Radeon PRO W9070 vs RX 6650 XT
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 113 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 54.80 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.07 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 23 | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 May 2022 (4 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 2055 MHz | 1660 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2635 MHz | 2970 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,060 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 176 Watt | 304 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 337.3 | 760.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.79 TFLOPS | 48.66 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 128 |
| TMUs | 128 | 256 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | 64 |
| L0 Cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 64 MB |
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 |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 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 | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2190 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 280.3 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
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 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 176 Watt | 304 Watt |
RX 6650 XT has 73% lower power consumption.
PRO W9070, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6650 XT and Radeon PRO W9070. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6650 XT is a desktop graphics card while Radeon PRO W9070 is a workstation one.
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