Radeon RX 6650 XT vs RX 5300

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5300 and Radeon RX 6650 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5300
2020
3 GB GDDR6, 100 Watt
19.67

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5300 by a whopping 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 5300 RX 5300
RX 6650 XT RX 6650 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27978
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data62.44
Power efficiency13.6717.61
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14Navi 23
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 May 2020 (4 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores14082048
Core clock speed1327 MHz2055 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz2635 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt176 Watt
Texture fill rate144.8337.3
Floating-point processing power4.632 TFLOPS10.79 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs88128
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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2190 MHz
Memory bandwidth168.0 GB/s280.3 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

RX 5300 19.67
RX 6650 XT 44.60
+127%

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.

RX 5300 7587
RX 6650 XT 17207
+127%

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 HD60−65
−133%
140
+133%
1440p27−30
−144%
66
+144%
4K16−18
−131%
37
+131%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.85
1440pno data6.05
4Kno data10.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 128
+0%
128
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 108
+0%
108
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 222
+0%
222
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 173
+0%
173
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 193
+0%
193
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 107
+0%
107
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+0%
65
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 124
+0%
124
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
+0%
56
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+0%
64
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 23
+0%
23
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how RX 5300 and RX 6650 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650 XT is 133% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6650 XT is 144% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6650 XT is 131% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.67 44.60
Recency 28 May 2020 10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 176 Watt

RX 5300 has 76% lower power consumption.

RX 6650 XT, on the other hand, has a 126.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 6650 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5300 in performance tests.

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

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