Radeon RX 6650 XT vs GeForce Go 6600

Place in the ranking	1402	79
Place by popularity	not in top-100	97
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	62.45
Power efficiency	no data	17.68
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NV43 A2	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

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	12	2048
Core clock speed	300 MHz	2055 MHz
Boost clock speed	375 MHz	2635 MHz
Number of transistors	146 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	176 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.400	337.3
Floating-point processing power	no data	10.79 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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	DDR	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	350 MHz	2190 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	280.3 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	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.

Go 6600 0.18

RX 6650 XT 44.59
+24672%

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.

Go 6600 69

RX 6650 XT 17203
+24832%

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	0−1	140
1440p	-0−1	66
4K	-0−1	37

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.85
1440p	no data	6.05
4K	no data	10.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−6300%

128
+6300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3033%	90−95 +3033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4350%	85−90 +4350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5300%	108 +5300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2300%	95−100 +2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2163%	180−190 +2163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4100%	160−170 +4100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −386%	130−140 +386%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3033%	90−95 +3033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4350%	85−90 +4350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4300%	88 +4300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2300%	95−100 +2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2163%	180−190 +2163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5450%	222 +5450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −922%	90−95 +922%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −386%	130−140 +386%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3033%	90−95 +3033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4350%	85−90 +4350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3800%	78 +3800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2300%	95−100 +2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2063%	173 +2063%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4725%	193 +4725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1089%	107 +1089%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −132%	65 +132%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	44
Hitman 3	6−7 −900%	60−65 +900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −6350%	129 +6350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3750%

75−80
+3750%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3100%	30−35 +3100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	27−30

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1950%

40−45
+1950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+0%

100−105

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Metro Exodus	114 +0%	114 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	124 +0%	124 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 +0%	56 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	64 +0%	64 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	23 +0%	23 +0%

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650 XT is 6350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6650 XT is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	44.59
Recency	29 September 2005	10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	7 nm

RX 6650 XT has a 24672.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6600 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6650 XT is a desktop one.

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