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Radeon RX 6600
Spec score
Spec score 20
$275
typical price
Radeon RX 6600 against Radeon RX 6650 XT
Radeon RX 6650 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
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Radeon RX 6650 XT
Spec score
Spec score 23
$239
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 6650 XTright
24 vs 28 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 6650 XTright
19 vs 22 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 6650 XTright
26 vs 32 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 6650 XTright
20 vs 23 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 6650 XTright
13 vs 17 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 6650 XTright
19 vs 21 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 6650 XTright
19 vs 21 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 6650 XTright
19 vs 22 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6600: 20
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 23
3 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6600: 26
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 32
6 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6600: 20
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 23
3 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6600: 13
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 17
4 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6600: 18
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 20
2 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6600: 7.3
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 9.6
32%to the right
Typical price
Radeon RX 6600: $275
Radeon RX 6650 XT: $239
$36to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6600: 8 GB
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 8 GB
level
Board power
Radeon RX 6600: 132 W
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 180 W
36%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 6600: 190 mm
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 240 mm
26%to the left
The verdict
- The RX 6650 XT is 15% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 31% in the RX 6650 XT's favour.
- The RX 6650 XT typically costs $36 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 6650 XT is the better buy: 9.6 points per $100 against 7.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX 6650 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 132 W (better) | 180 W |
| Length | 190 mm (better) | 240 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2021 | 2022 (better) |
| Typical price | $275 | $239 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.