Radeon RX 6650M XT vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with Radeon RX 6650M XT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660 Ti
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
28.95

6650M XT outperforms 1660 Ti by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking204112
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation33.21no data
Power efficiency19.4225.90
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameTU116Navi 23
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date22 February 2019 (6 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores15362048
Core clock speed1500 MHz2068 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz2416 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate169.9309.2
Floating-point processing power5.437 TFLOPS9.896 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs96128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32
L0 Cacheno data512 KB
L1 Cache1.5 MB512 KB
L2 Cache1536 KB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 MB

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GTX 1660 Ti 28.95
RX 6650M XT 38.60
+33.3%

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.

GTX 1660 Ti 12801
Samples: 10966
RX 6650M XT 17070
+33.3%
Samples: 2

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 HD104
−25%
130−140
+25%
1440p59
−27.1%
75−80
+27.1%
4K39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.68no data
1440p4.73no data
4K7.15no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
−28.6%
220−230
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−24.4%
95−100
+24.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
−44.1%
95−100
+44.1%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 129
−6.2%
130−140
+6.2%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
−28.6%
220−230
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
−36.6%
95−100
+36.6%
Far Cry 5 109
−20.2%
130−140
+20.2%
Fortnite 247
+39.5%
170−180
−39.5%
Forza Horizon 4 131
−20.6%
150−160
+20.6%
Forza Horizon 5 107
−21.5%
130−140
+21.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
−44.1%
95−100
+44.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200
+25.8%
150−160
−25.8%
Valorant 190−200
−21%
230−240
+21%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 112
−22.3%
130−140
+22.3%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
−28.6%
220−230
+28.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−1.1%
270−280
+1.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
−70.2%
95−100
+70.2%
Dota 2 181
+24%
140−150
−24%
Far Cry 5 99
−32.3%
130−140
+32.3%
Fortnite 143
−23.8%
170−180
+23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 122
−29.5%
150−160
+29.5%
Forza Horizon 5 94
−38.3%
130−140
+38.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
−12.6%
130−140
+12.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
−44.1%
95−100
+44.1%
Metro Exodus 55
−80%
95−100
+80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150
−6%
150−160
+6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
−28.4%
140−150
+28.4%
Valorant 190−200
−21%
230−240
+21%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 102
−34.3%
130−140
+34.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
−111%
95−100
+111%
Dota 2 168
+15.1%
140−150
−15.1%
Far Cry 5 94
−39.4%
130−140
+39.4%
Forza Horizon 4 97
−62.9%
150−160
+62.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
−44.1%
95−100
+44.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 129
−23.3%
150−160
+23.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
−140%
140−150
+140%
Valorant 118
−100%
230−240
+100%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 117
−51.3%
170−180
+51.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−47.2%
100−110
+47.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
−32.7%
280−290
+32.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
−37.1%
85−90
+37.1%
Metro Exodus 33
−84.8%
60−65
+84.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 230−240
−15.6%
260−270
+15.6%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 76
−36.8%
100−110
+36.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
−81.5%
45−50
+81.5%
Far Cry 5 67
−49.3%
100−105
+49.3%
Forza Horizon 4 77
−54.5%
110−120
+54.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−40%
45−50
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 75
−46.7%
110−120
+46.7%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 56
−62.5%
90−95
+62.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Metro Exodus 21
−81%
35−40
+81%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
−53.5%
65−70
+53.5%
Valorant 180−190
−33.7%
250−260
+33.7%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 43
−53.5%
65−70
+53.5%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−100%
21−24
+100%
Dota 2 94
−22.3%
110−120
+22.3%
Far Cry 5 35
−57.1%
55−60
+57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 51
−56.9%
80−85
+56.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
−48.7%
55−60
+48.7%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 25
−120%
55−60
+120%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and RX 6650M XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is 25% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6650M XT is 27% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6650M XT is 28% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 Ti is 40% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 140% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti performs better in 4 tests (6%)
  • RX 6650M XT performs better in 61 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.95 38.60
Recency 22 February 2019 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm

RX 6650M XT has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 6650M XT is a notebook one.

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