The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is a budget graphics card launched on January 19, 2022. This Navi II GPU is based on AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture and utilizes the Navi 24 XT graphics processor variant. It is also built on the 6 nm process, has a die size of 107 mm², and 5 billion transistors.
Moreover, the RX 6500 XT has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 ROPs, and 16 raytracing acceleration cores. Its base operating frequency is 2310 MHz which can be boosted up to 2815 MHz. The RX 6500 XT also has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory connected using a 64-bit memory interface running at 2248 MHz (18 Gbps effective).
In terms of its board design, the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT draws 107 W of power from a 1x 6-pin power connector and has a PSU requirement of 300 W. It has a width of 126 mm(dual-slot), length of 232 mm, and height of 40 mm. Its display outputs include: 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a. The RX 6500 XT is very good for 1080p and OK for 1440p gaming.
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Specs
General
| Manufacturer: AMD |
| Generation: Navi II |
| Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Release Date: Jan. 19, 2022 |
| MSRP: $199.00 |
| Current Price: $148.99 (April 29, 2024) |
Graphics Processor
| Architecture: RDNA 2 |
| GPU: Navi 24 XT |
| Foundry: TSMC | Process: 6 nm |
| Transistors: 5 billion |
| Die Size: 107 mm² |
Memory
| Memory Type: GDDR6 |
| Memory Size: 4 GB |
| Memory Bus: 64 bit | Bandwidth: 143 GB/s |
| Memory Speed: 18 Gbps |
Clock Speeds
| Base Clock: 2310 MHz |
| Boost Clock: 2248 MHz |
| Memory Clock: 2815 MHz |
Rendering Configuration
| Shading Units: 1024 |
| TMUs: 64 |
| ROPs: 32 |
| Compute Units: 16 |
| AI Accelerators: None |
| RT Cores: 16 |
Board Design
| Width: 126 mm (dual-slot) |
| Length: 232 mm |
| Height: 40 mm |
| TBP: 107 W |
| Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin |
| PSU Requirement: 300 W |
| Outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a W |
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Performance Rankings
This radar chart contains the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT performance rankings compared to the GPUs closely ranked to it (AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB) and AMD Radeon RX 6600) in several prominent computing workloads (Higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT FPS Benchmarks
Performance rating
Very poor 17%
Here are the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT FPS benchmarks compared to other closely ranked GPUs.
RX 6500 XT Average 1080p FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT: 40
AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB): 41
AMD Radeon RX 6600: 71
RX 6500 XT Average 1440p FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT: 28
AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB): 29
AMD Radeon RX 6600: 50
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Price
MSRP: $199.00Cost per frame: $5.32
Excellent value 80%
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