Radeon RX 6650M XT vs HD 6450 GDDR5
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 with Radeon RX 6650M XT, including specs and performance data.
6650M XT outperforms HD 6450 GDDR5 by a whopping 4487% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1191 | 113 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.54 | 26.19 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2011 (14 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (4 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 | 160 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 2068 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2416 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 309.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.896 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | no data | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 256.0 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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 | 7
−4186%
| 300−350
+4186%
|
| Full HD | 15
−4233%
| 650−700
+4233%
|
| 1200p | 5
−4300%
| 220−230
+4300%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−4750%
|
95−100
+4750%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−4750%
|
95−100
+4750%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−13000%
|
130−140
+13000%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−17600%
|
170−180
+17600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−2550%
|
150−160
+2550%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 130−140 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1888%
|
150−160
+1888%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−687%
|
230−240
+687%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 29
−862%
|
270−280
+862%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−4750%
|
95−100
+4750%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−943%
|
140−150
+943%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−13000%
|
130−140
+13000%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−17600%
|
170−180
+17600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−2550%
|
150−160
+2550%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 130−140 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−9800%
|
95−100
+9800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1888%
|
150−160
+1888%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2400%
|
150−160
+2400%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−687%
|
230−240
+687%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−4750%
|
95−100
+4750%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−943%
|
140−150
+943%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−13000%
|
130−140
+13000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−2550%
|
150−160
+2550%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1888%
|
150−160
+1888%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2400%
|
150−160
+2400%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−687%
|
230−240
+687%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−17600%
|
170−180
+17600%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−2550%
|
100−110
+2550%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−5700%
|
290−300
+5700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1844%
|
170−180
+1844%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 100−110 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−5850%
|
110−120
+5850%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−3900%
|
80−85
+3900%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−10900%
|
110−120
+10900%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−557%
|
90−95
+557%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−6175%
|
250−260
+6175%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2800%
|
55−60
+2800%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
This is how HD 6450 GDDR5 and RX 6650M XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6650M XT is 4186% faster in 900p
- RX 6650M XT is 4233% faster in 1080p
- RX 6650M XT is 4300% faster in 1200p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 17600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6650M XT performs better in 35 tests (63%)
- there's a draw in 21 tests (38%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.89 | 40.82 |
| Recency | 18 April 2011 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 120 Watt |
HD 6450 GDDR5 has 344% lower power consumption.
RX 6650M XT, on the other hand, has a 4487% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 6650M XT is a notebook one.
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