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Radeon RX 6650 XT

4.3 · 306 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
8 GB
CUDA
2,048
FP32
10.79 TF
Bandwidth
280.3 GB/s
TDP
176W
Boost
2635 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute10.79 TFLOPS10%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth280.3 GB/s16%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity8 GB25%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units2,0489%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency20/10034%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy14,760pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)6,300pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)1,924spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute76,800pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming41
Ray tracing35
AI / Compute32
Creator / 3D37
Power efficiency20
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 45 fps
1080p
76
1440p
43
4K
17
Counter-Strike 2avg 109 fps
1080p
176
1440p
105
4K
47
Fortniteavg 113 fps
1080p
170
1440p
112
4K
56
Battlefield 5avg 100 fps
1080p
131
1440p
102
4K
66
Far Cry 5avg 103 fps
1080p
146
1440p
111
4K
53
Valorantavg 244 fps
1080p
228
1440p
257
4K
247

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
145fps
1440p
74fps
4K
34fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($399) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.71
1440p
$6.18
4K
$10.46
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Fans love the big 1080p frame rate jump from older cards. The main annoyance is that the memory limit shows up in newer, more demanding games.

Pros
  • Crushes 1080p gaming with ease
  • Stays cool under heavy load
  • Great value for the money
  • Fits in most PC cases
Cons
  • Only 8GB VRAM limits future games
  • No ray tracing performance to speak of
  • Power draw is higher than some rivals

Supported technologies

Ray TracingAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Process node
7 nm
Transistors
11.1 B
Compute Units
32
Release date
2022
Launch price
$399
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
2,048
RT Cores
32
TMUs
128
ROPs
64
L2 cache
2 MB
Memory
Size
8 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
128-bit
Bandwidth
280.3 GB/s
Memory clock
2190 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
2055 MHz
Boost clock
2635 MHz
FP32 (float)
10.79 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
10.79 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
169 GPixel/s
Texture rate
337.3 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
176W
Suggested PSU
350W
Power connectors
1x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK support

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

Our verdict on the RX 6650 XT

This is a mid-range RDNA 2 card that runs cool and efficiently, but its 8 GB of memory already feels tight for modern games.

Get it if you want a solid 1080p card that runs cool and quiet for the money, no fuss. Skip it if you need more VRAM for modern games at higher settings or plan to upgrade soon.

Buy it if…

  • You want 1080p gaming without breaking the bank.
  • You need a solid upgrade from an older midrange card.
  • You appreciate great performance per watt in your build.
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