GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX 6650M

Place in performance ranking	107	184
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	37.73
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179
Current price	no data	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1792	2304
Boost clock speed	2222 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	270.6	105.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6650M and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	18000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	168.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 38.67
+38.7%

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.89

Radeon RX 6650M outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB by 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 6650M 14934
+38.7%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10771

Radeon RX 6650M outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB by 39% in Passmark.

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

114
+42.5%

80−85

−42.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

127

+41.1%

90−95
−41.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +38.9%	90−95 −38.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	106 +41.3%	75−80 −41.3%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +48%	100−105 −48%
Hitman 3	80−85 +45.5%	55−60 −45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +42.7%	110−120 −42.7%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +38.8%	80−85 −38.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +43.1%	65−70 −43.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222 +38.8%	160−170 −38.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	104 +38.7%	75−80 −38.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +38.9%	90−95 −38.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +43.6%	55−60 −43.6%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +48%	100−105 −48%
Hitman 3	80−85 +45.5%	55−60 −45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +42.7%	110−120 −42.7%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +38.8%	80−85 −38.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +43.1%	65−70 −43.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190 +46.2%	130−140 −46.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	167 +39.2%	120−130 −39.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +47.7%	65−70 −47.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +41.8%	55−60 −41.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 +42.2%	45−50 −42.2%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +48%	100−105 −48%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +42.7%	110−120 −42.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +39.2%	120−130 −39.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +50%	60−65 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +55%	40−45 −55%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+43.1%

65−70

−43.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +48%	50−55 −48%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +50%	60−65 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +47.5%	40−45 −47.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +40%	50−55 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
Hitman 3	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +44%	50−55 −44%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +44.6%	65−70 −44.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +40%	40−45 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+46.7%

45−50

−46.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Hitman 3	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +54.3%	35−40 −54.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+41.7%

24−27

−41.7%

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

RX 6650M is 43% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.67	27.89
Recency	4 January 2022	2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	70 Watt