Radeon RX 6650M vs GeForce GTX 960M

Place in performance ranking	455	110
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.46	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N16P-GX	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	1792
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1202 MHz	2222 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	47.04	270.6
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 6650M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 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	No outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 960M 8.78

RX 6650M 38.38
+337%

Radeon RX 6650M outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 337% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 960M 3397

RX 6650M 14852
+337%

Radeon RX 6650M outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 337% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 960M 5278

RX 6650M 32846
+522%

Radeon RX 6650M outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 522% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 960M 4318

RX 6650M 25739
+496%

Radeon RX 6650M outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 496% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	95 −321%	400−450 +321%
Full HD	36 −222%	116 +222%
1440p	15 −333%	65−70 +333%
4K	13 −323%	55−60 +323%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−807%

127
+807%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 −172%	65−70 +172%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −415%	65−70 +415%
Battlefield 5	38 −195%	110−120 +195%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −338%	100−110 +338%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −657%	106 +657%
Far Cry 5	28 −246%	95−100 +246%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 −241%	90−95 +241%
Forza Horizon 4	35 −237%	110−120 +237%
Hitman 3	21−24 −714%	179 +714%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −361%	80−85 +361%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −313%	60−65 +313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 −283%	90−95 +283%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −593%	104 +593%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 −258%	65−70 +258%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −415%	65−70 +415%
Battlefield 5	31 −261%	110−120 +261%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −338%	100−110 +338%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −464%	79 +464%
Far Cry 5	25 −288%	95−100 +288%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 −268%	90−95 +268%
Forza Horizon 4	31 −281%	110−120 +281%
Hitman 3	21−24 −632%	161 +632%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −361%	80−85 +361%
Metro Exodus	12 −617%	86 +617%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −313%	60−65 +313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 −384%	90−95 +384%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −596%	167 +596%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −527%	94 +527%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −518%	65−70 +518%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −415%	65−70 +415%
Battlefield 5	26 −331%	110−120 +331%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −357%	64 +357%
Far Cry 5	23 −322%	95−100 +322%
Far Cry New Dawn	23 −300%	90−95 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	25 −372%	110−120 +372%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −543%	90 +543%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −313%	62 +313%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −385%	60−65 +385%
Hitman 3	14−16 −407%	70−75 +407%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −286%	50−55 +286%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 −418%	55−60 +418%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 −425%	40−45 +425%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Battlefield 5	17 −376%	80−85 +376%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Far Cry 5	15 −367%	70−75 +367%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 −380%	70−75 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	18 −350%	80−85 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −750%	30−35 +750%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Hitman 3	8−9 −375%	35−40 +375%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −263%	27−30 +263%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −360%	45−50 +360%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −420%	24−27 +420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Battlefield 5	3 −1467%	45−50 +1467%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Far Cry 5	7 −414%	35−40 +414%
Far Cry New Dawn	6 −567%	40−45 +567%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%

This is how GTX 960M and RX 6650M compete in popular games:

RX 6650M is 321% faster in 900p
RX 6650M is 222% faster in 1080p
RX 6650M is 333% faster in 1440p
RX 6650M is 323% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M is 1467% faster than the GTX 960M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6650M surpassed GTX 960M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.78	38.38
Recency	12 March 2015	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	120 Watt