GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Radeon RX 6650M XT

Radeon RX 6500 Radeon RX 6500M Radeon RX 6550M Radeon RX 6600M Radeon RX 6600S Radeon RX 6650M Radeon RX 6650M XT Radeon RX 6700M Radeon RX 6700S Radeon RX 6800M Radeon RX 6800S Radeon RX 6850M XT
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RTX 2050 Mobile RTX 3050 Mobile RTX 4050 Max-Q RTX 4050 Mobile RTX 4060 Max-Q RTX 4060 Mobile RTX 4060 Ti Mobile RTX 4070 Max-Q RTX 4070 Mobile RTX 4080 Mobile RTX 4090 Max-Q RTX 4090 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6650M XT and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6650M XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
44.25
+18.3%

RX 6650M XT outperforms RTX 4050 Mobile by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 6650M XT RX 6650M XT
RTX 4050 Mobile RTX 4050 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking82123
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Power efficiency25.7152.16
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23AD107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores20482560
Core clock speed2068 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speed2416 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate309.2140.4
Floating-point processing power9.896 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Cores3220

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s192.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
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 6650M XT 44.25
+18.3%
RTX 4050 Mobile 37.40

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 6650M XT 17070
+18.3%
RTX 4050 Mobile 14427

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 HD110−120
+14.6%
96
−14.6%
1440p55−60
+14.6%
48
−14.6%
4K35−40
+9.4%
32
−9.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5050%
103
+5050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2667%
80−85
+2667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4050%
83
+4050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1975%
80−85
+1975%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1938%
160−170
+1938%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3475%
140−150
+3475%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−357%
120−130
+357%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2667%
80−85
+2667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3450%
71
+3450%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1975%
80−85
+1975%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1938%
160−170
+1938%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4100%
168
+4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−800%
80−85
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−357%
120−130
+357%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2667%
80−85
+2667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3150%
65
+3150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1975%
80−85
+1975%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1938%
160−170
+1938%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3525%
145
+3525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−789%
80
+789%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−85.7%
52
+85.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 36
Hitman 3 6−7
−750%
50−55
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3250%
65−70
+3250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24−27

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 117
+0%
117
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
+0%
92
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 84
+0%
84
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+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 47
+0%
47
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 53
+0%
53
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+0%
26
+0%

This is how RX 6650M XT and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is 15% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6650M XT is 15% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6650M XT is 9% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 5050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 44.25 37.40
Recency 4 January 2022 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

RX 6650M XT has a 18.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile in performance tests.

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

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