Radeon RX 7700 vs RX 6500 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 XT and Radeon RX 7700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500 XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 107 Watt
23.92

RX 7700 outperforms RX 6500 XT by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking22541
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation57.71no data
Power efficiency16.0020.13
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 24Navi 32
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 January 2022 (3 years ago)2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $479

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 cores10243072
Core clock speed2610 MHz1900 MHz
Boost clock speed2815 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)107 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate180.2499.2
Floating-point processing power5.765 TFLOPS31.95 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs64192
Ray Tracing Cores1648

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 data267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2248 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth143.9 GB/s432.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.22.2
Vulkan1.31.3

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 23.92
RX 7700 56.27
+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 9558
RX 7700 22488
+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 HD64
−134%
150−160
+134%
1440p30
−133%
70−75
+133%
4K16
−119%
35−40
+119%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.11
+2.7%
3.19
−2.7%
1440p6.63
+3.2%
6.84
−3.2%
4K12.44
+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
−134%
180−190
+134%
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%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−133%
21−24
+133%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−133%
170−180
+133%
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 7
−129%
16−18
+129%
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 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
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 23.92 56.27
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 135.2% 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.


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