MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC vs ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6700 XT OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC and ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6700 XT OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 KXT Navi 22 XT
• Execution units
  32 40
• Shader
  2048 2560
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  128 160

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  17.5 Gbps 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  280 GB/s 384 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC and ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6700 XT OC Edition. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.055 GHz 2.321 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.669 GHz+ 1 % 2.622 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.447 GHz+ 2 % 2.568 GHz+ 6 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  175 W-1 % 230 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC and ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6700 XT OC Edition.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting ASUS Aura Sync

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  235 mm 322 mm
• Height
  125 mm 141 mm
• Width
  47 mm 57 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  721 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6700 XT OC Edition and MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q1/2021
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- ROG-STRIX-RX6700XT-O12G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet