AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
33.8Rasterization—
25.2Ray Tracing20
39.9Memory71.2
86.4Efficiency79.1
41.7Compute73.2
2 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT5 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 42.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+32) and memory (+31). AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT 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 Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 86 vs 79
- 22% lower TDP: 180 W vs 230 W
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $399 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 40
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 42
- 400% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 2,048
- 200% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 8 GB
- 200% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 128 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 180 W+22% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048 | 10,240+400% |
| RT cores | 32 | 80+150% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 2,055 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,635 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 280 GB/s | 768 GB/s+174% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,900Top 76% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,980Top 92% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,800Top 66% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 93 fpsTop 76% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 66 fpsTop 76% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 33 fpsTop 80% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS |
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