Radeon RX 6650M vs RX 6800M

Place in performance ranking	143	112
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 22	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2021 (2 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Technical specs

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	2560	1792
Core clock speed	2116 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2300 MHz	2222 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	413.0	270.6

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6800M and Radeon RX 6650M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

Memory

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	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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

API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.2

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 6800M 34.33

RX 6650M 38.03
+10.8%

RX 6650M outperforms RX 6800M by 11% based on our aggregated 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 6800M 13297

RX 6650M 14731
+10.8%

RX 6650M outperforms RX 6800M by 11% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6800M 40391
+23%

RX 6650M 32846

RX 6800M outperforms RX 6650M by 23% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6800M 34199
+32.9%

RX 6650M 25739

RX 6800M outperforms RX 6650M by 33% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	107 −8.4%	116 +8.4%
1440p	70 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%
4K	43 −4.7%	45−50 +4.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

123

−3.3%

127
+3.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −7.9%	65−70 +7.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 +65.2%	65−70 −65.2%
Battlefield 5	143 +28.8%	110−120 −28.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −11.8%	100−110 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	110 +3.8%	106 −3.8%
Far Cry 5	106 +9.3%	95−100 −9.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	96 +4.3%	90−95 −4.3%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −8.3%	110−120 +8.3%
Hitman 3	100−110 −65.7%	179 +65.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −10.8%	80−85 +10.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +100%	60−65 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 +30.4%	90−95 −30.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 −22.4%	104 +22.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −7.9%	65−70 +7.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 +36.4%	65−70 −36.4%
Battlefield 5	141 +27%	110−120 −27%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −11.8%	100−110 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 +29.1%	79 −29.1%
Far Cry 5	102 +5.2%	95−100 −5.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	94 +2.2%	90−95 −2.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −8.3%	110−120 +8.3%
Hitman 3	100−110 −49.1%	161 +49.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	47 −74.5%	80−85 +74.5%
Metro Exodus	105 +22.1%	86 −22.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	86 +41%	60−65 −41%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	109 +18.5%	90−95 −18.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	188 +12.6%	167 −12.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	79 −19%	94 +19%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −7.9%	65−70 +7.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +18.2%	65−70 −18.2%
Battlefield 5	139 +25.2%	110−120 −25.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	98 +53.1%	64 −53.1%
Far Cry 5	95 −2.1%	95−100 +2.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 −12.2%	90−95 +12.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −8.3%	110−120 +8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109 +21.1%	90 −21.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	69 +11.3%	62 −11.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −12.5%	60−65 +12.5%
Hitman 3	60−65 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −12.8%	50−55 +12.8%
Metro Exodus	59 +40.5%	40−45 −40.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	81 +42.1%	55−60 −42.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −10.8%	40−45 +10.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	63 +50%	40−45 −50%
Battlefield 5	130 +62.5%	80−85 −62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	51 +70%	30−33 −70%
Far Cry 5	100 +44.9%	65−70 −44.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +15.3%	70−75 −15.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −11.1%	80−85 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −14.9%	50−55 +14.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +61.8%	30−35 −61.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −13.3%	30−35 +13.3%
Hitman 3	30−35 −11.8%	35−40 +11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −16%	27−30 +16%
Metro Exodus	38 +46.2%	24−27 −46.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +65%	20−22 −65%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −13%	24−27 +13%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Battlefield 5	82 +78.3%	45−50 −78.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +76.9%	12−14 −76.9%
Far Cry 5	61 +69.4%	35−40 −69.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +60%	40−45 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −10.4%	50−55 +10.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +73.7%	18−20 −73.7%

This is how RX 6800M and RX 6650M compete in popular games:

RX 6650M is 8.4% faster than RX 6800M in 1080p
RX 6650M is 7.1% faster than RX 6800M in 1440p
RX 6650M is 4.7% faster than RX 6800M in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6800M is 100% faster than the RX 6650M.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6650M is 74.5% faster than the RX 6800M.

All in all, in popular games: