Radeon RX 6650M XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Place in the ranking	49	83
Place by popularity	26	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	68.51	no data
Power efficiency	18.34	25.52
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 December 2020 (4 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	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	4864	2048
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	2068 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	2416 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	253.1	309.2
Floating-point processing power	16.2 TFLOPS	9.896 TFLOPS
ROPs	80	64
TMUs	152	128
Tensor Cores	152	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	38	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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	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	1750 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 53.15
+19.7%

RX 6650M XT 44.39

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 20437
+19.7%

RX 6650M XT 17070

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 +29.1%	110−120 −29.1%
1440p	78 +20%	65−70 −20%
4K	49 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.81	no data
1440p	5.12	no data
4K	8.14	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	161 +67.7%	95−100 −67.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 −16.9%	95−100 +16.9%
Elden Ring	141 −12.8%	150−160 +12.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%
Counter-Strike 2	124 +29.2%	95−100 −29.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	91 −6.6%	95−100 +6.6%
Forza Horizon 4	220 −0.9%	220−230 +0.9%
Metro Exodus	113 +9.7%	100−110 −9.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +15.3%	85−90 −15.3%
Valorant	320 +77.8%	180−190 −77.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%
Counter-Strike 2	106 +10.4%	95−100 −10.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 −19.8%	95−100 +19.8%
Dota 2	142 +6.8%	130−140 −6.8%
Elden Ring	187 +17.6%	150−160 −17.6%
Far Cry 5	103 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	210−220 +13.9%	180−190 −13.9%
Forza Horizon 4	192 −15.6%	220−230 +15.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	141 +6%	130−140 −6%
Metro Exodus	97 −6.2%	100−110 +6.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +2.9%	200−210 −2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	89 +4.7%	85−90 −4.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +7.4%	160−170 −7.4%
Valorant	220−230 +26.1%	180−190 −26.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +1%	95−100 −1%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 −29.3%	95−100 +29.3%
Dota 2	135 +1.5%	130−140 −1.5%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +8.7%	100−110 −8.7%
Forza Horizon 4	174 −27.6%	220−230 +27.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +2.9%	200−210 −2.9%
Valorant	274 +52.2%	180−190 −52.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	97 +15.5%	80−85 −15.5%
Elden Ring	101 +6.3%	95−100 −6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 +15.5%	80−85 −15.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 +23.9%	45−50 −23.9%
World of Tanks	300−350 +21.7%	280−290 −21.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +9%	75−80 −9%
Counter-Strike 2	62 +31.9%	45−50 −31.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +4.2%	45−50 −4.2%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +11.9%	140−150 −11.9%
Forza Horizon 4	139 +5.3%	130−140 −5.3%
Metro Exodus	93 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +29.6%	80−85 −29.6%
Valorant	219 +49%	140−150 −49%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	36 −33.3%	45−50 +33.3%
Dota 2	107 +17.6%	90−95 −17.6%
Elden Ring	57 +23.9%	45−50 −23.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	107 +17.6%	90−95 −17.6%
Metro Exodus	43 +13.2%	35−40 −13.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +25.2%	140−150 −25.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	38 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	107 +17.6%	90−95 −17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +24.5%	50−55 −24.5%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +25%	45−50 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Dota 2	109 +19.8%	90−95 −19.8%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +31.9%	65−70 −31.9%
Fortnite	85−90 +31.8%	65−70 −31.8%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +12%	75−80 −12%
Valorant	122 +54.4%	75−80 −54.4%

This is how RTX 3060 Ti and RX 6650M XT compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is 29% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Ti is 20% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Ti is 23% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3060 Ti is 78% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games: