XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro vs MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro and MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 14 XTX Navi 23 KXT
• Execution units
  22 32
• Shader
  1408 2048
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Texture Units
  88 128

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 17.5 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  224 GB/s 280 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro and MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz 2.055 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.845 GHz 2.669 GHz+ 1 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.717 GHz 2.447 GHz+ 2 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

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

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro and MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 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_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode

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

• Length
  281 mm 235 mm
• Height
  145 mm 125 mm
• Width
  44 mm 47 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 721 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC and XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT Thicc II Pro.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q2/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  RX-55XT8DFD6 --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet