Radeon RX 6650M XT vs HD 6520G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6520G and Radeon RX 6650M XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6520G
2011
35 Watt
0.71

RX 6650M XT outperforms HD 6520G by a whopping 5638% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 6650M XT RX 6650M XT

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1204111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.5525.86
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameSumoNavi 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 December 2011 (13 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 cores3202048
Core clock speed400 MHz2068 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2416 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400309.2
Floating-point processing power0.256 TFLOPS9.896 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs16128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

HD 6520G 0.71
RX 6650M XT 40.74
+5638%

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.

HD 6520G 299
RX 6650M XT 17070
+5609%

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:

900p8
−5525%
450−500
+5525%
Full HD6
−4900%
300−350
+4900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
God of War 5−6
−1920%
100−110
+1920%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−13000%
130−140
+13000%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
God of War 5−6
−1920%
100−110
+1920%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
Valorant 27−30
−710%
230−240
+710%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−1290%
270−280
+1290%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
Dota 2 12−14
−1023%
140−150
+1023%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−13000%
130−140
+13000%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
God of War 5−6
−1920%
100−110
+1920%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−9800%
95−100
+9800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2383%
140−150
+2383%
Valorant 27−30
−710%
230−240
+710%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
Dota 2 12−14
−1023%
140−150
+1023%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−13000%
130−140
+13000%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3060%
150−160
+3060%
God of War 5−6
−1920%
100−110
+1920%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2383%
140−150
+2383%
Valorant 27−30
−710%
230−240
+710%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−3400%
100−110
+3400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−9467%
280−290
+9467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−10900%
110−120
+10900%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−500%
90−95
+500%
Valorant 4−5
−6150%
250−260
+6150%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2800%
55−60
+2800%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
God of War 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
High Preset

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 Preset

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%
God of War 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how HD 6520G and RX 6650M XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is 5525% faster in 900p
  • RX 6650M XT is 4900% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 13000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT performs better in 35 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.71 40.74
Recency 7 December 2011 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

HD 6520G has 242.9% lower power consumption.

RX 6650M XT, on the other hand, has a 5638% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6520G in performance tests.

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