Radeon RX 6650 XT vs GeForce 8800 Ultra

Place in the ranking	941	78
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	62.44
Power efficiency	0.68	17.66
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G80	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 May 2007 (17 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$829	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6650 XT has 312100% better value for money than 8800 Ultra.

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	612	2048
Core clock speed	612 MHz	2055 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2635 MHz
Number of transistors	681 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	176 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.17	337.3
Floating-point processing power	0.3871 TFLOPS	10.79 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	64
TMUs	32	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	270 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1080 MHz	2190 MHz
Memory bandwidth	103.7 GB/s	280.3 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8800 Ultra 1.66

RX 6650 XT 44.60
+2587%

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.

8800 Ultra 642

RX 6650 XT 17205
+2580%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	5−6 −2700%	140 +2700%
1440p	2−3 −3200%	66 +3200%
4K	1−2 −3600%	37 +3600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	165.80	2.85
1440p	414.50	6.05
4K	829.00	10.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

128

+0%

128

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	108 +0%	108 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 +0%	88 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222 +0%	222 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +0%	78 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	173 +0%	173 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	193 +0%	193 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	107 +0%	107 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +0%	65 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+0%

100−105

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +0%	44 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Hitman 3	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 +0%	129 +0%
Metro Exodus	114 +0%	114 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	124 +0%	124 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

+0%

75−80

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 +0%	56 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	64 +0%	64 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	23 +0%	23 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how 8800 Ultra and RX 6650 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6650 XT is 2700% faster in 1080p
RX 6650 XT is 3200% faster in 1440p
RX 6650 XT is 3600% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.66	44.60
Recency	2 May 2007	10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	176 Watt

8800 Ultra has 2.9% lower power consumption.

RX 6650 XT, on the other hand, has a 2586.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 Ultra in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.