amd
Brand4GB GDDR6
Memory1024
Cores143.9 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
amd
Brand16GB HBM2
Memory3840
Cores1020 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon VII
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4GB GDDR6 107W $199 Jan 2022
Radeon RX 6500 XT
$199 • Jan 2022
VS
Radeon VII
$699 • Feb 2019
AMD Radeon VII
16GB HBM2 295W $699 Feb 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon VII |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 107 W | 295 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2815 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s | 1020 GB/s |
| Process Size | 6nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | GCN 5.1 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 3840 |
| RT Cores | 16 | N/A |
| TMUs | 64 | 240 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 64-bit | 4096-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2248 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 90.08 GPixel/s | 112 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 143.9 GTexel/s | 420 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.765 GFLOPS | 13.44 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | 331 mm² |
| Transistors | 5400 Million | 13230 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4786
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
9396 (+96%)
AMD Radeon VII
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
53081
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
91653 (+73%)
AMD Radeon VII
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
52.4 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
118.2 FPS (+126%)
AMD Radeon VII
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9567
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
16396 (+71%)
AMD Radeon VII
Game Benchmarks Comparison (3 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+87%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+100%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon VII (+132%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
AMD Radeon VII Wins!
Based on 3 benchmarks across 1 games
43
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
VS
+97.7%
85
Avg FPS
Radeon VII
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD • 4GB GDDR6
0
Wins
43
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon VII
AMD • 16GB HBM2
3
Wins
85
Avg FPS
73
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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