RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6650M XT

Place in the ranking	84	29
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.31	33.63
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	9 August 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 cores	2048	6144
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	2416 MHz	2175 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	309.2	417.6
Floating-point processing power	9.896 TFLOPS	26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	128	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	32	48

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	360.0 GB/s
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 Connectors

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 6650M XT 44.30

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 63.77
+44%

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 6650M XT 17070

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 24572
+43.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.30	63.77
Recency	4 January 2022	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	130 Watt

RX 6650M XT has 8.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 44% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6650M XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6650M XT is a notebook card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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