Radeon RX 6650 XT vs RX 5500

Place in performance ranking	225	68
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.10	30.35
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 October 2019 (4 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399
Current price	$444	$465 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6650 XT has 200% better value for money than RX 5500.

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	1408	2048
Core clock speed	no data	2055 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	2635 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	176 Watt
Texture fill rate	162.4	337.3

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	180 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	17500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	no data	1.3

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.

RX 5500 22.86

RX 6650 XT 44.75
+95.8%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5500 by 96% 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%

RX 5500 8830

RX 6650 XT 17284
+95.7%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5500 by 96% in Passmark.

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

65−70
−96.9%

128

+96.9%

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	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −96.4%	108 +96.4%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −109%	90−95 +109%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −98.2%	100−110 +98.2%
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	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −120%	88 +120%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −109%	90−95 +109%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −98.2%	100−110 +98.2%
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	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
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	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%
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	30−33 −100%	60−65 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −98.5%	129 +98.5%
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	30−33 −96.7%	55−60 +96.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −100%	42 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −107%	56 +107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −100%	30−35 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −107%	27−30 +107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −100%	18 +100%
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	30−33 −100%	60 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −130%	23 +130%