RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 XT and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500 XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 107 Watt
24.70

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation outperforms RX 6500 XT by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking20435
Place by popularity83not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.45no data
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameNavi 24AD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 January 2022 (2 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$274 (1.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores10246144
Core clock speed2610 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2815 MHz1565 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)107 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate180.2300.5

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB20 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed18000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth143.9 GB/s280.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDAno data8.9

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.

RX 6500 XT 24.70
RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 56.80
+130%

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 6500 XT by 130% 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%

RX 6500 XT 9539
RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 21935
+130%

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 6500 XT by 130% 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 HD61
−130%
140−150
+130%
1440p32
−119%
70−75
+119%
4K17
−106%
35−40
+106%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−140%
72
+140%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−161%
45−50
+161%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−143%
51
+143%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−131%
80−85
+131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−157%
54
+157%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−138%
55−60
+138%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−141%
65−70
+141%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−138%
100−110
+138%
Hitman 3 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−135%
176
+135%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−167%
80−85
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−144%
65−70
+144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−133%
128
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−147%
74
+147%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−161%
45−50
+161%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−139%
43
+139%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−131%
80−85
+131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−143%
34
+143%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−138%
55−60
+138%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−141%
65−70
+141%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−138%
100−110
+138%
Hitman 3 10−11
−130%
23
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−145%
95−100
+145%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−150%
45
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−144%
65−70
+144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−138%
107
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−130%
92
+130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−133%
70−75
+133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−161%
45−50
+161%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−158%
31
+158%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−150%
30
+150%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−138%
55−60
+138%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−138%
100−110
+138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−130%
92
+130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−137%
83
+137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−157%
54
+157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−150%
25
+150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−144%
65−70
+144%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−161%
45−50
+161%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−148%
50−55
+148%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−160%
24−27
+160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−130%
23
+130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−136%
30−35
+136%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−143%
17
+143%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−138%
57
+138%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−133%
45−50
+133%
Hitman 3 12−14
−142%
27−30
+142%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−144%
66
+144%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−138%
57
+138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−133%
56
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−138%
19
+138%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−156%
40−45
+156%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
Hitman 3 4−5
−150%
10
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−133%
27−30
+133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−167%
16
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−133%
28
+133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−200%
6
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4
+300%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−143%
30−35
+143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−167%
32
+167%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−150%
20
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−150%
10
+150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%

This is how RX 6500 XT and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 130% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 119% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 106% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.70 56.80
Recency 19 January 2022 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 107 Watt 70 Watt

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 XT in performance tests.


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