Radeon RX 6600 XT vs HD 8650M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8650M with Radeon RX 6600 XT, including specs and performance data.
6600 XT outperforms HD 8650M by a whopping 2025% 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 | 948 | 124 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 92 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 53.52 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.87 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2013 (12 years ago) | 30 July 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $379 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 384 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1968 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2589 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 900 Million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 331.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 10.6 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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 190 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 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 | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12.0 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
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 | 5−6
−2380%
| 124
+2380%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−2167%
| 68
+2167%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−3900%
| 40
+3900%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.06 |
| 1440p | no data | 5.57 |
| 4K | no data | 9.48 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−7167%
|
210−220
+7167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1875%
|
79
+1875%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1450%
|
90−95
+1450%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−3250%
|
130−140
+3250%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−7167%
|
210−220
+7167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1850%
|
78
+1850%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−2920%
|
151
+2920%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−2038%
|
170−180
+2038%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−1430%
|
150−160
+1430%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−5200%
|
159
+5200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1450%
|
90−95
+1450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1309%
|
150−160
+1309%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−505%
|
230−240
+505%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−3250%
|
130−140
+3250%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−7167%
|
210−220
+7167%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−613%
|
270−280
+613%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1800%
|
76
+1800%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−710%
|
170
+710%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−2720%
|
141
+2720%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−2038%
|
170−180
+2038%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−1430%
|
150−160
+1430%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−4633%
|
142
+4633%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−4400%
|
135
+4400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1450%
|
90−95
+1450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−3067%
|
95
+3067%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1309%
|
150−160
+1309%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−2100%
|
176
+2100%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−505%
|
230−240
+505%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−3250%
|
130−140
+3250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1625%
|
69
+1625%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−471%
|
120
+471%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−2560%
|
133
+2560%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−1430%
|
150−160
+1430%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1450%
|
90−95
+1450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1309%
|
150−160
+1309%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−1138%
|
99
+1138%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−505%
|
230−240
+505%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
−2038%
|
170−180
+2038%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−1920%
|
100−110
+1920%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−2038%
|
270−280
+2038%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−821%
|
170−180
+821%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
−1908%
|
260−270
+1908%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3900%
|
40
+3900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−3400%
|
105
+3400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−2180%
|
110−120
+2180%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
−2250%
|
45−50
+2250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−2433%
|
75−80
+2433%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3433%
|
100−110
+3433%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−357%
|
64
+357%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
−2589%
|
240−250
+2589%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−2050%
|
86
+2050%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 51 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 75−80 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1700%
|
50−55
+1700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how HD 8650M and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6600 XT is 2380% faster in 1080p
- RX 6600 XT is 2167% faster in 1440p
- RX 6600 XT is 3900% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6600 XT is 7167% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6600 XT performs better in 53 tests (83%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (17%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.85 | 39.32 |
| Recency | 7 January 2013 | 30 July 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
RX 6600 XT has a 2025.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8650M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop one.
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