RTX A400 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 XT and RTX A400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500 XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 107 Watt
24.78
+206%

RX 6500 XT outperforms RTX A400 by a whopping 206% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking218510
Place by popularity87not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation58.44no data
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 24GA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 January 2022 (2 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1024768
Core clock speed2610 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1762 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)107 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate180.242.29
Floating-point processing power5.765 gflopsno data

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 x8
Lengthno data163 mm
Width2-slot1-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 GB4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speed18000 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth143.9 GB/s96 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

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
CUDA-8.6

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 6500 XT 24.78
+206%
RTX A400 8.10

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 6500 XT 9557
+206%
RTX A400 3123

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 HD67
+219%
21−24
−219%
1440p33
+230%
10−12
−230%
4K18
+260%
5−6
−260%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 72
+243%
21−24
−243%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
+219%
16−18
−219%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+238%
24−27
−238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+238%
16−18
−238%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+217%
18−20
−217%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+210%
21−24
−210%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+222%
45−50
−222%
Hitman 3 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+226%
35−40
−226%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+215%
27−30
−215%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+256%
18−20
−256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+211%
27−30
−211%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+243%
30−33
−243%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+207%
14−16
−207%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+238%
24−27
−238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+240%
10−11
−240%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+217%
18−20
−217%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+210%
21−24
−210%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+222%
45−50
−222%
Hitman 3 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+226%
35−40
−226%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+215%
27−30
−215%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+256%
18−20
−256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 107
+257%
30−33
−257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+231%
16−18
−231%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+243%
30−33
−243%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+210%
10−11
−210%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+233%
9−10
−233%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+217%
18−20
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+222%
45−50
−222%
Hitman 3 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Horizon Zero Dawn 92
+207%
30−33
−207%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 83
+207%
27−30
−207%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+238%
16−18
−238%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+213%
8−9
−213%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+256%
18−20
−256%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+236%
14−16
−236%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 23
+229%
7−8
−229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+213%
45−50
−213%
Hitman 3 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+214%
21−24
−214%
Metro Exodus 57
+217%
18−20
−217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
+211%
18−20
−211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+211%
45−50
−211%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+242%
12−14
−242%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Hitman 3 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+218%
40−45
−218%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+211%
9−10
−211%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
+213%
8−9
−213%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10
+233%
3−4
−233%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%

This is how RX 6500 XT and RTX A400 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 XT is 219% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 XT is 230% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 XT is 260% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.78 8.10
Recency 19 January 2022 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 107 Watt 50 Watt

RX 6500 XT has a 205.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 114% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.


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