GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
783%
783%
AMD Radeon HD 6850
13%
13%
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is approximately 770% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Navi 23 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 48 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Navi 23 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Navi 23 KXT(215-130000136) | Barts PRO(215-0798006) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | RDNA 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 11,060 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 46.7M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 237 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1269 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 10th, 2022 | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Navi II(RX 6000) | Northern Islands(HD 6800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Navi | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Navi III | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 399 USD | 179 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 14 in our database | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2055 MHz | N/A |
| Game ClockDifferent | 2410 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2635 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2190 MHz17.5 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 775 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 280.3 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 960 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 48 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 32 | 12 |
| RT CoresDifferent | 32 | N/A |
| L0 CacheDifferent | 32 KB per WGP | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB per Array | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 CacheDifferent | 32 MB | N/A |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 168.6 GPixel/s | 24.80 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 337.3 GTexel/s | 37.20 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 21.59 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 10.79 TFLOPS | 1,488.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 674.6 GFLOPS (1:16) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDPDifferent | 176 W | 127 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | D532 | 109-C22301-00B |
| LengthDifferent | N/A | 198 mm7.8 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
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