Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
AMD Radeon RX 5700
Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
AMD Radeon RX 5700

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
59
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Value for money (0-100)
53.18
RDNA 2.0
Architecture
Navi / RDNA
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Code name
Navi 10
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Type
Desktop
28 October 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
7 July 2019 (2 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$349
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Price now
$1037 (3x MSRP)
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Value for money
22.98
Navi 24
GPU code name
Navi 10
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
2304
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Core clock speed
1465 MHz
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Boost Clock
1725 MHz
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Transistor count
10,300 million
7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
180 Watt
160.0
Texture fill rate
248.4
1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2304
2500 MHz
Boost clock speed
1725 MHz
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Number of transistors
10,300 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
180 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700.

PCIe 4.0 x8
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Length
268 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700 can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
16 GB/s
Memory clock speed
14000 MHz
128.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
448.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700, the size and number of monitors.

1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
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6.6
Shader Model
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2.1
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Radeon RX 6500 XT or AMD Radeon RX 5700 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5700 176 120 100 78 59 32
Death Stranding (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5700 198 134 124 121 85.6 46.4
F1 2020 (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5700 341 252 209 143 106 60
Gears Tactics (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5700 347.4 213.6 134 89.8 60.5 30.6
Doom Eternal (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5700 241 182 164 160 110 56.4
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

There is no accountable advantage

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5700

67.76% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 4 GB)

More memory bandwidth (448.0 GB/s vs 128.0 GB/s)

So, Radeon RX 6500 XT or AMD Radeon RX 5700?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 5700 .

Radeon RX 6500 XT versus AMD Radeon RX 5700 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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