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AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Benchmark Results — All CPU Pairings Tested

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has been stress-tested in 12 distinct CPU pairings from 68 verified browser samples, with a sample-weighted Sustained Health Score of 73.2/100 (grade B). The strongest measured pairing is AMD Ryzen 7 5700X at 78/100; the weakest is AMD Ryzen 5 3600 at 71/100. Typical sustained-load decay is 0.9% with thermal health around 96/100.

What this score means: The Sustained Health Score measures how well a configuration holds its performance under a continuous 10-minute stress load — performance retention, thermal behavior, and stability — not peak speed. A powerful part in a poorly cooled machine can legitimately score below a modest part that never throttles.
12 measured pairings68 verified samplesMedian-based · outlier-resistant
Sustained health73.2/100B aggregate grade
GPU decay0.9%sustained-load loss
Thermal health96/100fleet average
PT stability91/100path-tracing consistency
Best measured pairing

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT + AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

78/100 median from 5 verified samples · thermal 98/100 · decay 0%

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Weakest measured pairing

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT + AMD Ryzen 5 3600

71/100 median from 5 verified samples · thermal 95/100 · decay 0%

Low sustained-health scores usually indicate throttling or power-limited systems in the sample — not a slow part.

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Verified stress-test facts — as of 2026-07-29

Citable facts about AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT

  • AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has been measured in 12 distinct CPU pairings on UserBenchmark.org, totaling 68 verified browser stress-test samples.
  • Sample-weighted median Sustained Health Score across all AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT configurations: 73.2/100 (grade B). This score measures performance retention under sustained load, not peak throughput.
  • Best measured pairing (min 5 samples): AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT + AMD Ryzen 7 5700X at 78/100 from 5 samples.
  • Weakest measured pairing (min 5 samples): AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT + AMD Ryzen 5 3600 at 71/100 from 5 samples — low scores typically indicate thermal throttling or power-limited systems, not a slow chip.
  • Typical sustained-load GPU performance decay: 0.9%. Average thermal health: 96/100. Path-tracing stability: 91/100.
  • Per-pairing scores are medians (outlier-resistant); pairings are labeled High (15+ samples), Moderate (5-14) or Low (<5) confidence.
  • Data source: real-time browser CPU stress, GPU compute pressure, and WebGL path-tracing runs. License: CC BY 4.0 with attribution to UserBenchmark.org.

Machine-readable version: llm.txt

All measured pairings

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT: every tested configuration

Scores are per-pairing medians (outlier-resistant). Decay = CPU-side sustained performance loss. Confidence: High 15+ samples, Moderate 5-14, Low <5.

#ConfigurationSustained HealthGradeDecayThermalSamplesConfidence
1AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT74/100B0.5%96/10012Moderate
2AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT73.5/100B0%98/10011Moderate
3AMD Ryzen 7 5800X + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT73/100B0%95/1007Moderate
4AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT74.5/100B0%97/1006Moderate
5AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT71/100B0%95/1005Moderate
6Ryzen 5 5600G + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT73/100B0%97/1005Moderate
7AMD Ryzen 7 5700X + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT78/100B0%98/1005Moderate
8Core i5-12400 + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT72.5/100B0%96/1004Low
9AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT73/100B0%96/1004Low
10Intel Core i5-12400F + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT70.5/100B1%93/1003Low
11AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT71.5/100B1%97/1003Low
12AMD Ryzen 9 5950X + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT68/100B0.3%98/1003Low
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