Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6650 XT vs GeForce RTX 2080
AMD
Radeon RX 6650 XT
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 10 May 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 2080
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 20 Aug 2018
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6650 XT102%
- GeForce RTX 2080100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6650 XT
- 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 the GeForce RTX 2080
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 KXT
(215-130000136)) | TU104 (TU104-400A-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 0 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | unknown |
| Shaders | 2048 | 2944 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | 23 |
| Core clock | 2055 MHz | 1515 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 184 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2190 MHz
17.5 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|
| TDP | 176 watts | 200 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | 20 Aug 2018 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6650 XT168.60 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 2080106.90 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6650 XT337.30 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 2080307.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6650 XT280.30 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 2080448.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6650 XT10790.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 20809833.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT94
- GeForce RTX 208066
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT188
- GeForce RTX 2080183
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT111
- GeForce RTX 2080108
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT73
- GeForce RTX 208091
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT198
- GeForce RTX 2080174
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT138
- GeForce RTX 2080121
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT66
- GeForce RTX 208057
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT141
- GeForce RTX 2080124
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT80
- GeForce RTX 208079
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT61
- GeForce RTX 208072
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT127
- GeForce RTX 2080125
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT88
- GeForce RTX 208084
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT36
- GeForce RTX 208036
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT79
- GeForce RTX 208070
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT43
- GeForce RTX 208047
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT41
- GeForce RTX 208049
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT64
- GeForce RTX 208070
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT42
- GeForce RTX 208046
FPS (higher is better)