MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X OC vs AMD Radeon RX 590

MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X OC $300
AMD Radeon RX 590 $279
2048 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2669MHz
2304 Shaders
8GB GDDR5
1545MHz
FP32
10.93 TFLOPS
FP32
7.12 TFLOPS
FP16
21.86 TFLOPS
FP16
7.12 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.3-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
180W
TDP
225W
Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL 93,810
31%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan 66,945
33%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT Metal 165
28%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
MSI
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
RDNA 2
Architecture
GCN 4
Family
Radeon RX 6000
Family
Radeon RX 500
Codename
Dimgrey Cavefish
Navi 23
Variant
Navi 23 KXT
Codename
Ellesmere
Polaris 30
Variant
Polaris 30 XT
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
5/10/2022
Release Date
11/15/2018
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Fabrication Node
N7
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Fabrication Node
12LP
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Die Size
237 mm²
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Die Size
232 mm²
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Transistor Count
11.1 Billion
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Transistor Count
5.7 Billion
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Transistor Density
46.67M/mm²
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Transistor Density
24.57M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Shading Units
2304 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
144 TMUs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Ray-Tracing Cores
32 RT-Cores
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Compute Units
32 CUs
Compute Units
36 CUs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
1 GPC
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2055MHz Base
2669MHz
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1469MHz Base
1545MHz
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FP16
21.86 TFLOPS
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FP16
7.12 TFLOPS
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FP32
10.93 TFLOPS
FP32
7.12 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.68 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.44 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
170.816 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
341.632 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
222.48 GTexel/s
L0
32KB/WGP
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L1
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128KB/Array
L1
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16KB/CU
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L2
2MB Shared
L2
2MB Shared
L3
32MB Shared
0.83TB/s
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8GB
GDDR6
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8GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
2190MHz
Transfer Rate
17.5GT/s
Bandwidth
280.3GB/s
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Bandwidth
256GB/s
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TDP
180W
TDP
225W
Temp
110°C Max
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.1
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
5120x2880
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
120Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
-
FreeSync
-
Variable Refresh Rate
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FreeSync
-
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Model
VCN 3.0
Model
VCE 3.0
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
VCN 3.0
Model
UVD 6.3
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
10.3
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Shader Model
6.7
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GFX
8
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2x Fans
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2x Fans
Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.3
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
8
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
Bridgeless
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Height
125 mm (4.92 in)
Width
235 mm (9.25 in)
Depth
47 mm (1.85 in)
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
241 mm (9.49 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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