AMD RX 6950 XT, 6750 XT & 6650 XT Review ft. Sapphire

Today sees the launch of AMD's latest GPUs – the RX 6950 XT, 6750 XT and 6650 XT. Based on the same RDNA 2 architecture and 7nm process as the rest of the RX 6000 series, this launch is best described as a mild refresh, with the core GPU make-up remaining unchanged. Instead, we are simply getting higher clock speeds and faster memory modules – so just how much more performance is on offer from these new models?

Unlike previous AMD launches, today we are not focusing on an ‘MBA' reference design. Instead, Sapphire sent us its Nitro+ design for the RX 6650 XT and 6750 XT, while we are looking at the brand-new Nitro+ Pure for the RX 6950 XT.

These are factory overclocked models, with increased power limits and dual-BIOS support, which are all features that enthusiasts will be interested in. Let's find out just how good these cards are.

Before diving into the review, it's worth quickly recapping the core spec of the new cards. In essence, AMD has simply taken the existing RX 6900 XT, 6700 XT and 6600 XT, and added a factory overclock alongside faster memory modules. As you can see, the fundamental makeup of each GPU is unchanged – core count, RT cores, ROPS and Infinity Cache is all the same. It just comes down to GPU and memory frequency.

That does also necessitate an increase to power draw, with the RX 6950 XT rated at 335W, the 6750 XT at 250W and the 6650 XT at 180W. All three Sapphire cards we are looking at today have even higher power limits though, but we are on hand to utilise our best ever GPU power testing methodology in this review, so read on for our most detailed power testing yet.

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