GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT

Place in the ranking	79	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	62.70	11.28
Power efficiency	17.48	12.54
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Navi 23	GB202
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6650 XT has 456% better value for money than RTX 5090.

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 cores	2048	21760
Core clock speed	2055 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	2635 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	176 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	337.3	1,637
Floating-point processing power	10.79 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	128	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	32	170

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 x8	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2190 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	280.3 GB/s	1.79 TB/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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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 6650 XT 42.67

RTX 5090 100.00
+134%

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 6650 XT 17185

RTX 5090 40367
+135%

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	140 −47.9%	207 +47.9%
1440p	66 −179%	184 +179%
4K	36 −292%	141 +292%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.85 +239%	9.66 −239%
1440p	6.05 +79.7%	10.86 −79.7%
4K	11.08 +27.9%	14.18 −27.9%

RX 6650 XT has 239% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6650 XT has 80% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6650 XT has 28% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	137 −40.9%	190−200 +40.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 −127%	290−300 +127%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −5.4%	110−120 +5.4%
Counter-Strike 2	104 −85.6%	190−200 +85.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 −122%	120−130 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	273 −120%	600−650 +120%
Forza Horizon 5	133 −70.7%	220−230 +70.7%
Metro Exodus	152 −6.6%	160−170 +6.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −83.5%	150−160 +83.5%
Valorant	180−190 −176%	500−550 +176%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −5.4%	110−120 +5.4%
Counter-Strike 2	84 −130%	190−200 +130%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −127%	100−105 +127%
Dota 2	155 −12.3%	170−180 +12.3%
Far Cry 5	69 −130%	159 +130%
Fortnite	180−190 −63.8%	300−350 +63.8%
Forza Horizon 4	222 −125%	500−550 +125%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −101%	220−230 +101%
Grand Theft Auto V	147 −104%	300−310 +104%
Metro Exodus	112 −44.6%	160−170 +44.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −2.9%	210−220 +2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −83.5%	150−160 +83.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 −6.7%	170−180 +6.7%
Valorant	180−190 −176%	500−550 +176%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −5.4%	110−120 +5.4%
Counter-Strike 2	74 −173%	202 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −131%	90−95 +131%
Dota 2	136 −121%	300−310 +121%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −49%	150−160 +49%
Forza Horizon 4	193 −133%	450−500 +133%
Forza Horizon 5	107 −112%	220−230 +112%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −2.9%	210−220 +2.9%
Valorant	180−190 −176%	500−550 +176%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	77 −104%	150−160 +104%
Grand Theft Auto V	77 −134%	180−190 +134%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −116%	350−400 +116%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
World of Tanks	280−290 −82.3%	500−550 +82.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −10.1%	85−90 +10.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 −127%	50−55 +127%
Far Cry 5	140−150 −11.1%	160−170 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	124 −134%	290−300 +134%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 −129%	170−180 +129%
Metro Exodus	114 −25.4%	140−150 +25.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −132%	190−200 +132%
Valorant	140−150 −178%	400−450 +178%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −691%	174 +691%
Dota 2	72 −153%	180−190 +153%
Grand Theft Auto V	72 −122%	160−170 +122%
Metro Exodus	37 −351%	167 +351%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −41.2%	200−210 +41.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −113%	60−65 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 −122%	160−170 +122%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −68.5%	90−95 +68.5%
Counter-Strike 2	8 −588%	55 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −133%	21−24 +133%
Dota 2	97 −127%	220−230 +127%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −50%	100−110 +50%
Fortnite	65−70 −43.3%	95−100 +43.3%
Forza Horizon 4	64 −119%	140−150 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −155%	110−120 +155%
Valorant	80−85 −204%	240−250 +204%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

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This is how RX 6650 XT and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 48% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 179% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 292% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 691% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.67	100.00
Recency	10 May 2022	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	176 Watt	575 Watt

RX 6650 XT has 226.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 134.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6650 XT in performance tests.

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