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SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT vs MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G

SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT
SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.64 GHz · 176 W Speed index 9/100

The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.64 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 10.79 TFLOPS.

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

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.64 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 10.79 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Speed index
9/100
9/100
FP32
10.79 TFLOPS
10.79 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.64 GHz
2.64 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
280 GB/s
280 GB/s
TDP
176 W
175 W
Launch Price
399 $
399 $
273 pts
273 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6650 XTAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GPU ChipNavi 23 KXTNavi 23 KXT
Streaming Multiprocessors3232
Shader20482048
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units128128
Raytracing Cores3232
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 32 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.190 GHz2.190 GHz
Memory Speed17.5 Gbps17.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth280 GB/s280 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.190 GHz clocks.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.190GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Base Clock2.055 GHz2.055 GHz
Boost Clock2.635 GHz2.635 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.41 GHz2.41 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT has a turbo clock of 2.635 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is 2.635 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
TDP176 W175 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingMSI Mystic Light
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
Length240 mm278 mm
Height120 mm130 mm
Width45 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--894 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT is 45 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G is 45 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XTMSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2022Q2/2022
Launch Price399 $399 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no11319-03-20G--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT was released in Q2/2022.

The MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING 8G published in Q2/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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

  1. 4,562
  2. 4,562

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 4,673
  2. 4,673

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,637
  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. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 37 fps (avg)
  2. 37 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

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)

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 72 fps (avg)
  2. 72 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)

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

2560x1440 (1440p)

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

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 156 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

  1. 85,142
  2. 85,142

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 92,863
  2. 92,863

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 116,428
  2. 116,428

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