6650 XT?

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Im thinking of upgrading from my 1650 to a 6650 XT. Is this a good idea? My current card is a Asus Phoenix OC. The card I'm thinking of getting is the MSI MECH 2X OC 6650 XT. I'm buying it here:

 

https://www.newegg.com/msi-rx-6650-xt-mech-2x-8g-oc/p/N82E16814137737?Item=N82E16814137737

 

I play at 1080p 60 hz.

I play stuff like FH5, GMOD, Sims, Elite Dangerous, and other stuff. I mess around with Unity, Blender, and Source sometimes.

 

[191x7]

9 minutes ago, TheCarGuy said:

Im thinking of upgrading from my 1650 to a 6650 XT. Is this a good idea? ...

 

What's the rest of your system?

 

If you have a PCI-E 3.0 motherboard/system, a wiser option would be a Radeon 6700.

On a PCI-E 4.0 system, they have the same performance, but since the 6650XT has only 8 pci-e lanes when connected to a PCI-E 3.0 slot it uses 8 pci-e 3.0 lanes and gets bottlenecked by a noticaeable margin. The 6700 )non-XT) uses 16 lanes, so it's not bottlenecked on a PCI-E 3.0 board.

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5 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

What's the rest of your system?

 

If you have a PCI-E 3.0 motherboard/system, a wiser option would be a Radeon 6700.

On a PCI-E 4.0 system, they have the same performance, but since the 6650XT has only 8 pci-e lanes when connected to a PCI-E 3.0 slot it uses 8 pci-e 3.0 lanes and gets bottlenecked by a noticaeable margin. The 6700 )non-XT) uses 16 lanes, so it's not bottlenecked on a PCI-E 3.0 board.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F9GwFg

 

Asus H81M-E.

[191x7]

25 minutes ago, TheCarGuy said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F9GwFg

 

Asus H81M-E.

Whatever you chose for that system, it will be severely bottlenecked. Just keep the 1650 and avoid some issues, worries and stuff.

In fact, if you can afford a 6650XT that means you have $300.

My expert recommendation would be - keep the 1650 and upgrade your platform (CPU, MBO and RAM). You'll get a performance boost similar to a bottlenecked 6600 serries card, but you'll have the option of going with a better card later.

[YoungBlade]

29 minutes ago, TheCarGuy said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F9GwFg

 

Asus H81M-E.

Given that, I think the 6650XT or the 6700 will perform similarly regardless. You'll end up being CPU bound at 1080p in most games anyway unless you crank the graphics settings to the max. The 6650XT should allow you to max out your 60Hz monitor in basically all games if your CPU can keep up.