Radeon RX 6950 XT vs RX 6650M

Place in performance ranking	107	14
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	22.76
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	Navi
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099
Current price	no data	$961 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1792	5120
Core clock speed	no data	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	2222 MHz	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	270.6	743.7

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6650M and Radeon RX 6950 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	18000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 38.67

RX 6950 XT 73.28
+89.5%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6650M by 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 6650M 14934

RX 6950 XT 28299
+89.5%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6650M by 89% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6650M 32846

RX 6950 XT 72228
+120%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6650M by 120% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6650M 25739

RX 6950 XT 59882
+133%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6650M by 133% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	114 −87.7%	214 +87.7%
1440p	70−75 −92.9%	135 +92.9%
4K	45−50 −91.1%	86 +91.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

127

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	120−130	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	106	no data
Far Cry 5	80−85	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	80−85	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Metro Exodus	110−120	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	104	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	120−130	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	79	no data
Far Cry 5	80−85	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	80−85	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Metro Exodus	110−120	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	167	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	64	no data
Far Cry 5	80−85	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	62	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	no data
Far Cry 5	70−75	no data
Forza Horizon 4	80−85	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85	no data
Metro Exodus	70−75	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	40−45	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20	no data