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AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT vs Apple M3 8-Core GPU vs AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT

AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT

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The AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT is a mobile mid-range graphics card based on the Navi 23 chip (RDNA 2  architecture) manufactured in 7nm. It features 2,048 cores (32 CUs - compute units) and 8 GB of fast GDDR6 graphics memory connected with a 128 Bit memory bus. The chip also includes 32 MB Infinity Cache. The clock speed of the cores will depend on the laptop according to AMD. The specified game clock speed is 2162 MHz (most likely at 120 W TGP). 

AMD compares the performance to the RTX 3060 for laptops and similar to the RX 6600M. When Raytracing effects are activated, it falls behind the GeForce GPUs. Compared to the normal RX 6650M, the XT variant offers more shader, but at a slower clock speed.

The Navi 21 chip is manufactured at TSMC in the modern 7nm process.

Apple M3 8-Core GPU

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The Apple M3 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 10 cores designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M3 SoC. It uses the unified memory architecture of the M3 SoC (up to 24 GB LPDDR5-6400 with 100 GB/s bandwidth). The GPU uses a new architecture with support for mesh shading and ray tracing. Dynamic caching is also a new feature that should only us as much shared memory as needed.

The old M2 SoC showed a difference of around 15% between the 8-core and 10-core variant. Therefore, we expect a similar difference for the M3 models. This means, the M3 8-core version should be slightly faster than the 10-core GPU in the Apple M2.

The M3 chip is manufactured in the new 3nm process at TSMC (most likely N3B). The power limit should be around the same 15 Watt as the 10-core variant.

AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT

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The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT is a mobile high-end graphics card for gaming laptops. It uses the Navi 22 chip based on the new RDNA 2 architecture. It uses all 2,560 shaders (= 40 CUs), 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs and therefore is similar to the desktop Radeon RX 6700 XT. The 192 Bit memory system connects 12 GB GDDR6 with 18 Gbps memory speed. Furthermore, the RX6850MXT includes 96 MB Infinity Cache. AMD specified 2.463 GHz game clock for 13.3 TFLOPS theoretical performance (SP) at a TDP of 135-165 Watt. The difference to the previous RX 6800M is the slightly increased clock speed of the CPU and GPU.

The gaming performance of the RX 6850M XT should be slightly faster than the old RX 6800M which positioned itself between a RTX 3070 and 3080 for laptops. For 

The Navi 22 chip is manufactured at TSMC in the modern 7nm process.

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AMD Radeon RX 6650M XTApple M3 8-Core GPUAMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
Radeon RX 6000M Series
Radeon RX 6850M XT 2560 @ 2.46 GHz192 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6800M 2560 @ 2.12 - 2.3 GHz192 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6800S 2048 @ 1.8 - 1.98 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6700M 2304 @ 2.3 GHz160 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6650M XT 2048 @ 2.16 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6650M 1792 @ 2.22 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6600M 1792 @ 2.07 - 2.18 GHz128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon RX 6700S 1792 @ 1.7 - 1.89 GHz128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon PRO W6600M 1792 128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon RX 6600S 1792 @ 1.88 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6550M 1024 @ 2 - 2.56 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6500M 1024 @ 2.19 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6550S 1024 @ 2.17 GHz64 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6450M 768 @ 2 - 2.22 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6300M 768 @ 1.51 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
M3 Max 40-Core GPU 40
M3 Max 30-Core GPU 30
M3 Pro 18-Core GPU 18
M3 Pro 14-Core GPU 14
M3 10-Core GPU 10
M3 8-Core GPU 8
Radeon RX 6850M XT 2560 @ 2.46 GHz192 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6800M 2560 @ 2.12 - 2.3 GHz192 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6800S 2048 @ 1.8 - 1.98 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6700M 2304 @ 2.3 GHz160 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6650M XT 2048 @ 2.16 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6650M 1792 @ 2.22 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6600M 1792 @ 2.07 - 2.18 GHz128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon RX 6700S 1792 @ 1.7 - 1.89 GHz128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon PRO W6600M 1792 128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon RX 6600S 1792 @ 1.88 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6550M 1024 @ 2 - 2.56 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6500M 1024 @ 2.19 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6550S 1024 @ 2.17 GHz64 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6450M 768 @ 2 - 2.22 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6300M 768 @ 1.51 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
ArchitectureRDNA 2RDNA 2
Pipelines2048 - unified8 - unified2560 - unified
Core Speed2162 (Boost) MHz2463 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed18000 MHz18000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR6LPDDR5-6400GDDR6
Max. Amount of Memory8 GB12 GB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 12, Shader 6.4, OpenGL 4.6DirectX 12, Shader 6.4, OpenGL 4.6
Power Consumption120 Watt15 Watt145 Watt
Transistors11.1 Billion17.2 Billion
technology7 nm5 nm7 nm
FeaturesDisplayPort 1.4 w/DFSC, HDMI 2.0b, Radeon Media Engine (H.264 4K150 decode, 4K90 encode / H.265 4K90 decode, 4K60 encode / VP9 4K90 decode)DisplayPort 1.4 w/DFSC, HDMI 2.0b, Radeon Media Engine (H.264 4K150 decode, 4K90 encode / H.265 4K90 decode, 4K60 encode / VP9 4K90 decode)
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement04.01.2022 31.10.2023 04.01.2022
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.com
PredecessorM1 8-Core GPU
CodenameNavi 22

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 11633     avg: 11650     median: 11649.5 (34%)     max: 11666 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 11762     avg: 11837     median: 11837 (31%)     max: 11912 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 60255     avg: 61794     median: 61794 (66%)     max: 63333 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 168293     avg: 172972     median: 172972 (45%)     max: 177650 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 27494     avg: 27931     median: 27931 (49%)     max: 28368 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 32853     avg: 33901     median: 33900.5 (38%)     max: 34948 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
6968 Points (8%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 30432     avg: 30855     median: 30854.5 (43%)     max: 31277 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 41942     avg: 42016     median: 42015.5 (36%)     max: 42089 Points
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom HIP *
min: 51     avg: 64     median: 64 (5%)     max: 77 Seconds
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 197.6     avg: 200.8     median: 200.8 (12%)     max: 204 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
min: 97.9     avg: 98     median: 98 (98%)     max: 98 %
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
44.5 fps (18%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
101.7 fps (18%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
282.3 fps (21%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU OpenCL
25825 Points (7%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 217     avg: 223.5     median: 223.5 (32%)     max: 230 Watt
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 223     avg: 237     median: 237 (33%)     max: 251 Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 239     avg: 244     median: 244 (54%)     max: 249 Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
min: 0.4743     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (45%)     max: 0.528 fps per Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 0.4705     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (43%)     max: 0.566 fps per Watt
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
min: 49.75     avg: 52     median: 52 (83%)     max: 54.3 dB(A)

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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022

2022
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
86  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
54  fps
F1 22

F1 22

2022
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
245  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
241  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
204  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
52  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
31  fps
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6

2022
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
160  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
135.5  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
105.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
87.2  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
53.6 57 ~ 55 fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
26  fps
Dying Light 2

Dying Light 2

2022
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
136  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
107  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
86  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
60  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
30  fps
God of War

God of War

2022
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
89  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
95.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
94.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
78.4  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
64.7  fps
Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2021
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
130  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
131  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
132  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
129  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
103  fps
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

2021
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
123  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
112  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
100  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
99  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
87  fps
F1 2021

F1 2021

2021
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
351  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
308  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
297  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
146  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
95  fps
Hitman 3

Hitman 3

2021
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
211.9  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
192.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
192.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
191.3  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
136.1  fps
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla

2020
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
235  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
159  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
130  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
112  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
82 87 ~ 85 fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
47  fps
Dirt 5

Dirt 5

2020
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
270  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
169.5  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
131.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
110.5  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
89.3  fps
Watch Dogs Legion

Watch Dogs Legion

2020
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
120  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
119  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
108  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
83  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
60  fps
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

2020
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
181  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
159  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
142  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
123  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
100  fps
Gears Tactics

Gears Tactics

2020
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
153  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
252.2  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
155.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
117.8  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
83.6  fps
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

2019
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
112.8  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
102.1  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
94.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
85.6  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
68.6  fps
Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

2019
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
157.4  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
150.7  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
109.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
86.9  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
68.4  fps
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
375 445 ~ 410 fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
291 303 ~ 297 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
256 261 ~ 259 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
224 230 ~ 227 fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
161.7 171 ~ 166 fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
92.1  fps
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
126  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
109  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
105  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
102  fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
99  fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
68  fps
X-Plane 11.11

X-Plane 11.11

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
63.3 66.9 ~ 65 fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
51 51.2 ~ 51 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
43.3 44.1 ~ 44 fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
27.5  fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
180.6  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
148.5  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
111.9 113.6 ~ 113 fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
83.8 84.5 ~ 84 fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
48.8  fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
134.7 147.3 ~ 141 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
110.9 116.5 ~ 114 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
112.5 113.7 ~ 113 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
94 95.2 ~ 95 fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
77.5  fps
The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3

2015
low 1024x768
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
222 384.5 ~ 303 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
198.2 251.6 ~ 225 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
188.6 208.1 ~ 198 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
118.1 126.2 ~ 122 fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
72.2  fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
173.2 179.2 ~ 176 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
168.3 173.4 ~ 171 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
152 162.4 ~ 157 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
92.6 96.9 ~ 95 fps
QHD 2560x1440
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
88.7 90 ~ 89 fps
4K 3840x2160
Radeon RX 6850M XT:
98.5  fps
AMD Radeon RX 6850M XTlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 20228654
F1 222452412045231
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6160135.5105.887.25526
Dying Light 2136107866030
God of War8995.694.578.464.7
Guardians of the Galaxy130131132129103
Far Cry 61231121009987
F1 202135130829714695
Hitman 3211.9192.6192.9191.3136.1
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla2351591301128547
Dirt 5270169.5131.7110.589.3
Watch Dogs Legion1201191088360
Horizon Zero Dawn181159142123100
Gears Tactics153252.2155.5117.883.6
Borderlands 3112.8102.194.285.668.6
Metro Exodus157.4150.7109.686.968.4
Strange Brigade41029725922716692.1
Far Cry 51261091051029968
X-Plane 11.1165514427.5
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark180.6148.51138448.8
Dota 2 Reborn1411141139577.5
The Witcher 330322519812272.2
GTA V176171157958998.5
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