AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
33.8Rasterization20
25.2Ray Tracing20
39.9Memoryspec-based21.4
86.4Efficiencyspec-based86.7
41.7Compute20.1
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 42.1 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+22) and rasterization (+14). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 20
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 20
- 519% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,900 vs 1,762
- 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- 58% lower TDP: 75 W vs 180 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+50% | 14 nm |
| TDP | 180 W | 75 W+58% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+220% | 640 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 2,055 MHz+52% | 1,354 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,635 MHz+81% | 1,455 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+300% | 2 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 280 GB/s+150% | 112 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,900+519%Bottom 44% | 1,762Bottom 2% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,980Bottom 10% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,800+233%Bottom 49% | 5,052Bottom 2% |
| 1080p Ultra | 93 fpsBottom 26% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 66 fpsBottom 26% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 33 fpsBottom 21% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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