Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)
Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000). Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
256
RDNA 2.0
Architecture
Vega
28 October 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
7 January 2021 (less than a year ago)
Navi 24
GPU code name
Vega Raven Ridge
Desktop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000) based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
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160.0
Texture fill rate
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1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
2500 MHz
Boost clock speed
2000 MHz
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
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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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000).

PCIe 4.0 x8
Interface
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1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
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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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000) can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
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4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
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64 Bit
Memory bus width
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16 GB/s
Memory clock speed
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128.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
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Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000), the size and number of monitors.

1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
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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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000). Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
DirectX 12_1
4.6
OpenGL
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1.2
Vulkan
no data
6.6
Shader Model
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2.1
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Radeon RX 6500 XT and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000) 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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000) 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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)
Death Stranding (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)
F1 2020 (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)
Gears Tactics (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)
Doom Eternal (2020) Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)
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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)

19.66% faster in synthetic tests

So, Radeon RX 6500 XT or AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000) .

Radeon RX 6500 XT versus AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000) performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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