Radeon RX 6500 vs RX 6700 XT

Place in performance ranking	46	266
Place by popularity	98	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.01	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	no data
GPU code name	Navi 22	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$479	no data
Current price	$685 (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 cores	2560	no data
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	17,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	413.0	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6700 XT and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.2	no data

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 6700 XT 51.43
+162%

RX 6500 19.64

RX 6700 XT outperforms RX 6500 by 162% 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 6700 XT 19881
+162%

RX 6500 7593

RX 6700 XT outperforms RX 6500 by 162% 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 HD	152 +176%	55−60 −176%
1440p	88 +193%	30−35 −193%
4K	53 +194%	18−21 −194%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119
+284%

30−35

−284%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +110%	40−45 −110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	169 +397%	30−35 −397%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +152%	65−70 −152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +160%	40−45 −160%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 +219%	30−35 −219%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +86%	50−55 −86%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +120%	50−55 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +136%	60−65 −136%
Hitman 3	246 +423%	45−50 −423%
Horizon Zero Dawn	359 +461%	60−65 −461%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +193%	40−45 −193%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +106%	50−55 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	342 +500%	55−60 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +156%	35−40 −156%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +110%	40−45 −110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 +324%	30−35 −324%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +152%	65−70 −152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +160%	40−45 −160%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 +190%	30−35 −190%
Far Cry 5	61 +22%	50−55 −22%
Far Cry New Dawn	73 +35.2%	50−55 −35.2%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +136%	60−65 −136%
Hitman 3	111 +136%	45−50 −136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	293 +358%	60−65 −358%
Metro Exodus	145 +146%	55−60 −146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +106%	50−55 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	221 +288%	55−60 −288%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	223 +431%	40−45 −431%
Watch Dogs: Legion	134 +272%	35−40 −272%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +110%	40−45 −110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	125 +268%	30−35 −268%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +180%	40−45 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 +174%	30−35 −174%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +86%	50−55 −86%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +136%	60−65 −136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	193 +176%	70−75 −176%
Metro Exodus	131 +162%	50−55 −162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	127 +202%	40−45 −202%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +133%	35−40 −133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+178%

40−45
−178%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +163%	40−45 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +169%	45−50 −169%
Hitman 3	73 +161%	27−30 −161%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +193%	14−16 −193%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +167%	21−24 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 +506%	18−20 −506%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +173%	30−33 −173%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 +409%	10−12 −409%
Far Cry 5	137 +315%	30−35 −315%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +197%	35−40 −197%
Horizon Zero Dawn	145 +164%	55−60 −164%
Metro Exodus	123 +173%	45−50 −173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	173 +166%	65−70 −166%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +173%	30−33 −173%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +377%	12−14 −377%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	48 +167%	18−20 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +167%	27−30 −167%
Hitman 3	48 +220%	14−16 −220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +223%	21−24 −223%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 +338%	12−14 −338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +270%	20−22 −270%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +208%	12−14 −208%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +380%	10−11 −380%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +186%	21−24 −186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +194%	18−20 −194%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +525%	4−5 −525%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +181%	27−30 −181%
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 +177%	30−33 −177%
Metro Exodus	76 +181%	27−30 −181%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 +338%	8−9 −338%