Radeon RX 6650M vs R5 M255

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M255 and Radeon RX 6650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M255
2014
4 GB DDR3
1.39

RX 6650M outperforms R5 M255 by a whopping 2710% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1001112
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data23.51
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTopazNavi 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 October 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 cores3841792
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed925 MHz2068 MHz
Boost clock speed940 MHz2416 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data120 Watt
Texture fill rate22.56270.6
Floating-point processing power0.7219 TFLOPS8.659 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.1
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-

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.

R5 M255 1.39
RX 6650M 39.06
+2710%

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.

R5 M255 536
RX 6650M 15074
+2712%

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.

R5 M255 1784
RX 6650M 32846
+1741%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R5 M255 1081
RX 6650M 25739
+2282%

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:

900p21
−2519%
550−600
+2519%
Full HD13
−831%
121
+831%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6
−2017%
127
+2017%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1283%
80−85
+1283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2550%
106
+2550%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−6267%
190−200
+6267%
Hitman 3 5
−1560%
80−85
+1560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−980%
160−170
+980%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9
−911%
90−95
+911%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
−1083%
140−150
+1083%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−288%
120−130
+288%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1283%
80−85
+1283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1875%
79
+1875%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−6267%
190−200
+6267%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1283%
80−85
+1283%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−980%
160−170
+980%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4450%
90−95
+4450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−2275%
190
+2275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−281%
80−85
+281%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−288%
120−130
+288%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1283%
80−85
+1283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1500%
64
+1500%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−6267%
190−200
+6267%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1283%
80−85
+1283%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5
−3140%
160−170
+3140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−1988%
167
+1988%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
−2900%
90
+2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−87.9%
62
+87.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4450%
90−95
+4450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7400%
75−80
+7400%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2850%
55−60
+2850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Hitman 3 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5500%
55−60
+5500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−2629%
190−200
+2629%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1575%
65−70
+1575%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 24−27
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how R5 M255 and RX 6650M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M is 2519% faster in 900p
  • RX 6650M is 831% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6650M is 7400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6650M is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 39.06
Recency 12 October 2014 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 6650M has a 2710.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M255 in performance tests.


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