Radeon RX 6650 XT vs RX 5500M

Place in performance ranking	345	69
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.21	30.02
Architecture	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 14 / R19M-E85	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 September 2019 (4 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399
Current price	$998	$465 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6650 XT has 226% better value for money than RX 5500M.

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	1327 MHz	2055 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	2635 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	176 Watt
Texture fill rate	144.8	337.3

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500M and Radeon RX 6650 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	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 5500M 14.20

RX 6650 XT 44.68
+215%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5500M by 215% based on our aggregated 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 5500M 5495

RX 6650 XT 17284
+215%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5500M by 215% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 5500M 16476

RX 6650 XT 41739
+153%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5500M by 153% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RX 5500M 12276

RX 6650 XT 29796
+143%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5500M by 143% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 5500M 50946

RX 6650 XT 167944
+230%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5500M by 230% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX 5500M 210925

RX 6650 XT 451929
+114%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 5500M by 114% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	56 −145%	137 +145%
1440p	52 −40.4%	73 +40.4%
4K	32 −25%	40 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−133%

128
+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 −76.7%	75−80 +76.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 −37.5%	75−80 +37.5%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −211%	140−150 +211%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	53 −84.9%	95−100 +84.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 −151%	108 +151%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −121%	85−90 +121%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −170%	100−110 +170%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −177%	130−140 +177%
Hitman 3	84 −32.1%	110−120 +32.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 −175%	327 +175%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −153%	100−110 +153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 −80.7%	100−110 +80.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 −170%	273 +170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 −129%	133 +129%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 −90%	75−80 +90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 −196%	75−80 +196%
Battlefield 5	34 −321%	140−150 +321%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	81 −21%	95−100 +21%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 −167%	88 +167%
Far Cry 5	35 −97.1%	69 +97.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −82.5%	73 +82.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −177%	130−140 +177%
Hitman 3	50 −122%	110−120 +122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100 −164%	264 +164%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −240%	146 +240%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 −94.3%	100−110 +94.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	68 −165%	180 +165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 −153%	182 +153%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 −133%	119 +133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 −145%	75−80 +145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 −450%	75−80 +450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	26 −277%	95−100 +277%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −160%	78 +160%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −121%	85−90 +121%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −177%	130−140 +177%
Horizon Zero Dawn	69 −151%	173 +151%
Metro Exodus	51 −157%	131 +157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 −138%	107 +138%
Watch Dogs: Legion	22 −195%	65 +195%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−90.7%

100−110
+90.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	54 −63%	85−90 +63%
Far Cry New Dawn	52 −102%	100−110 +102%
Hitman 3	32 −78.1%	55−60 +78.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −270%	35−40 +270%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −250%	45−50 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 −410%	50−55 +410%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 −133%	70−75 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −529%	44 +529%
Far Cry 5	48 −138%	114 +138%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −256%	95−100 +256%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55 −135%	129 +135%
Metro Exodus	47 −143%	114 +143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −396%	124 +396%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −347%	65−70 +347%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16 −206%	49 +206%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	30−35 −58.1%	49 +58.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	28 −111%	55−60 +111%
Hitman 3	9 −311%	35−40 +311%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −293%	55−60 +293%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 −180%	42 +180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −331%	56 +331%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Battlefield 5	16 −244%	55−60 +244%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	15 −193%	40−45 +193%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −232%	60−65 +232%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 −188%	72 +188%
Metro Exodus	25 −140%	60 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −360%	23 +360%