Radeon RX 6650 XT vs RX 6700S

Place in the ranking	118	79
Place by popularity	not in top-100	99
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	61.80
Power efficiency	33.57	17.50
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	1792	2048
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	2055 MHz
Boost clock speed	2000 MHz	2635 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	176 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.0	337.3
Floating-point processing power	7.168 TFLOPS	10.79 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	112	128
Ray Tracing Cores	28	32

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2190 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	280.3 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, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

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

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 6700S 39.01

RX 6650 XT 44.74
+14.7%

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 6700S 14996

RX 6650 XT 17201
+14.7%

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.

RX 6700S 32662

RX 6650 XT 41739
+27.8%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 6700S 75332

RX 6650 XT 105955
+40.7%

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.

RX 6700S 24135

RX 6650 XT 29796
+23.5%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6700S 153853

RX 6650 XT 167944
+9.2%

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	118 −18.6%	140 +18.6%
1440p	66 +0%	66 +0%
4K	30−35 −20%	36 +20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.85
1440p	no data	6.05
4K	no data	11.08

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −69.1%	137 +69.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −54.2%	128 +54.2%
Elden Ring	130−140 −8.8%	149 +8.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −6.7%	110−120 +6.7%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −28.4%	104 +28.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 −8%	54 +8%
Forza Horizon 4	227 −20.3%	273 +20.3%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −61.7%	152 +61.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Valorant	218 +19.8%	180−190 −19.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −6.7%	110−120 +6.7%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −3.7%	84 +3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 −18.9%	44 +18.9%
Dota 2	117 −32.5%	155 +32.5%
Elden Ring	147 −11.6%	164 +11.6%
Far Cry 5	45 −53.3%	69 +53.3%
Fortnite	170−180 −9.9%	180−190 +9.9%
Forza Horizon 4	183 −21.3%	222 +21.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	118 −24.6%	147 +24.6%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −19.1%	112 +19.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −4.5%	200−210 +4.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −18.1%	160−170 +18.1%
Valorant	99 −83.8%	180−190 +83.8%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −6.7%	110−120 +6.7%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +9.5%	74 −9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −30%	39 +30%
Dota 2	103 −32%	136 +32%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −6.2%	100−110 +6.2%
Forza Horizon 4	157 −22.9%	193 +22.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −4.5%	200−210 +4.5%
Valorant	190 +4.4%	180−190 −4.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 −6.9%	77 +6.9%
Elden Ring	66 −31.8%	87 +31.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −6.9%	77 +6.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −17.9%	45−50 +17.9%
World of Tanks	240−250 −14.6%	280−290 +14.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −9.7%	75−80 +9.7%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −7.7%	42 +7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 −37.5%	22 +37.5%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −14.3%	140−150 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −10.7%	124 +10.7%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −34.1%	114 +34.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −20.6%	80−85 +20.6%
Valorant	121 −23.1%	140−150 +23.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +48.1%	27 −48.1%
Dota 2	75−80 +6.9%	72 −6.9%
Elden Ring	35−40 −7.9%	41 +7.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +6.9%	72 −6.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −12.1%	37 +12.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −18.3%	140−150 +18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +6.9%	72 −6.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −20%	50−55 +20%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −20%	45−50 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +88.9%	9 −88.9%
Dota 2	75−80 −26%	97 +26%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −20.7%	70−75 +20.7%
Fortnite	55−60 −21.8%	65−70 +21.8%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	64 +0%
Valorant	60−65 −25%	80−85 +25%

This is how RX 6700S and RX 6650 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6650 XT is 19% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
RX 6650 XT is 20% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6700S is 89% faster.
in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6650 XT is 84% faster.

All in all, in popular games: