MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 12GB GDDR7 Black
MSI
84 Overall Score
vs
XFX Radeon RX 6650 XT SPEEDSTER SWFT210 8GB GDDR6
XFX
40 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 12GB GDDR7 Black
No customer feedback yet
XFX Radeon RX 6650 XT SPEEDSTER SWFT210 8GB GDDR6
65 out of 100 medium confidence 17 reviews
The XFX Speedster 6650XT is generally well-received for price-to-performance, quiet operation, and efficient power draw. Many users praise its ability to handle 1440p and 4K gaming at great frame rates. However, there are notable complaints about units arriving with artifacts or failing shortly after the warranty period, plus a recurring red tint issue on boot. While most buyers are satisfied, the handful of severe hardware failures lowers the overall sentiment.
Pros
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation even under load
- Low power draw at idle
- Zero-RPM fan mode for silence
- Compact size fits older cases
Cons
- Arrived with artifacts/crashing
- Red tint issue on boot
- Failed soon after warranty expired
- No power cable included
- Limited documentation/height specs
Price to performance 5
Quiet operation 4
Power efficiency 3
Gaming performance 7
Hardware defects 2
Red tint issue 2
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW | XFX Radeon RX 6650 XT SPEEDSTER SWFT210 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 6650 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 7 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 48★ | 32 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 21.59000015258789 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.8700008392334★ | 10.789999961853027 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250 | 176★ |
| Recommended PSU | 650 | 500★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4K (2160p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 303 | 241★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ITX |
| Weight | 0.98 kg★ | 1.00 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | RIS (Radeon Image Sharpening) |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 12GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
XFX Radeon RX 6650 XT SPEEDSTER SWFT210 8GB GDDR6
- Strong affordability (75th percentile)
- Strong feature (67th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
- Below average compute (34th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW
Scores 84 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.
