GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 6650 XT

Place in the ranking	78	2
Place by popularity	99	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	62.41	18.33
Power efficiency	17.62	15.96
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6650 XT has 240% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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	2048	14592
Core clock speed	2055 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	2635 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	176 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	337.3	1,149
Floating-point processing power	10.79 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	128	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	32	114

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	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2190 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	280.3 GB/s	1,008 GB/s

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	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	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

RX 6650 XT 44.60

RTX 4090 D 97.52
+119%

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.

RX 6650 XT 17211

RTX 4090 D 37631
+119%

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	142 −111%	300−350 +111%
1440p	71 −111%	150−160 +111%
4K	36 −108%	75−80 +108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

128

−111%

270−280
+111%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Battlefield 5	140−150 −110%	300−310 +110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −113%	190−200 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	108 −113%	230−240 +113%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −111%	230−240 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −97%	400−450 +97%
Hitman 3	95−100 −108%	200−210 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −93.4%	350−400 +93.4%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −112%	290−300 +112%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 −110%	210−220 +110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 −108%	350−400 +108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −113%	290−300 +113%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Battlefield 5	140−150 −110%	300−310 +110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −113%	190−200 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 −116%	190−200 +116%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −111%	230−240 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −97%	400−450 +97%
Hitman 3	95−100 −108%	200−210 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −93.4%	350−400 +93.4%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −112%	290−300 +112%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 −110%	210−220 +110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222 −103%	450−500 +103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −117%	200−210 +117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −113%	290−300 +113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −113%	190−200 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 −118%	170−180 +118%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −97%	400−450 +97%
Hitman 3	95−100 −108%	200−210 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	173 −102%	350−400 +102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	193 −107%	400−450 +107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	107 −115%	230−240 +115%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 −115%	140−150 +115%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

−110%

210−220
+110%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −116%	190−200 +116%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −117%	150−160 +117%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −116%	110−120 +116%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −108%	110−120 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −116%	95−100 +116%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 −107%	500−550 +107%
Hitman 3	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 −117%	280−290 +117%
Metro Exodus	114 −111%	240−250 +111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	124 −118%	270−280 +118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 −118%	450−500 +118%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
−108%

160−170

+108%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −117%	100−105 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −118%	85−90 +118%
Hitman 3	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 −104%	400−450 +104%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −103%	120−130 +103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 −114%	120−130 +114%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −106%	130−140 +106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	64 −103%	130−140 +103%
Watch Dogs: Legion	23 −117%	50−55 +117%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−107%

85−90
+107%

This is how RX 6650 XT and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 111% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 111% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 108% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.60	97.52
Recency	10 May 2022	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	176 Watt	425 Watt

RX 6650 XT has 141.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 118.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6650 XT in performance tests.

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