Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6650 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
AMD
Radeon RX 6650 XT
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 10 May 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 1 Dec 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6650 XT100%
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti111%
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 3060 Ti
- 11% higher gaming performance.
- 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
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 KXT
(215-130000136)) | GA104 (GA104-200-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 392 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 17,400 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 4864 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | 38 |
| Core clock | 2055 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 80 |
| TMUs | 128 | 152 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2190 MHz
17.5 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 176 watts | 200 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | 1 Dec 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6650 XT168.60 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti133.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6650 XT337.30 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti253.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6650 XT280.30 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti448.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6650 XT10790.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti16200.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT94
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti83
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT188
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti169
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT111
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti116
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT73
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti89
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT198
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti196
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 3060 Ti153
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT66
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti69
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT141
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti132
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT80
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti87
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT61
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti77
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT127
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti136
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 3060 Ti105
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT36
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti43
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT79
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti80
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT43
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti52
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT41
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti55
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT64
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti74
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 3060 Ti57
FPS (higher is better)