GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 6650M XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6650M XT and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6650M XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
41.05
+60.5%

RX 6650M XT outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 6650M XT RX 6650M XT
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking97208
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.1031.29
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)6 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores20482560
Core clock speed2068 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speed2416 MHz1492 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate309.2no data
Floating-point processing power9.896 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs128no data
Ray Tracing Cores32no data

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_2
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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 HD110−120
+59.4%
69
−59.4%
1440p55−60
+57.1%
35
−57.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3950%
81
+3950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3100%
64
+3100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2025%
85−90
+2025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−268%
100−110
+268%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2050%
86
+2050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−500%
50−55
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−268%
100−110
+268%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1800%
76
+1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−456%
50
+456%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−268%
100−110
+268%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 16−18
Hitman 3 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2500%
50−55
+2500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1000%
21−24
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+0%
57
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+0%
37
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how RX 6650M XT and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is 59% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6650M XT is 57% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 41.05 25.58
Recency 4 January 2022 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 60 Watt

RX 6650M XT has a 60.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.

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

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