MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC
vs
SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC and the SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT and has 2048 texture shaders and 32 execution units.

SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.
MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC GPU SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Navi 23 KXT GPU Chip Navi 23 KXT
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
32 Streaming Multiprocessors 32
2048 Shader 2048
64 Render Output Units 64
128 Texture Units 128
32 Raytracing Cores 32

Memory

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 280 GB/s.

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

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
2.190 GHz Memory Clock 2.190 GHz
17.5 Gbps Memory Speed 17.5 Gbps
280 GB/s Memory bandwidth 280 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC clocks in the base with up to 2.055 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT is 2.055 GHz.

2.055 GHz Base Clock 2.055 GHz
2.669 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 1 % Boost Clock 2.635 GHz
2.45 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 % Avg (Game) Clock 2.41 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC is 175 WDeviation vs GPU group-1 %. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT has a TDP of 176 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

175 WDeviation vs GPU group-1 % TDP 176 W
-- TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC.

The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC is 235 mm long, 125 mm high and 47 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT is 240 mm long, 120 mm high and 45 mm wide.

235 mm Length 240 mm
125 mm Height 120 mm
47 mm Width 45 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
721 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 8

Additional data

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC was released in Q2/2022 at a price of 399 $ (Reference).

The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT was introduced in Q2/2022 at a price of 399 $ (Reference).

-- Part-no 11319-03-20G
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2022
399 $ (Reference) Launch Price 399 $ (Reference)
7 nm Structure size 7 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC
8 GB GDDR6
111 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
110 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC
8 GB GDDR6
158 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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