Radeon RX 6650M — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Radeon RX 6650M?
At 1080p (High), the Radeon RX 6650M averages 178 fps in F1 22, per AskGeek. For local LLM inference it generates 48.2 tokens/sec running llama2:7b at q4_0 under llama.cpp, per llama.cpp GitHub — Vulkan performance discussion. In 3DMark Fire Strike (Standard) — Graphics Score it scores 25,739 points, per Notebookcheck.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Radeon RX 6650M is a graphics card from the RDNA 2 family from AMD. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, 2 community AI inference reports, 14 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Radeon RX 6650M, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 22 | 1080p | High | 178 fps | — | AskGeek 2022-11-01 | |
| Hitman 3 | 1080p | Ultra | 156 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-11-30 | |
| Overwatch | 1080p | Ultra | 150 fps | — | AskGeek 2022-11-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Low | 128 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-03-07 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Medium | 108 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-03-07 | |
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | 1080p | Ultra | 105 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-11-30 | |
| The Witcher 3 | 1080p | Ultra | 90 fps | — | AskGeek 2022-11-01 | |
| Far Cry 6 | 1080p | Ultra | 88 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-11-30 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 88 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-03-07 | |
| Dirt 5 | 1080p | Ultra | 84 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-11-30 | |
| Borderlands 3 | 1080p | Ultra | 79 fps | — | NotebookCheck 2022-11-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 79 fps | — | AskGeek 2022-11-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Ultra | 78 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2022-03-07 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1080p | Medium | 66 fps | — | NotebookCheck 2022-11-01 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 48.2 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub — Vulkan performance discussion 2025-01-01 | |
| qwen3:30b | — lmstudio | 33.0 tok/s | — | LocalLLaMA 2026-02-05 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (Standard) — Graphics Score | 25,739 points | Notebookcheck 2022-11-01 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 22,516 points | NotebookCheck 2022-11-01 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike (Standard) — Overall Score | 22,516 points | Notebookcheck 2022-11-01 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 22,516 points | Notebookcheck 2022-11-30 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 15,190 pts | PassMark 2026-04-20 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 15,189 points | PassMark Software 2022-06-21 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,869 points | Notebookcheck 2022-11-30 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,306 points | CpuTronic / 3DMark DB aggregation 2026-05-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,306 points | topcpu.net 2026-05-01 | |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,418 points | NotebookCheck 2022-11-01 |
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