Radeon RX 6800M vs HD 6650M

Place in the ranking	904	148
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	16.43
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Whistler	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)	31 May 2021 (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	480	2560
Core clock speed	600 MHz	2116 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2390 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	145 Watt
Texture fill rate	14.40	382.4
Floating-point processing power	0.576 TFLOPS	12.24 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	24	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	384.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

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. 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.

HD 6650M 1.95

RX 6800M 34.60
+1674%

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 6650M 750

RX 6800M 13306
+1674%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6650M 1037

RX 6800M 40391
+3795%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6650M 4051

RX 6800M 77244
+1807%

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	19 −1479%	300−350 +1479%
Full HD	17 −535%	108 +535%
1440p	3−4 −2233%	70 +2233%
4K	2−3 −2200%	46 +2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −2360%	123 +2360%
Elden Ring	3−4 −2867%	89 +2867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2325%	95−100 +2325%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1980%	104 +1980%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −2009%	232 +2009%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −4700%	96 +4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1125%	98 +1125%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2325%	95−100 +2325%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1740%	92 +1740%
Dota 2	4−5 −2825%	117 +2825%
Elden Ring	3−4 −5633%	172 +5633%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −269%	48 +269%
Fortnite	10−11 −1470%	150−160 +1470%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1818%	211 +1818%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −2700%	112 +2700%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −4250%	87 +4250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −900%	190−200 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −975%	86 +975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1222%	110−120 +1222%
World of Tanks	35−40 −632%	270−280 +632%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2325%	95−100 +2325%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1600%	85 +1600%
Dota 2	4−5 −2775%	115 +2775%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −600%	90−95 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1536%	180 +1536%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −900%	190−200 +900%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 −9400%	95 +9400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1246%	170−180 +1246%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −5200%	53 +5200%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1742%	220−230 +1742%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	65−70
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −267%	30−35 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2350%	49 +2350%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1733%	110−120 +1733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1800%	55−60 +1800%
Valorant	8−9 −1188%	100−110 +1188%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −431%	85 +431%
Elden Ring	0−1	44
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −467%	85 +467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −2100%	110−120 +2100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −3200%	33 +3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −467%	85 +467%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1850%	35−40 +1850%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2100%	22 +2100%
Dota 2	16−18 −494%	95 +494%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −4800%	45−50 +4800%
Fortnite	0−1	45−50
Valorant	2−3 −2550%	50−55 +2550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant

130−140

+0%

130−140

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant

130−140

+0%

130−140

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

130−140

+0%

130−140

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	84 +0%	84 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	84 +0%	84 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	145 +0%	145 +0%
Metro Exodus	83 +0%	83 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	38 +0%	38 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +0%	77 +0%

This is how HD 6650M and RX 6800M compete in popular games:

RX 6800M is 1479% faster in 900p
RX 6800M is 535% faster in 1080p
RX 6800M is 2233% faster in 1440p
RX 6800M is 2200% faster in 4K

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

in Elden Ring, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6800M is 9400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800M is ahead in 49 tests (82%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.95	34.60
Recency	4 January 2011	31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm

RX 6800M has a 1674.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6650M in performance tests.

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