Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs RX 6650M

Place in the ranking	116	8
Place by popularity	not in top-100	61
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	34.61
Power efficiency	22.46	15.70
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	Navi 31
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1792	6144
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	1929 MHz
Boost clock speed	2416 MHz	2498 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	355 Watt
Texture fill rate	270.6	959.2
Floating-point processing power	8.659 TFLOPS	61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	192
TMUs	112	384
Ray Tracing Cores	28	96

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	287 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	960.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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 38.93

RX 7900 XTX 80.50
+107%

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 15018

RX 7900 XTX 31058
+107%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6650M 32846

RX 7900 XTX 83322
+154%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6650M 25739

RX 7900 XTX 64680
+151%

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	118 −116%	255 +116%
1440p	80−85 −116%	173 +116%
4K	50−55 −112%	106 +112%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.92
1440p	no data	5.77
4K	no data	9.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

127

−90.6%

242
+90.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −100%	166 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −322%	283 +322%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −95.2%	240−250 +95.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	106 −118%	231 +118%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −40.5%	110−120 +40.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −109%	200−210 +109%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −31.4%	250−260 +31.4%
Hitman 3	80−85 −55.4%	120−130 +55.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −75.9%	280−290 +75.9%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −24%	150−160 +24%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −36.3%	120−130 +36.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 −146%	350−400 +146%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −20.3%	150−160 +20.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −298%	330 +298%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −260%	241 +260%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −95.2%	240−250 +95.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −163%	208 +163%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −40.5%	110−120 +40.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −109%	200−210 +109%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −31.4%	250−260 +31.4%
Hitman 3	80−85 −55.4%	120−130 +55.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −75.9%	280−290 +75.9%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −24%	150−160 +24%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −36.3%	120−130 +36.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190 −182%	535 +182%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −121%	170−180 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −20.3%	150−160 +20.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −61.4%	134 +61.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −213%	210 +213%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 −211%	199 +211%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −40.5%	110−120 +40.5%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −54.5%	295 +54.5%
Hitman 3	80−85 −55.4%	120−130 +55.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −151%	406 +151%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 −182%	471 +182%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 −231%	298 +231%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 −155%	158 +155%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

−36.3%

120−130
+36.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −121%	160−170 +121%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −89.8%	110−120 +89.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −214%	132 +214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −298%	171 +298%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −78.3%	80−85 +78.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −355%	141 +355%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −86.7%	80−85 +86.7%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −23.7%	270−280 +23.7%
Hitman 3	50−55 −136%	110−120 +136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −286%	328 +286%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −100%	146 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −283%	360 +283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −325%	238 +325%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 −25.7%	240−250 +25.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

−85.1%

120−130
+85.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −126%	85−90 +126%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −109%	65−70 +109%
Hitman 3	30−35 −128%	70−75 +128%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −24.9%	220−230 +24.9%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −172%	130−140 +172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −287%	182 +287%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −323%	110 +323%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −346%	107 +346%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −446%	71 +446%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −320%	227 +320%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −272%	197 +272%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 −415%	103 +415%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−171%

95−100
+171%

This is how RX 6650M and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XTX is 116% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XTX is 116% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XTX is 112% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 446% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7900 XTX surpassed RX 6650M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.93	80.50
Recency	4 January 2022	3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	355 Watt

RX 6650M has 195.8% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 106.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6650M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6650M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.

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