GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 6650M XT

Place in the ranking	83	217
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.47	28.89
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	6 January 2023 (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 cores	2048	2560
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	2416 MHz	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	309.2	no data
Floating-point processing power	9.896 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	128	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	32	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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12_2
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-

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	120−130 +73.9%	69 −73.9%
1440p	65−70 +75.7%	37 −75.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +104%	45−50 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +19.8%	81 −19.8%
Elden Ring	150−160 +91.6%	80−85 −91.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +44.2%	75−80 −44.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +104%	45−50 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +203%	32 −203%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +111%	105 −111%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +56.1%	65−70 −56.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Valorant	180−190 +78.2%	100−110 −78.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +44.2%	75−80 −44.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +140%	40 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +322%	23 −322%
Dota 2	130−140 +118%	61 −118%
Elden Ring	150−160 +91.6%	80−85 −91.6%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +6.2%	97 −6.2%
Fortnite	180−190 +48.4%	120−130 −48.4%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +158%	86 −158%
Grand Theft Auto V	130−140 +46.2%	91 −46.2%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +56.1%	65−70 −56.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +32.3%	150−160 −32.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +97.6%	80−85 −97.6%
Valorant	180−190 +78.2%	100−110 −78.2%
World of Tanks	270−280 +7.7%	250−260 −7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +44.2%	75−80 −44.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +104%	45−50 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +411%	19 −411%
Dota 2	130−140 +54.7%	85−90 −54.7%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +33.8%	75−80 −33.8%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +192%	76 −192%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +32.3%	150−160 −32.3%
Valorant	180−190 +78.2%	100−110 −78.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	80−85 +110%	40 −110%
Elden Ring	95−100 +116%	40−45 −116%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 +110%	40 −110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +100%	21−24 −100%
World of Tanks	280−290 +69.3%	160−170 −69.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +52.9%	50−55 −52.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +124%	21−24 −124%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +129%	21−24 −129%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +93.2%	70−75 −93.2%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +132%	57 −132%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +63.2%	55−60 −63.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +119%	37 −119%
Valorant	140−150 +116%	65−70 −116%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +109%	21−24 −109%
Dota 2	90−95 +107%	40−45 −107%
Elden Ring	45−50 +130%	20−22 −130%
Grand Theft Auto V	90−95 +107%	40−45 −107%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 +90.9%	75−80 −90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +107%	40−45 −107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +104%	24−27 −104%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +109%	21−24 −109%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Dota 2	90−95 +107%	40−45 −107%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +109%	30−35 −109%
Fortnite	65−70 +113%	30−35 −113%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +92.3%	35−40 −92.3%
Valorant	75−80 +139%	30−35 −139%

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

RX 6650M XT is 74% faster in 1080p
RX 6650M XT is 76% faster in 1440p

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 411% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6650M XT is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.40	25.18
Recency	4 January 2022	6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	60 Watt