Radeon RX 6650 XT vs HD 8410G

Place in the ranking	1071	78
Place by popularity	not in top-100	99
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	62.41
Power efficiency	2.25	17.62
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Scrapper	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 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	192	2048
Core clock speed	600 MHz	2055 MHz
Boost clock speed	720 MHz	2635 MHz
Number of transistors	1,303 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	176 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.640	337.3
Floating-point processing power	0.2765 TFLOPS	10.79 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	12	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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	IGP	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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2190 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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	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. 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 8410G 1.13

RX 6650 XT 44.60
+3847%

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.

HD 8410G 435

RX 6650 XT 17211
+3857%

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	3−4 −4633%	142 +4633%
1440p	1−2 −7000%	71 +7000%
4K	0−1	36

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−4167%

128
+4167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1780%	90−95 +1780%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3500%	108 +3500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −9300%	90−95 +9300%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −5350%	100−110 +5350%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −20200%	200−210 +20200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1820%	95−100 +1820%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1292%	180−190 +1292%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −9900%	100−105 +9900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −2300%	160−170 +2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −325%	130−140 +325%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1780%	90−95 +1780%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2833%	88 +2833%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −9300%	90−95 +9300%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −5350%	100−110 +5350%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −20200%	200−210 +20200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1820%	95−100 +1820%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1292%	180−190 +1292%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −9900%	100−105 +9900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −3071%	222 +3071%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −736%	90−95 +736%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −325%	130−140 +325%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1780%	90−95 +1780%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2500%	78 +2500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −9300%	90−95 +9300%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −20200%	200−210 +20200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1820%	95−100 +1820%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1231%	173 +1231%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −2657%	193 +2657%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −873%	107 +873%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −103%	65 +103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−9900%

100−105
+9900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −8700%	85−90 +8700%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3350%	65−70 +3350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −4800%	45−50 +4800%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −4300%	44 +4300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −5100%	50−55 +5100%
Hitman 3	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −3125%	129 +3125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	65−70
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −4020%	200−210 +4020%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1825%

75−80
+1825%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

35−40

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3100%	30−35 +3100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	27−30
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	30−33
Far Cry 5	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%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

75−80

+0%

75−80

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	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%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +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

Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +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%

This is how HD 8410G and RX 6650 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6650 XT is 4633% faster in 1080p
RX 6650 XT is 7000% faster in 1440p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6650 XT is 20200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6650 XT is ahead in 46 tests (69%)
there's a draw in 21 test (31%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.13	44.60
Recency	23 May 2013	10 May 2022
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	176 Watt

HD 8410G has 402.9% lower power consumption.

RX 6650 XT, on the other hand, has a 3846.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8410G in performance tests.

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