Radeon RX 6650M vs Tesla P40

Place in the ranking	174	116
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.57	no data
Power efficiency	8.81	22.61
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP102	Navi 23
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	13 September 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,699	no data

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 cores	3840	1792
Core clock speed	1303 MHz	2068 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	2416 MHz
Number of transistors	11,800 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	367.4	270.6
Floating-point processing power	11.76 TFLOPS	8.659 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	240	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1808 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	347.1 GB/s	256.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	6.1	-

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.

Tesla P40 31.60

RX 6650M 38.93
+23.2%

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.

Tesla P40 12190

RX 6650M 15018
+23.2%

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

95−100

−24.2%

118
+24.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

59.99

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

127

+0%

127

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	106 +0%	106 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +0%	79 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190 +0%	190 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 +0%	64 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +0%	167 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +0%	90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +0%	62 +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	55−60 +0%	55−60 +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%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

+0%

65−70

+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	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

This is how Tesla P40 and RX 6650M compete in popular games:

RX 6650M is 24% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	31.60	38.93
Recency	13 September 2016	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	120 Watt

Tesla P40 has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6650M, on the other hand, has a 23.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla P40 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla P40 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6650M is a notebook one.

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