Radeon RX 6650M vs HD 6650M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6650M and Radeon RX 6650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6650M outperforms HD 6650M by a whopping 1892% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 918 | 130 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 22.27 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 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 cores | 480 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 2068 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2416 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.40 | 270.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.576 TFLOPS | 8.659 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 24 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 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.
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.
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.
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
−1742%
| 350−400
+1742%
|
| Full HD | 18
−539%
| 115
+539%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−20600%
|
200−210
+20600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−3075%
|
127
+3075%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−2667%
|
80−85
+2667%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−3075%
|
120−130
+3075%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−20600%
|
200−210
+20600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2550%
|
106
+2550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−11400%
|
110−120
+11400%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
−671%
|
54
+671%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−11200%
|
110−120
+11200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−2667%
|
80−85
+2667%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1209%
|
140−150
+1209%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−3075%
|
120−130
+3075%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−20600%
|
200−210
+20600%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−629%
|
270−280
+629%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1875%
|
79
+1875%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−462%
|
118
+462%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−11400%
|
110−120
+11400%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
−557%
|
46
+557%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−11200%
|
110−120
+11200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−3967%
|
120−130
+3967%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−2667%
|
80−85
+2667%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−2767%
|
86
+2767%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1209%
|
140−150
+1209%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2286%
|
167
+2286%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−3075%
|
120−130
+3075%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1500%
|
64
+1500%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−376%
|
100
+376%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−11400%
|
110−120
+11400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−2667%
|
80−85
+2667%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1209%
|
140−150
+1209%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1186%
|
90
+1186%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
−471%
|
40
+471%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−9100%
|
90−95
+9100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−1983%
|
250−260
+1983%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−929%
|
170−180
+929%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
−1815%
|
240−250
+1815%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4000%
|
40−45
+4000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−4250%
|
85−90
+4250%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2450%
|
100−110
+2450%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−4200%
|
40−45
+4200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−3250%
|
65−70
+3250%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−413%
|
75−80
+413%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
−2356%
|
220−230
+2356%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| Dota 2 | 3−4
−3433%
|
100−110
+3433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2250%
|
45−50
+2250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1467%
|
45−50
+1467%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1433%
|
45−50
+1433%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
This is how HD 6650M and RX 6650M compete in popular games:
- RX 6650M is 1742% faster in 900p
- RX 6650M is 539% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6650M is 20600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6650M is ahead in 54 tests (83%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (17%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.69 | 33.67 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
RX 6650M has a 1892.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6650M in performance tests.
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