Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce2 PRO
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 204 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 78 |
| Value for money | no data | 22.73 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV15 A5 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 December 2000 (23 years ago) | 19 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $199 |
| Current price | $245 (0.7x MSRP) | $274 (1.4x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 2610 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2815 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 25 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 107 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 180.2 |
Size and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 183 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 18000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 143.9 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x VGA | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 5 December 2000 | 19 January 2022 |
| Cost | $329 | $199 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 7 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce2 PRO and Radeon RX 6500 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
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