Radeon RX 6650M XT vs GeForce GTX 970M

Place in the ranking	357	82
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.65	25.48
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM204	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	1280	2048
Core clock speed	924 MHz	2068 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	2416 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	83.04	309.2
Floating-point processing power	2.657 TFLOPS	9.896 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	64
TMUs	80	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	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	3 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120 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	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
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	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	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.

GTX 970M 14.32

RX 6650M XT 42.72
+198%

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 970M 5721

RX 6650M XT 17070
+198%

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	136 −194%	400−450 +194%
Full HD	56 −186%	160−170 +186%
1440p	25 −180%	70−75 +180%
4K	22 −195%	65−70 +195%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	45.73	no data
1440p	102.44	no data
4K	116.40	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −269%	95−100 +269%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −234%	95−100 +234%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	46 −141%	110−120 +141%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −269%	95−100 +269%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −234%	95−100 +234%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −264%	220−230 +264%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −190%	110−120 +190%
Metro Exodus	41 −151%	100−110 +151%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −136%	85−90 +136%
Valorant	60−65 −200%	180−190 +200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	46 −141%	110−120 +141%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −269%	95−100 +269%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −234%	95−100 +234%
Dota 2	33 −303%	130−140 +303%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −87.3%	100−110 +87.3%
Fortnite	59 −217%	180−190 +217%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −264%	220−230 +264%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −190%	110−120 +190%
Grand Theft Auto V	49 −171%	130−140 +171%
Metro Exodus	29 −255%	100−110 +255%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	149 −40.3%	200−210 +40.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −136%	85−90 +136%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −268%	160−170 +268%
Valorant	60−65 −200%	180−190 +200%
World of Tanks	190−200 −44.6%	270−280 +44.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40 −178%	110−120 +178%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −269%	95−100 +269%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −234%	95−100 +234%
Dota 2	50−55 −146%	130−140 +146%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −87.3%	100−110 +87.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −264%	220−230 +264%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −190%	110−120 +190%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	38 −450%	200−210 +450%
Valorant	60−65 −200%	180−190 +200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	21−24 −282%	80−85 +282%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −282%	80−85 +282%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −32.6%	170−180 +32.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −254%	45−50 +254%
World of Tanks	100−110 −171%	280−290 +171%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27 −189%	75−80 +189%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −146%	30−35 +146%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −336%	45−50 +336%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −297%	140−150 +297%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −257%	130−140 +257%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −226%	75−80 +226%
Metro Exodus	25 −276%	90−95 +276%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −305%	80−85 +305%
Valorant	35−40 −297%	140−150 +297%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −62.5%	24−27 +62.5%
Dota 2	33 −176%	90−95 +176%
Grand Theft Auto V	33 −176%	90−95 +176%
Metro Exodus	7 −443%	35−40 +443%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	38 −287%	140−150 +287%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −176%	90−95 +176%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	13 −308%	50−55 +308%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −62.5%	24−27 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Dota 2	24−27 −250%	90−95 +250%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −263%	65−70 +263%
Fortnite	15 −340%	65−70 +340%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −291%	40−45 +291%
Valorant	16−18 −394%	75−80 +394%

This is how GTX 970M and RX 6650M XT compete in popular games:

RX 6650M XT is 194% faster in 900p
RX 6650M XT is 186% faster in 1080p
RX 6650M XT is 180% faster in 1440p
RX 6650M XT is 195% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6650M XT surpassed GTX 970M in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.32	42.72
Recency	7 October 2014	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

RX 6650M XT has a 198.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M in performance tests.

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