Radeon RX 7700 XT 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 RX 5700 Radeon RX 7500 XT Radeon RX 7600 Radeon RX 7600 XT Radeon RX 7700 Radeon RX 7700 XT Radeon RX 7800 XT Radeon RX 7900 GRE Radeon RX 7900 XT Radeon RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 7950 XTX Radeon RX 7990 XTX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6650M XT with Radeon RX 7700 XT, including specs and performance data.

RX 6650M XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
44.24

RX 7700 XT outperforms RX 6650M XT by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 6650M XT RX 6650M XT
RX 7700 XT RX 7700 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8241
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.65
Power efficiency25.5316.37
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23Navi 32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores20483456
Core clock speed2068 MHz1435 MHz
Boost clock speed2416 MHz2544 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt245 Watt
Texture fill rate309.2549.5
Floating-point processing power9.896 TFLOPS35.17 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs128216
Ray Tracing Cores3254

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 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s432.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

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
OpenCL2.12.2
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 44.24
RX 7700 XT 57.94
+31%

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
RX 7700 XT 22358
+31%

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 HD140−150
−33.6%
187
+33.6%
1440p75−80
−38.7%
104
+38.7%
4K45−50
−33.3%
60
+33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.40
1440pno data4.32
4Kno data7.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−9550%
193
+9550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−5400%
165
+5400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5350%
100−110
+5350%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7800%
158
+7800%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2850%
110−120
+2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2638%
210−220
+2638%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5675%
230−240
+5675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−425%
140−150
+425%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−8967%
272
+8967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5350%
100−110
+5350%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6500%
132
+6500%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2850%
110−120
+2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2638%
210−220
+2638%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−8250%
334
+8250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−425%
140−150
+425%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3933%
121
+3933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5350%
100−110
+5350%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6000%
122
+6000%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2850%
110−120
+2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2600%
216
+2600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7075%
287
+7075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1767%
168
+1767%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−425%
140−150
+425%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 80
Hitman 3 6−7
−1250%
80−85
+1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−8450%
171
+8450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4800%
95−100
+4800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−5700%
58
+5700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 59

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2750%
55−60
+2750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 180
+0%
180
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 149
+0%
149
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 231
+0%
231
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 98
+0%
98
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 101
+0%
101
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 134
+0%
134
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 193
+0%
193
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120
+0%
120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+0%
134
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+0%
97
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how RX 6650M XT and RX 7700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7700 XT is 34% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700 XT is 39% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700 XT is 33% 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 RX 7700 XT is 9550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7700 XT is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 44.24 57.94
Recency 4 January 2022 25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 245 Watt

RX 6650M XT has 104.2% lower power consumption.

RX 7700 XT, on the other hand, has a 31% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6650M XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6650M XT is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7700 XT is a desktop one.

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

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