arc 130T Mobile is the only viable option in this comparison. Its IGP form factor, 35 W TDP, and lack of external power requirements make it suitable for thin-and-light laptops. The AMD card cannot fit in such designs due to its dual-slot size and 450 W suggested PSU.

The data shows no scenario where the Intel part outperforms the AMD part in raw rendering. The Intel part wins only in integration and power draw, which are architectural advantages, not performance advantages. Users and system designers must choose based on their constraints: maximum performance with the AMD card, or minimal power with the Intel part.