Radeon RX 6650 XT vs Radeon RX Vega 64

Radeon RX 6650 XT
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 10 May 2022
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 64

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    136%
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6650 XT

36% higher gaming performance.
119 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 64 .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 64

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports TrueAudio
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Radeon RX 6650 XT

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6650 XT

The Radeon RX 6650 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 6650 XTRadeon RX Vega 64
GPU NameNavi 23 (Navi 23 KXT (215-130000136))vsVega 10 (Vega 10 XT)
Fab Process7 nmvs14 nm
Die Size237 mm²vs484 mm²
Transistors11,060 millionvs12,500 million
Shaders2048vs4096
Raytracing Cores32vsnone
Compute Units32vs64
Core clock2055 MHzvs1250 MHz
ROPs64vs64
TMUs128vs256

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 6650 XTRadeon RX Vega 64
Memory TypeGDDR6vsHBM2
Bus Width128 bitvs2048 bit
Memory Speed2190 MHz
17.5 Gbps effective
vs945 MHz
1890 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 6650 XTRadeon RX Vega 64
TDP176 wattsvs295 watts
Release Date10 May 2022vs8 Aug 2017

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    168.60 GP/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    96.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    337.30 GT/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    384.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    280.30 GB/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    483.80 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    10790.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    12288.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    94
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    111
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    198
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    142

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    138
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    66
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    80
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    127
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    88
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    36
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    43
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    64
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    42
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31

FPS (higher is better)