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AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT vs AMD Radeon VII

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
41.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
41.9Inno Score
31.9Rasterization30.5
23.7Ray Tracing20
39.9Memoryspec-based65.4
86.4Efficiencyspec-based71.6
42.2Compute44.4
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT4 spec wins — AMD Radeon VII

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT scores 41.2 against 41.9 for AMD Radeon VII. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon VII edges ahead in compute, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT

  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 24 vs 20
  • 51% higher Boost clock: 2,635 MHz vs 1,750 MHz
  • 42% higher Base clock: 2,055 MHz vs 1,450 MHz
  • 40% lower TDP: 180 W vs 300 W
  • 11% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,890 vs 8,930
  • Lower launch price: $399 vs $699

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon VII

  • 3100% higher Bus width: 4,096 bit vs 128 bit
  • 266% higher bandwidth: 1,024 GB/s vs 280 GB/s
  • 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • 88% higher Shading units: 3,840 vs 2,048

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT versus AMD Radeon VII
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6650 XTAMD Radeon VII
Announced20222019
ArchitectureRDNA 2Vega
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP180 W+40%300 W
Power connector1x 8-pin2x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT versus AMD Radeon VII
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6650 XTAMD Radeon VII
Shading units2,0483,840+88%
RT cores32—
Base clock2,055 MHz+42%1,450 MHz
Boost clock2,635 MHz+51%1,750 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT versus AMD Radeon VII
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6650 XTAMD Radeon VII
VRAM8 GB16 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR6HBM2
Bus width128 bit4,096 bit+3100%
Bandwidth280 GB/s1,024 GB/s+266%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT versus AMD Radeon VII
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6650 XTAMD Radeon VII
3DMark Time Spy9,890+11%Bottom 43%8,930Bottom 39%
3DMark Speed Way1,694Bottom 16%—
PassMark G3D17,101+6%Bottom 48%16,175Bottom 43%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT versus AMD Radeon VII
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6650 XTAMD Radeon VII
UpscalingFSR 3—

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