Radeon RX 6500 XT vs RX 5700 XT

Place in the ranking	92	226
Place by popularity	41	95
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.29	57.51
Power efficiency	13.11	15.99
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)	19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 24% better value for money than RX 5700 XT.

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	2560	1024
Core clock speed	1605 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	1905 MHz	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	107 Watt
Texture fill rate	304.8	180.2
Floating-point processing power	9.754 TFLOPS	5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	160	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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	272 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Multi Monitor	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	+	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.

RX 5700 XT 40.90
+72.4%

RX 6500 XT 23.73

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.

RX 5700 XT 16472
+72.4%

RX 6500 XT 9557

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 5700 XT 35823
+56.1%

RX 6500 XT 22954

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 5700 XT 83961
+9.8%

RX 6500 XT 76445

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 5700 XT 26189
+66.7%

RX 6500 XT 15712

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 5700 XT 146093
+59%

RX 6500 XT 91909

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 5700 XT 499658
+40.3%

RX 6500 XT 356129

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RX 5700 XT 115
+4.1%

RX 6500 XT 111

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RX 5700 XT 110

RX 6500 XT 140
+27.3%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RX 5700 XT 43

RX 6500 XT 87
+101%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RX 5700 XT 174
+16%

RX 6500 XT 150

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RX 5700 XT 81

RX 6500 XT 91
+12.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RX 5700 XT 47

RX 6500 XT 58
+22.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RX 5700 XT 141
+110%

RX 6500 XT 67

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RX 5700 XT 13

RX 6500 XT 60
+372%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RX 5700 XT 200
+27.8%

RX 6500 XT 157

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	127 +98.4%	64 −98.4%
1440p	77 +157%	30 −157%
4K	48 +200%	16 −200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.14 −1%	3.11 +1%
1440p	5.18 +28%	6.63 −28%
4K	8.31 +49.6%	12.44 −49.6%

RX 5700 XT and RX 6500 XT have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
RX 5700 XT has 28% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 5700 XT has 50% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	93 +45.3%	64 −45.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +8.3%	72 −8.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	93 +22.4%	75−80 −22.4%
Counter-Strike 2	76 +90%	40 −90%
Cyberpunk 2077	82 +204%	27 −204%
Forza Horizon 4	234 +82.8%	128 −82.8%
Forza Horizon 5	130 +97%	66 −97%
Metro Exodus	156 +60.8%	97 −60.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	115 +113%	50−55 −113%
Valorant	190 +90%	100−105 −90%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	194 +155%	75−80 −155%
Counter-Strike 2	64 +129%	28 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 +324%	17 −324%
Dota 2	127 +19.8%	106 −19.8%
Far Cry 5	57 +32.6%	43 −32.6%
Fortnite	180−190 +45.6%	120−130 −45.6%
Forza Horizon 4	193 +80.4%	107 −80.4%
Forza Horizon 5	110 +214%	35 −214%
Grand Theft Auto V	145 +68.6%	86 −68.6%
Metro Exodus	111 +79%	62 −79%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	246 +57.7%	150−160 −57.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 +22.2%	50−55 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +91.4%	80−85 −91.4%
Valorant	112 +12%	100−105 −12%
World of Tanks	270−280 +8.6%	250−260 −8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	81 +6.6%	75−80 −6.6%
Counter-Strike 2	57 +138%	24 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +320%	15 −320%
Dota 2	103 −6.8%	110 +6.8%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +34.2%	75−80 −34.2%
Forza Horizon 4	171 +106%	83 −106%
Forza Horizon 5	104 +121%	47 −121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +32.7%	150−160 −32.7%
Valorant	159 +59%	100−105 −59%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	79 +114%	37 −114%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +114%	37 −114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +28.6%	120−130 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +82.6%	21−24 −82.6%
World of Tanks	270−280 +64.2%	160−170 −64.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +60%	50−55 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +333%	9 −333%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +91.7%	70−75 −91.7%
Forza Horizon 4	119 +113%	56 −113%
Forza Horizon 5	72 +213%	23 −213%
Metro Exodus	104 +82.5%	57 −82.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +108%	35−40 −108%
Valorant	119 +77.6%	65−70 −77.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Dota 2	79 +132%	34 −132%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +132%	34 −132%
Metro Exodus	35 +218%	11 −218%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	144 +89.5%	75−80 −89.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +132%	34 −132%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	52 +100%	24−27 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	8 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +750%	2 −750%
Dota 2	93 +38.8%	67 −38.8%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +100%	30−35 −100%
Fortnite	60−65 +103%	30−35 −103%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +184%	25 −184%
Forza Horizon 5	37 +1133%	3 −1133%
Valorant	62 +93.8%	30−35 −93.8%

This is how RX 5700 XT and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 98% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 XT is 157% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 XT is 200% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 1133% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games: