Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Spec score
Spec score 23
$239
typical price
Radeon RX 6650 XT against GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
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.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 18
$348
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 6650 XTleft
28 vs 22 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 6650 XTleft
22 vs 20 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 XTleft
32 vs 22 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 6650 XTleft
23 vs 18 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 6650 XTleft
17 vs 11 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 6650 XTleft
22 vs 19 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Either
Within 0 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 6650 XT: 23
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
5 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 32
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
10 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 23
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
5 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 17
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 11
6 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 20
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
2 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 9.6
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 5.2
85%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6650 XT: $239
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: $348
$109to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
level
Board power
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 180 W
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 130 W
38%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6650 XT: 240 mm
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 200 mm
20%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 6650 XT is 28% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 55% in the RX 6650 XT's favour.
- The RX 6650 XT typically costs $109 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 6650 XT is the better buy: 9.6 points per $100 against 5.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce RTX 3050 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 180 W | 130 W (better) |
| Length | 240 mm | 200 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Typical price | $239 (better) | $348 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.