Radeon RX 6650M XT vs GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

MX570 MX570 A RTX 2050 Max-Q RTX 2050 Mobile RTX 3050 Max-Q RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 4 GB RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Mobile RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q
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Radeon RX 6600M Radeon RX 6600S Radeon RX 6650M Radeon RX 6650M XT Radeon RX 6700S Radeon RX 6800S

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile and Radeon RX 6650M XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2050 Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 45 Watt
18.72

RX 6650M XT outperforms RTX 2050 Mobile by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 2050 Mobile RTX 2050
RX 6650M XT RX 6650M XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking30787
Place by popularity29not in top-100
Power efficiency28.5225.37
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA107Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 December 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 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 cores20482048
Core clock speed1185 MHz2068 MHz
Boost clock speed1477 MHz2416 MHz
Number of transistorsno data11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate94.53309.2
Floating-point processing power6.05 TFLOPS9.896 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs64128
Tensor Cores256no data
Ray Tracing Cores3232

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

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 HD41
−132%
95−100
+132%
1440p34
−135%
80−85
+135%
4K26
−131%
60−65
+131%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−172%
120−130
+172%
Counter-Strike 2 36
−167%
95−100
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
−106%
95−100
+106%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 49
−155%
120−130
+155%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−85.1%
130−140
+85.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30
−220%
95−100
+220%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
−131%
95−100
+131%
Far Cry 5 59
−115%
120−130
+115%
Fortnite 95−100
−85.3%
170−180
+85.3%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−119%
150−160
+119%
Forza Horizon 5 49
−147%
120−130
+147%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−141%
150−160
+141%
Valorant 130−140
−74.1%
230−240
+74.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30
−317%
120−130
+317%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−85.1%
130−140
+85.1%
Counter-Strike 2 27
−256%
95−100
+256%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−26.4%
270−280
+26.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
−234%
95−100
+234%
Dota 2 118
−23.7%
140−150
+23.7%
Far Cry 5 53
−140%
120−130
+140%
Fortnite 95−100
−85.3%
170−180
+85.3%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−119%
150−160
+119%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−147%
120−130
+147%
Grand Theft Auto V 68
−95.6%
130−140
+95.6%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−168%
95−100
+168%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−141%
150−160
+141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
−155%
140−150
+155%
Valorant 130−140
−74.1%
230−240
+74.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−85.1%
130−140
+85.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−200%
95−100
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
−288%
95−100
+288%
Dota 2 110
−32.7%
140−150
+32.7%
Far Cry 5 49
−159%
120−130
+159%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−119%
150−160
+119%
Forza Horizon 5 33
−267%
120−130
+267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−141%
150−160
+141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
−348%
140−150
+348%
Valorant 130−140
−74.1%
230−240
+74.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−85.3%
170−180
+85.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
−121%
280−290
+121%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
−127%
80−85
+127%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−177%
60−65
+177%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−4.8%
170−180
+4.8%
Valorant 170−180
−55.9%
260−270
+55.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−108%
100−110
+108%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−68.4%
30−35
+68.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−206%
45−50
+206%
Far Cry 5 37
−168%
95−100
+168%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−170%
110−120
+170%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−128%
70−75
+128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−182%
75−80
+182%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−175%
110−120
+175%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−136%
30−35
+136%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−150%
20−22
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−184%
90−95
+184%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−171%
35−40
+171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−164%
65−70
+164%
Valorant 95−100
−154%
240−250
+154%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−154%
65−70
+154%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−150%
20−22
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Dota 2 34
−238%
110−120
+238%
Far Cry 5 18
−206%
55−60
+206%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−207%
45−50
+207%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−241%
55−60
+241%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−206%
55−60
+206%

This is how RTX 2050 Mobile and RX 6650M XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is 132% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6650M XT is 135% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6650M XT is 131% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 348% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6650M XT surpassed RTX 2050 Mobile in all 67 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 18.72 44.41
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 120 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has 166.7% lower power consumption.

RX 6650M XT, on the other hand, has a 137.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile in performance tests.

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