Radeon RX 7650 GRE vs ATI HD 2900 XT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 2900 XT and Radeon RX 7650 GRE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 7650 GRE outperforms ATI HD 2900 XT by a whopping 2305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 979 | 134 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | 77.75 |
| Power efficiency | 0.56 | 17.44 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | R600 | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 May 2007 (18 years ago) | February 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $279 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RX 7650 GRE has 155400% better value for money than ATI HD 2900 XT.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 743 MHz | 1720 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 720 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 165 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 11.89 | 345.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4755 TFLOPS | 22.08 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | 204 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 828 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 106.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.57 | 37.76 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 165 Watt |
RX 7650 GRE has a 2305.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 30.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 7650 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 XT in performance tests.
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