GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon HD 6650M

Place in the ranking	899	212
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	29.15
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Whistler	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)	6 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores	480	2560
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	14.40	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.576 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	24	no data

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	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data

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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12_2
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

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.

HD 6650M 1.95

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.09
+1187%

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.

HD 6650M 1037

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+1580%

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:

900p	19 −1163%	240−250 +1163%
Full HD	18 −317%	75 +317%
1440p	2−3 −1600%	34 +1600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1925%

81
+1925%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −8100%	80−85 +8100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1500%	64 +1500%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1833%	55−60 +1833%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1725%	140−150 +1725%
Hitman 3	6−7 −750%	50−55 +750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −576%	110−120 +576%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −194%	100−110 +194%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −8100%	80−85 +8100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1050%	46 +1050%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1833%	55−60 +1833%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1725%	140−150 +1725%
Hitman 3	6−7 −750%	50−55 +750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −576%	110−120 +576%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −760%	86 +760%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −350%	50−55 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −194%	100−110 +194%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −875%	39 +875%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1833%	55−60 +1833%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1725%	140−150 +1725%
Hitman 3	6−7 −750%	50−55 +750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −576%	110−120 +576%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −660%	76 +660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −317%	50 +317%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −194%	100−110 +194%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1525%

65−70
+1525%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1500%	45−50 +1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1167%	35−40 +1167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%
Hitman 3	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −767%	50−55 +767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −3600%	37 +3600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −1182%	140−150 +1182%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−740%

40−45
+740%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1900%

20−22
+1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	14−16
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−633%

21−24
+633%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 +0%	57 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

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

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 1163% faster in 900p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 317% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 1600% faster in 1440p

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 8100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 53 tests (76%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.95	25.09
Recency	4 January 2011	6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 1186.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6650M in performance tests.

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