RX 6650 XT 8 GB for Blender

Average speed
Light VRAM

RDNA 2.0 GPU best suited to lighter Blender scenes, learning workflows, and budget-conscious rendering setups.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Blender Cycles score
1,065
10.9× slower than
VRAM
8 GB
Meets Blender’s recommended VRAM
Released
2022
Render support
OpenCL
Power draw (TDP)
176 W
System PSU
500 W

Technical specifications

GPU

  • ArchitectureRDNA 2.0
  • RT cores32
  • Stream processors2048
  • Compute units32
  • Ray accelerators32
  • Boost frequency2635 MHz

Memory

  • TypeGDDR6
  • Bandwidth280 GB/s
  • Bus width128-bit

Clocks & manufacturing

  • Boost clock2635 MHz
  • Base clock2055 MHz
  • Process size7 nm
  • GPU chipNavi 23
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RX 6650 XT 8 GB Blender benchmarks

Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.

Blender score 1,065

Blender 4.5.0 · HIP · 24 runs

Junkshop
62.61s
Monster
33.99s
Classroom
84.29s
Benchmark sceneseconds
About these estimates

Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable.

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Who should choose it

  • RDNA 2.0 GPU best suited to lighter Blender scenes, learning workflows, and budget-conscious rendering setups.

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