Radeon RX 7700 vs RX 6500 XT

Place in the ranking	230	44
Place by popularity	95	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.55	no data
Power efficiency	15.96	20.05
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 24	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 January 2022 (3 years ago)	2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$479

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	1024	3072
Core clock speed	2610 MHz	1900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2815 MHz	2600 MHz
Number of transistors	5,400 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	107 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	180.2	499.2
Floating-point processing power	5.765 TFLOPS	31.95 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	64	192
Ray Tracing Cores	16	48

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 x4	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-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	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2248 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	143.9 GB/s	432.0 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 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	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 6500 XT 23.84

RX 7700 55.99
+135%

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 9554

RX 7700 22439
+135%

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	64 −134%	150−160 +134%
1440p	30 −133%	70−75 +133%
4K	16 −119%	35−40 +119%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.11 +2.7%	3.19 −2.7%
1440p	6.63 +3.2%	6.84 −3.2%
4K	12.44 +10%	13.69 −10%

RX 6500 XT and RX 7700 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6500 XT and RX 7700 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6500 XT has 10% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	64 −134%	150−160 +134%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 −122%	160−170 +122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −124%	170−180 +124%
Counter-Strike 2	40 −125%	90−95 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −122%	60−65 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	128 −134%	300−310 +134%
Forza Horizon 5	66 −127%	150−160 +127%
Metro Exodus	97 −127%	220−230 +127%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −122%	120−130 +122%
Valorant	100−105 −130%	230−240 +130%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −124%	170−180 +124%
Counter-Strike 2	28 −132%	65−70 +132%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −106%	35−40 +106%
Dota 2	106 −126%	240−250 +126%
Far Cry 5	43 −133%	100−105 +133%
Fortnite	120−130 −132%	290−300 +132%
Forza Horizon 4	107 −134%	250−260 +134%
Forza Horizon 5	35 −129%	80−85 +129%
Grand Theft Auto V	86 −133%	200−210 +133%
Metro Exodus	62 −126%	140−150 +126%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −124%	350−400 +124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −122%	120−130 +122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −135%	190−200 +135%
Valorant	100−105 −130%	230−240 +130%
World of Tanks	250−260 −133%	600−650 +133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −124%	170−180 +124%
Counter-Strike 2	24 −129%	55−60 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −133%	35−40 +133%
Dota 2	110 −127%	250−260 +127%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −124%	170−180 +124%
Forza Horizon 4	83 −129%	190−200 +129%
Forza Horizon 5	47 −134%	110−120 +134%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −124%	350−400 +124%
Valorant	100−105 −130%	230−240 +130%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 −130%	85−90 +130%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 −130%	85−90 +130%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −129%	400−450 +129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
World of Tanks	160−170 −112%	350−400 +112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −120%	110−120 +120%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −133%	21−24 +133%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −122%	160−170 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	56 −132%	130−140 +132%
Forza Horizon 5	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
Metro Exodus	57 −128%	130−140 +128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −130%	85−90 +130%
Valorant	65−70 −124%	150−160 +124%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Dota 2	34 −121%	75−80 +121%
Grand Theft Auto V	34 −121%	75−80 +121%
Metro Exodus	11 −118%	24−27 +118%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −124%	170−180 +124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 −121%	75−80 +121%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 −100%	4−5 +100%
Dota 2	67 −124%	150−160 +124%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −127%	75−80 +127%
Fortnite	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Forza Horizon 4	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
Forza Horizon 5	3 −133%	7−8 +133%
Valorant	30−35 −134%	75−80 +134%

This is how RX 6500 XT and RX 7700 compete in popular games:

RX 7700 is 134% faster in 1080p
RX 7700 is 133% faster in 1440p
RX 7700 is 119% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.84	55.99
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	107 Watt	200 Watt

RX 6500 XT has 86.9% lower power consumption.

RX 7700, on the other hand, has a 134.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 XT in performance tests.

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