Packaging

The Card

MSI's RX 6650 XT Gaming X, a dual-fan design, manages to retain the "Gaming X" design language established with recent releases, which were all triple-fan designs. The dominating colors are black and various shades of gray. On the back, you'll find a high-quality metal backplate with a cutout to let airflow through.


Dimensions of the card are 28.0 x 13.0 cm, and it weighs 883 g.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


Display connectivity includes three standard DisplayPort 1.4 and one HDMI 2.1.


The card has one 8-pin power input. This configuration is rated for up to 225 W of power draw.


The AMD Radeon RX 6650 series doesn't support multi-GPU.

Teardown

MSI's thermal assembly uses four heatpipes to quickly transport heat from the GPU to the heatsink. The cooler also provides cooling for the memory chips and VRM circuitry.


With the main cooler removed, we can see a metal bracket in the top left of the card for additional stability.


The backplate is made out of metal and protects the card against damage during installation and handling.