Radeon RX 6650 XT vs RX 6600S

Place in performance ranking	136	71
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	29.84
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399
Current price	no data	$465 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	1792	2048
Core clock speed	no data	2055 MHz
Boost clock speed	1881 MHz	2635 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	176 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.0	337.3

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600S 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	16000 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	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	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 6600S 35.34

RX 6650 XT 44.68
+26.4%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 6600S by 26% 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 6600S 13678

RX 6650 XT 17292
+26.4%

RX 6650 XT outperforms RX 6600S by 26% 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	110−120 −28.2%	141 +28.2%
1440p	55−60 −30.9%	72 +30.9%
4K	30−35 −26.7%	38 +26.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

−110%

128
+110%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −18.8%	75−80 +18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −25.8%	75−80 +25.8%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −17%	120−130 +17%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −27.1%	120−130 +27.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −77%	108 +77%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −92.2%	173 +92.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −74.7%	152 +74.7%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −20.9%	130−140 +20.9%
Hitman 3	110−120 −28.8%	140−150 +28.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −27.6%	95−100 +27.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −26.3%	70−75 +26.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −110%	176 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −102%	133 +102%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −18.8%	75−80 +18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −25.8%	75−80 +25.8%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −17%	120−130 +17%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −27.1%	120−130 +27.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −44.3%	88 +44.3%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −81.1%	163 +81.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −67.8%	146 +67.8%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −20.9%	130−140 +20.9%
Hitman 3	110−120 −28.8%	140−150 +28.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −27.6%	95−100 +27.6%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −64.5%	102 +64.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −26.3%	70−75 +26.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −77.4%	149 +77.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 −109%	182 +109%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −80.3%	119 +80.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −18.8%	75−80 +18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −25.8%	75−80 +25.8%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −17%	120−130 +17%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −27.9%	78 +27.9%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −67.8%	151 +67.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −50.6%	131 +50.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −20.9%	130−140 +20.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 −23%	107 +23%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +1.5%	65 −1.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −31%	75−80 +31%
Hitman 3	60−65 −34.4%	85−90 +34.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −32.7%	65−70 +32.7%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −52.6%	58 +52.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −32.1%	35−40 +32.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −69.2%	88 +69.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.9%	45−50 +28.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −34.2%	50−55 +34.2%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −19.7%	90−95 +19.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −63%	44 +63%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −78.1%	114 +78.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −70.1%	114 +70.1%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −28.4%	95−100 +28.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −38.8%	65−70 +38.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −58.1%	49 +58.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −38.7%	40−45 +38.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −42.3%	35−40 +42.3%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −54.2%	37 +54.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −55.6%	42 +55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −36.6%	56 +36.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −29.2%	30−35 +29.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −63.6%	18 +63.6%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −66.7%	55 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −66.7%	60 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −28.6%	60−65 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −27.8%	23 +27.8%

This is how RX 6600S and RX 6650 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6650 XT is 28.2% faster than RX 6600S in 1080p
RX 6650 XT is 30.9% faster than RX 6600S in 1440p
RX 6650 XT is 26.7% faster than RX 6600S in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600S is 1.5% faster than the RX 6650 XT.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6650 XT is 110% faster than the RX 6600S.

All in all, in popular games: