Radeon RX 6650M XT vs GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	140	83
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.01	no data
Power efficiency	16.37	25.52
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP104	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560	2048
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	2068 MHz
Boost clock speed	1771 MHz	2416 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	283.4	309.2
Floating-point processing power	9.068 TFLOPS	9.896 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160	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).

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	10 GB/s	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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	114 −22.8%	140−150 +22.8%
1440p	70 −21.4%	85−90 +21.4%
4K	56 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.39	no data
1440p	7.14	no data
4K	8.93	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −31.5%	95−100 +31.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −29.3%	95−100 +29.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	57 −94.7%	110−120 +94.7%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −31.5%	95−100 +31.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −203%	95−100 +203%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −31.4%	220−230 +31.4%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 −22.8%	110−120 +22.8%
Metro Exodus	89 −15.7%	100−110 +15.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	92 +8.2%	85−90 −8.2%
Valorant	156 −15.4%	180−190 +15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	103 −7.8%	110−120 +7.8%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −31.5%	95−100 +31.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −259%	95−100 +259%
Dota 2	79 −68.4%	130−140 +68.4%
Far Cry 5	67 −53.7%	100−110 +53.7%
Fortnite	160 −16.9%	180−190 +16.9%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −31.4%	220−230 +31.4%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 −22.8%	110−120 +22.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	119 −11.8%	130−140 +11.8%
Metro Exodus	71 −45.1%	100−110 +45.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	118 −77.1%	200−210 +77.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 −66.7%	85−90 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	131 −23.7%	160−170 +23.7%
Valorant	94 −91.5%	180−190 +91.5%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	53 −109%	110−120 +109%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −31.5%	95−100 +31.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −322%	95−100 +322%
Dota 2	120 −10.8%	130−140 +10.8%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −10.8%	100−110 +10.8%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −31.4%	220−230 +31.4%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 −22.8%	110−120 +22.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	101 −107%	200−210 +107%
Valorant	137 −31.4%	180−190 +31.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 −29.2%	80−85 +29.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 −29.2%	80−85 +29.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 −43.8%	45−50 +43.8%
World of Tanks	220−230 −23.8%	280−290 +23.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	53 −47.2%	75−80 +47.2%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −243%	45−50 +243%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −25.4%	140−150 +25.4%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −30.7%	130−140 +30.7%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −27.1%	75−80 +27.1%
Metro Exodus	74 −27%	90−95 +27%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −35%	80−85 +35%
Valorant	94 −56.4%	140−150 +56.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −30.6%	45−50 +30.6%
Dota 2	76 −19.7%	90−95 +19.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	76 −19.7%	90−95 +19.7%
Metro Exodus	27 −40.7%	35−40 +40.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110 −33.6%	140−150 +33.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20 −50%	30−33 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 −19.7%	90−95 +19.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42 −26.2%	50−55 +26.2%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −30.6%	45−50 +30.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 −250%	21−24 +250%
Dota 2	65−70 −33.8%	90−95 +33.8%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −35.3%	65−70 +35.3%
Fortnite	51 −29.4%	65−70 +29.4%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −29.3%	75−80 +29.3%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −30.3%	40−45 +30.3%
Valorant	50 −58%	75−80 +58%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and RX 6650M XT compete in popular games:

RX 6650M XT is 23% faster in 1080p
RX 6650M XT is 21% faster in 1440p
RX 6650M XT is 16% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1080 Mobile is 8% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 322% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1080 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RX 6650M XT is ahead in 61 test (95%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.61	44.41
Recency	15 August 2016	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt

RX 6650M XT has a 24.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile in performance tests.

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