Radeon RX 6500 vs RX 7700 XT

Place in performance ranking	33	258
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	40.06	no data
Architecture	RDNA 3	no data
GPU code name	Navi 32	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data
Current price	$443 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	3456	no data
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2544 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	28,100 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	245 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	549.5	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 7700 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	2x 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	18000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	432.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C	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	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.2	no data
Vulkan	1.3	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 7700 XT 56.87
+181%

RX 6500 20.27

RX 7700 XT outperforms RX 6500 by 181% based on our aggregated 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 7700 XT 22006
+181%

RX 6500 7843

RX 7700 XT outperforms RX 6500 by 181% 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	186 +186%	65−70 −186%
1440p	102 +191%	35−40 −191%
4K	59 +181%	21−24 −181%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

193
+503%

30−35

−503%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	165 +302%	40−45 −302%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180 +414%	35−40 −414%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +109%	65−70 −109%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	150−160 +187%	50−55 −187%
Cyberpunk 2077	158 +394%	30−35 −394%
Far Cry 5	188 +255%	50−55 −255%
Far Cry New Dawn	157 +185%	55−60 −185%
Forza Horizon 4	278 +303%	65−70 −303%
Hitman 3	170−180 +203%	55−60 −203%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +188%	40−45 −188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +182%	30−35 −182%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	242 +463%	40−45 −463%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +154%	35−40 −154%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	148 +261%	40−45 −261%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	149 +326%	35−40 −326%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +109%	65−70 −109%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	150−160 +187%	50−55 −187%
Cyberpunk 2077	132 +313%	30−35 −313%
Far Cry 5	181 +242%	50−55 −242%
Far Cry New Dawn	151 +175%	55−60 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	272 +294%	65−70 −294%
Hitman 3	170−180 +203%	55−60 −203%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +188%	40−45 −188%
Metro Exodus	152 +361%	30−35 −361%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +182%	30−35 −182%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	209 +386%	40−45 −386%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	295 +570%	40−45 −570%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +154%	35−40 −154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +195%	40−45 −195%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	132 +277%	35−40 −277%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +109%	65−70 −109%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 +281%	30−35 −281%
Far Cry 5	167 +215%	50−55 −215%
Far Cry New Dawn	136 +147%	55−60 −147%
Forza Horizon 4	231 +235%	65−70 −235%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	168 +282%	40−45 −282%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +154%	35−40 −154%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +237%	30−33 −237%
Hitman 3	110−120 +258%	30−35 −258%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +230%	27−30 −230%
Metro Exodus	90 +374%	18−20 −374%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +233%	14−16 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	132 +408%	24−27 −408%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 +345%	21−24 −345%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 +432%	18−20 −432%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +144%	45−50 −144%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +567%	12−14 −567%
Far Cry 5	157 +362%	30−35 −362%
Far Cry New Dawn	134 +244%	35−40 −244%
Forza Horizon 4	197 +380%	40−45 −380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120 +200%	40−45 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +314%	14−16 −314%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +293%	14−16 −293%
Hitman 3	65−70 +242%	18−20 −242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +323%	12−14 −323%
Metro Exodus	57 +375%	12−14 −375%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +200%	10−12 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	66 +408%	12−14 −408%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	89 +324%	21−24 −324%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +383%	12−14 −383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +490%	10−11 −490%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +209%	21−24 −209%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +800%	4−5 −800%
Far Cry 5	82 +413%	16−18 −413%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +368%	18−20 −368%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +379%	27−30 −379%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%