Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Pro WX 5100

Place in the ranking	368	227
Place by popularity	not in top-100	95
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.58	58.26
Power efficiency	13.27	16.00
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	Navi 24
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 November 2016 (8 years ago)	19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 785% better value for money than Pro WX 5100.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1792	1024
Core clock speed	713 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	1086 MHz	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	107 Watt
Texture fill rate	121.6	180.2
Floating-point processing power	3.892 TFLOPS	5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	112	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	1-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	143.9 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 WX 5100 14.27

RX 6500 XT 24.55
+72%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Pro WX 5100 5553

RX 6500 XT 9555
+72.1%

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	35−40 −82.9%	64 +82.9%
1440p	16−18 −87.5%	30 +87.5%
4K	9−10 −77.8%	16 +77.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	14.26 −359%	3.11 +359%
1440p	31.19 −370%	6.63 +370%
4K	55.44 −346%	12.44 +346%

RX 6500 XT has 359% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6500 XT has 370% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6500 XT has 346% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	64 +0%	64 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 +0%	72 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40 +0%	40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +0%	27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	128 +0%	128 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	66 +0%	66 +0%
Metro Exodus	97 +0%	97 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +0%	17 +0%
Dota 2	106 +0%	106 +0%
Far Cry 5	43 +0%	43 +0%
Fortnite	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	107 +0%	107 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35 +0%	35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	86 +0%	86 +0%
Metro Exodus	62 +0%	62 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
World of Tanks	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24 +0%	24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +0%	15 +0%
Dota 2	110 +0%	110 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	83 +0%	83 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	47 +0%	47 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 +0%	37 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +0%	37 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
World of Tanks	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	56 +0%	56 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	23 +0%	23 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	34 +0%	34 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	34 +0%	34 +0%
Metro Exodus	11 +0%	11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 +0%	34 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 +0%	2 +0%
Dota 2	67 +0%	67 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	25 +0%	25 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	3 +0%	3 +0%
Valorant	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

This is how Pro WX 5100 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6500 XT is 83% faster in 1080p
RX 6500 XT is 88% faster in 1440p
RX 6500 XT is 78% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.27	24.55
Recency	18 November 2016	19 January 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	107 Watt

Pro WX 5100 has 42.7% lower power consumption.

RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 72% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 5100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.