Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Pro Vega II

Place in performance ranking	93	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.45
Architecture	GCN 5.1 (2018−2021)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Vega 20	Navi 24
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,199	$199
Current price	$9999 (4.5x MSRP)	$274 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega II and RX 6500 XT have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

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	4096	1024
Core clock speed	1574 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	1720 MHz	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	13,230 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	475 Watt	107 Watt
Texture fill rate	440.3	180.2

Form factor & 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	Apple MPX	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	Quad-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1612 MBps	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	825.3 GB/s	143.9 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro Vega II 40.38
+63.5%

RX 6500 XT 24.70

Pro Vega II outperforms RX 6500 XT by 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Pro Vega II 15596
+63.5%

RX 6500 XT 9539

Pro Vega II outperforms RX 6500 XT by 63% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	95−100 +55.7%	61 −55.7%
1440p	50−55 +56.3%	32 −56.3%
4K	27−30 +58.8%	17 −58.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

110−120

+52.8%

72
−52.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +59.6%	45−50 −59.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 +56.9%	51 −56.9%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +60.5%	80−85 −60.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +60%	50−55 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +57.4%	54 −57.4%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +57.9%	55−60 −57.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +53.8%	65−70 −53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +58.9%	100−110 −58.9%
Hitman 3	80−85 +60%	50−55 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	280−290 +59.1%	176 −59.1%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +62.5%	80−85 −62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +51.5%	65−70 −51.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +56.3%	128 −56.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +62.2%	74 −62.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +59.6%	45−50 −59.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +62.8%	43 −62.8%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +60.5%	80−85 −60.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +60%	50−55 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +61.8%	34 −61.8%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +57.9%	55−60 −57.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +53.8%	65−70 −53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +58.9%	100−110 −58.9%
Hitman 3	35−40 +52.2%	23 −52.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +63.3%	95−100 −63.3%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +55.6%	45 −55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +51.5%	65−70 −51.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 +58.9%	107 −58.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +63%	92 −63%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +57.1%	70−75 −57.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +59.6%	45−50 −59.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +61.3%	31 −61.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +60%	50−55 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +50%	30 −50%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +57.9%	55−60 −57.9%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +58.9%	100−110 −58.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +63%	92 −63%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +56.6%	83 −56.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +57.4%	54 −57.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +60%	25 −60%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+51.5%

65−70
−51.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +59.6%	45−50 −59.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +63.5%	50−55 −63.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +53.8%	24−27 −53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +52.2%	23 −52.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +51.5%	30−35 −51.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +58.8%	17 −58.8%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +57.9%	57 −57.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +63.3%	45−50 −63.3%
Hitman 3	45−50 +55.2%	27−30 −55.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +51.5%	66 −51.5%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +57.9%	57 −57.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +60.7%	56 −60.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +57.9%	19 −57.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+58.5%

40−45

−58.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Hitman 3	16−18 +60%	10 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +60.7%	27−30 −60.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +50%	16 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +60.7%	28 −60.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +60%	14−16 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +50%	6 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +61.8%	30−35 −61.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +56.3%	32 −56.3%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +50%	20 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +60%	10 −60%