Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RX 6500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, including specs and performance data.
9060 XT 16GB outperforms RX 6500 by a whopping 217% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 334 | 47 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 4 (2025) |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 2 January 2025 (1 year ago) |
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 | no data | 2048 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2530 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 4 nm |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 50−55
−240%
| 170
+240%
|
| 1440p | 24−27
−225%
| 78
+225%
|
| 4K | 14−16
−243%
| 48
+243%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−112%
|
160−170
+112%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−343%
|
270
+343%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
−174%
|
270−280
+174%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−200%
|
220−230
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
−202%
|
170−180
+202%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−145%
|
170−180
+145%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−127%
|
300−350
+127%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−112%
|
160−170
+112%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
−22.4%
|
270−280
+22.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−180%
|
300−310
+180%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−307%
|
248
+307%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
−174%
|
270−280
+174%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−200%
|
220−230
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
−202%
|
170−180
+202%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
−123%
|
154
+123%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
−270%
|
140−150
+270%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−145%
|
170−180
+145%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
−425%
|
273
+425%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−127%
|
300−350
+127%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−112%
|
160−170
+112%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−180%
|
300−310
+180%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−282%
|
233
+282%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−200%
|
220−230
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−145%
|
170−180
+145%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
−181%
|
146
+181%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
−174%
|
270−280
+174%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
−227%
|
400−450
+227%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−159%
|
83
+159%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−300%
|
95−100
+300%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
−115%
|
350−400
+115%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−172%
|
140−150
+172%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−281%
|
160
+281%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−315%
|
190−200
+315%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
−251%
|
150−160
+251%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−168%
|
91
+168%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−300%
|
60−65
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−211%
|
84
+211%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−203%
|
300−350
+203%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−268%
|
100−110
+268%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−208%
|
200−210
+208%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−281%
|
80
+281%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−341%
|
140−150
+341%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−405%
|
95−100
+405%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−316%
|
75−80
+316%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 203
+0%
|
203
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 157
+0%
|
157
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 91
+0%
|
91
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 102
+0%
|
102
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
This is how RX 6500 and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 240% faster in 1080p
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 225% faster in 1440p
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 243% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is 425% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 9060 XT 16GB performs better in 41 tests (69%)
- there's a draw in 18 tests (31%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.31 | 58.04 |
RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 217% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.
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