Radeon RX 6650M XT vs GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	111	82
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.16	25.48
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104B	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2019 (6 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)

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	2944	2048
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	2068 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	2416 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	292.6	309.2
Floating-point processing power	9.362 TFLOPS	9.896 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	184	128
Tensor Cores	368	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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	142 −5.6%	150−160 +5.6%
1440p	93 −7.5%	100−110 +7.5%
4K	65 −7.7%	70−75 +7.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −15.7%	95−100 +15.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −14.1%	95−100 +14.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95 −16.8%	110−120 +16.8%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −15.7%	95−100 +15.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 −106%	95−100 +106%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −15.6%	220−230 +15.6%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −11.9%	110−120 +11.9%
Metro Exodus	102 −1%	100−110 +1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +43.5%	85−90 −43.5%
Valorant	237 +31.7%	180−190 −31.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	149 +34.2%	110−120 −34.2%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −15.7%	95−100 +15.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −149%	95−100 +149%
Dota 2	111 −19.8%	130−140 +19.8%
Far Cry 5	75 −37.3%	100−110 +37.3%
Fortnite	170−180 −8.7%	180−190 +8.7%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −15.6%	220−230 +15.6%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −11.9%	110−120 +11.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	101 −31.7%	130−140 +31.7%
Metro Exodus	87 −18.4%	100−110 +18.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	249 +19.1%	200−210 −19.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 −19.7%	85−90 +19.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −14.9%	160−170 +14.9%
Valorant	135 −33.3%	180−190 +33.3%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 −40.5%	110−120 +40.5%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −15.7%	95−100 +15.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 −185%	95−100 +185%
Dota 2	125 −6.4%	130−140 +6.4%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −6.2%	100−110 +6.2%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −15.6%	220−230 +15.6%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −11.9%	110−120 +11.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	135 −54.8%	200−210 +54.8%
Valorant	205 +13.9%	180−190 −13.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Dota 2	70−75 −15.1%	80−85 +15.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −13.5%	80−85 +13.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	44 −4.5%	45−50 +4.5%
World of Tanks	250−260 −12.4%	280−290 +12.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	83 +6.4%	75−80 −6.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −109%	45−50 +109%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −11.7%	140−150 +11.7%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −15.8%	130−140 +15.8%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −13.6%	75−80 +13.6%
Metro Exodus	89 −5.6%	90−95 +5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −17.4%	80−85 +17.4%
Valorant	142 −3.5%	140−150 +3.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −8.3%	24−27 +8.3%
Dota 2	75−80 −16.7%	90−95 +16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 −16.7%	90−95 +16.7%
Metro Exodus	35 −8.6%	35−40 +8.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	144 −2.1%	140−150 +2.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 +0%	30−33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −16.7%	90−95 +16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	52 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −8.3%	24−27 +8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Dota 2	119 +30.8%	90−95 −30.8%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −16.9%	65−70 +16.9%
Fortnite	63 −4.8%	65−70 +4.8%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −15.4%	75−80 +15.4%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −16.2%	40−45 +16.2%
Valorant	75 −5.3%	75−80 +5.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and RX 6650M XT compete in popular games:

RX 6650M XT is 6% faster in 1080p
RX 6650M XT is 8% faster in 1440p
RX 6650M XT is 8% 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 RTX 2080 Mobile is 44% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 185% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2080 Mobile is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
RX 6650M XT is ahead in 53 tests (83%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.06	42.72
Recency	29 January 2019	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	120 Watt

RX 6650M XT has a 12.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile in performance tests.

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