Radeon 780M vs 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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Radeon 520 Radeon 530 Radeon 540X Radeon 610 Radeon 610M Radeon 660M Radeon 680M Radeon 740M Radeon 760M Radeon 780M Radeon 880M Radeon 890M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6650M XT and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6650M XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
44.25
+141%

RX 6650M XT outperforms 780M by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 6650M XT RX 6650M XT
Radeon 780M Radeon 780M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking82298
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Power efficiency25.7185.22
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23Hawx Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a 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 cores2048768
Core clock speed2068 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed2416 MHz2700 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate309.2129.6
Floating-point processing power9.896 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12848
Ray Tracing Cores3212

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/sno 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 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 Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.31.3

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.

RX 6650M XT 44.25
+141%
Radeon 780M 18.33

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
+141%
Radeon 780M 7071

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 HD85−90
+136%
36
−136%
1440p45−50
+125%
20
−125%
4K35−40
+133%
15
−133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1450%
31
+1450%
Hitman 3 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1400%
60−65
+1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−211%
85−90
+211%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1250%
54
+1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−211%
85−90
+211%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1050%
23
+1050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−563%
53
+563%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1050%
46
+1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−222%
29
+222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+55.6%
18
−55.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−11
Hitman 3 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+0%
32
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+0%
20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how RX 6650M XT and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is 136% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6650M XT is 125% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6650M XT is 133% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6650M XT is 56% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 780M is 1850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6650M XT is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 44.25 18.33
Recency 4 January 2022 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

RX 6650M XT has a 141.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 780M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6650M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 780M 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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