Radeon RX 6500 vs RX 7800 XT

Place in the ranking	30	276
Place by popularity	60	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	67.92	no data
Power efficiency	16.53	no data
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	no data
GPU code name	Navi 32	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

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 cores	3840	no data
Core clock speed	1295 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	28,100 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	263 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	583.2	no data
Floating-point processing power	37.32 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	96	no data
TMUs	240	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	60	no data

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 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	16 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	2438 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	624.1 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, 3x DisplayPort 2.1	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	-

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 7800 XT 63.02
+210%

RX 6500 20.34

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 7800 XT 24221
+210%

RX 6500 7817

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	215 +231%	65−70 −231%
1440p	122 +249%	35−40 −249%
4K	73 +248%	21−24 −248%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.32	no data
1440p	4.09	no data
4K	6.84	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	241 +221%	75−80 −221%
Cyberpunk 2077	258 +545%	40−45 −545%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +82.8%	60−65 −82.8%
Counter-Strike 2	200 +233%	60−65 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	96 +140%	40−45 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	488 +474%	85−90 −474%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +196%	50−55 −196%
Metro Exodus	171 +211%	55−60 −211%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +150%	45−50 −150%
Valorant	290−300 +259%	80−85 −259%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +82.8%	60−65 −82.8%
Counter-Strike 2	163 +226%	50−55 −226%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +100%	40−45 −100%
Dota 2	178 +151%	70−75 −151%
Far Cry 5	113 +68.7%	65−70 −68.7%
Fortnite	240−250 +131%	100−110 −131%
Forza Horizon 4	398 +368%	85−90 −368%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +196%	50−55 −196%
Grand Theft Auto V	178 +151%	70−75 −151%
Metro Exodus	147 +172%	50−55 −172%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +59.3%	130−140 −59.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +150%	45−50 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +172%	60−65 −172%
Valorant	290−300 +259%	80−85 −259%
World of Tanks	270−280 +19.7%	230−240 −19.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +82.8%	60−65 −82.8%
Counter-Strike 2	149 +231%	45−50 −231%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +85%	40−45 −85%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +82.1%	65−70 −82.1%
Forza Horizon 4	340 +300%	85−90 −300%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +220%	50−55 −220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +59.3%	130−140 −59.3%
Valorant	290−300 +227%	90−95 −227%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	140 +211%	45−50 −211%
Grand Theft Auto V	140 +324%	30−35 −324%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +218%	55−60 −218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +322%	18−20 −322%
World of Tanks	400−450 +226%	130−140 −226%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +112%	40−45 −112%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +223%	30−33 −223%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +200%	16−18 −200%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +191%	55−60 −191%
Forza Horizon 4	243 +367%	50−55 −367%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +231%	35−40 −231%
Metro Exodus	148 +229%	45−50 −229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +227%	45−50 −227%
Valorant	250−260 +219%	80−85 −219%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 +250%	12−14 −250%
Dota 2	152 +238%	45−50 −238%
Grand Theft Auto V	152 +347%	30−35 −347%
Metro Exodus	63 +320%	14−16 −320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +222%	65−70 −222%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +285%	12−14 −285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +347%	30−35 −347%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +305%	20−22 −305%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +213%	24−27 −213%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +267%	6−7 −267%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +304%	24−27 −304%
Fortnite	95−100 +220%	30−33 −220%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +333%	30−33 −333%
Forza Horizon 5	70−75 +238%	21−24 −238%
Valorant	140−150 +222%	45−50 −222%