Radeon RX 6500M vs RX 6650M XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6650M XT and Radeon RX 6500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6650M XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
44.24
+120%

RX 6650M XT outperforms RX 6500M by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking82269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.5327.88
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years 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 cores20481024
Core clock speed2068 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed2416 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate309.2153.6
Floating-point processing power9.896 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12864
Ray Tracing Cores3216

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s144.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.31.3

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 44.24
+120%
RX 6500M 20.13

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
+120%
RX 6500M 7767

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 HD130−140
+110%
62
−110%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3200%
66
+3200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3250%
67
+3250%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1425%
61
+1425%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1125%
95−100
+1125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1575%
65−70
+1575%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−229%
90−95
+229%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1500%
32
+1500%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1350%
58
+1350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1125%
95−100
+1125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2275%
95
+2275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−229%
90−95
+229%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1275%
55
+1275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1125%
95−100
+1125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1975%
83
+1975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−333%
39
+333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+12%
25
−12%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 12−14
Hitman 3 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 10−11

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
+0%
62
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+0%
45
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how RX 6650M XT and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is 110% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 12% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 3250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 6500M is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.24 20.13
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

RX 6650M XT has a 119.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.


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