GPU comparison with benchmarks

GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G vs MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G

GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100
MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.64 GHz · 175 W Speed index 9/100
In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G and the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is 2.4 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Speed index
9/100
9/100
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
10.79 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.47 GHz
2.64 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
410 GB/s
280 GB/s
TDP
210 W
175 W
Launch Price
399 $
399 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Based onAMD RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GPU ChipVega 10 XLNavi 23 KXT
Streaming Multiprocessors5632
Shader35842048
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units256128
Raytracing Cores--32
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 and has 3584 texture shaders and 56 execution units.

MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is based on AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6
Memory Clock0.800 GHz2.190 GHz
Memory Speed1.6 Gbps17.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth410 GB/s280 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit128 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type HBM2 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 280 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Base Clock1.156 GHz2.055 GHz
Boost Clock1.471 GHz2.635 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.41 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.156 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is 2.055 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
TDP210 W175 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 210 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G has a TDP of 175 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)37 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)49 dB--
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP--2.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingMSI Mystic Light
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Length280 mm278 mm
Height127 mm130 mm
Width40 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight1,090 g894 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 280 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is 278 mm long, 130 mm high and 51 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8GMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ3/2017Q2/2022
Launch Price399 $399 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 56 8G was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G was introduced in Q2/2022 at a price of 399 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G +53.7 %

  1. 2,968
  2. 4,562

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,673

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,637

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 37 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 59 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G +25.6 %

  1. 43 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G +37.5 %

  1. 80 fps (avg)
  2. 110 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G +39.3 %

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. 156 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G +40.6 %

  1. 60,539
  2. 85,142

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G +45.6 %

  1. 63,794
  2. 92,863

Geekbench 6 - Metal MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G +61.9 %

  1. 71,932
  2. 116,428

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