Radeon RX 6650 XT vs R9 295X2

Place in performance ranking	231	68
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.31	30.44
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Vesuvius	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	$399
Current price	$600 (0.4x MSRP)	$465 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6650 XT has 820% better value for money than R9 295X2.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2816	2048
Core clock speed	no data	2055 MHz
Boost clock speed	1018 MHz	2635 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	176 Watt
Texture fill rate	179.2	337.3
Floating-point performance	2x 5,733 gflops	no data

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).

Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	307 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 8-pin	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	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	17500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	640 GB/s	280.3 GB/s

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 DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.3
Mantle	-	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 295X2 22.31

RX 6650 XT 44.75
+101%

RX 6650 XT outperforms R9 295X2 by 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 295X2 8617

RX 6650 XT 17281
+101%

RX 6650 XT outperforms R9 295X2 by 101% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 295X2 21197

RX 6650 XT 29796
+40.6%

RX 6650 XT outperforms R9 295X2 by 41% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	65−70 −108%	135 +108%
1440p	30−35 −123%	67 +123%
4K	18−20 −106%	37 +106%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
−113%

128

+113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −120%	75−80 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −120%	75−80 +120%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −104%	140−150 +104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −125%	90−95 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −116%	108 +116%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −109%	90−95 +109%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −118%	100−110 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −103%	160−170 +103%
Hitman 3	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −104%	327 +104%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −102%	120−130 +102%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −106%	100−110 +106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −110%	273 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −105%	133 +105%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −120%	75−80 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −120%	75−80 +120%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −104%	140−150 +104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −125%	90−95 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −120%	88 +120%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −109%	90−95 +109%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −118%	100−110 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −103%	160−170 +103%
Hitman 3	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −103%	180−190 +103%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −109%	73 +109%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −106%	100−110 +106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −102%	222 +102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −102%	182 +102%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −110%	100−110 +110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −120%	75−80 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −120%	75−80 +120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −125%	90−95 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −123%	78 +123%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −109%	90−95 +109%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −103%	160−170 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −104%	173 +104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100 −103%	193 +103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −114%	107 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −117%	65 +117%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
−106%

100−110

+106%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −120%	85−90 +120%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −110%	100−110 +110%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −104%	45−50 +104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −113%	50−55 +113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −110%	44 +110%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −107%	114 +107%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −113%	95−100 +113%
Hitman 3	27−30 −122%	60−65 +122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −115%	129 +115%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −107%	114 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −107%	124 +107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −127%	65−70 +127%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −104%	49 +104%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−120%

75−80
+120%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −119%	45−50 +119%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −117%	35−40 +117%
Hitman 3	18−20 −106%	35−40 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −119%	55−60 +119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −133%	42 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −107%	56 +107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −129%	30−35 +129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −107%	27−30 +107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −125%	18 +125%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −110%	60−65 +110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −106%	72 +106%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −122%	60 +122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −130%	23 +130%