Posts about AMD Radeon Rx 6500 XT
compilation of 14 launch reviews with ~1070 gaming benchmarks at 1080p resolution
only benchmarks at real games compiled, not included any 3DMark & Unigine benchmarks
geometric mean in all cases
standard performance without ray-tracing and/or DLSS/FSR
stock performance on (usual) reference/FE boards, no overclocking
factory overclocked cards used: RX570 on eTeknix, KitGuru, RX580 on Hardware Canucks, KitGuru, PCWorld, 1650S on KitGuru, PCWorld, 5500XT-8G on KitGuru, Le Comptoir, 6500XT on ALL reviews except Hardware Canucks, KitGuru, 3060 on eTeknix
factory overclocked cards normalized to reference clocks/performance, but just for the overall performance average
performance average is (moderate) weighted in favor of reviews with more benchmarks
power consumption for the GPU only, no system power draw
for the full results and some more explanations check 3DCenter's launch analysis
| Models | Clock Rates | ASIC Power | Card Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Reference | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | 80W (TDP: 107W) | - |
| ASRock RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 17.9cm |
| ASRock RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D OC | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | ? | 24.0cm |
| Asus Dual RX 6500 XT OC | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | ? | 20.1cm |
| Asus TUF RX 6500 XT Gaming OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 25.0cm (TripleSlot) |
| Gigabyte RX 6500 XT Eagle | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 19.2cm |
| Gigabyte RX 6500 XT Gaming OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 28.2cm |
| MSI RX 6500 XT Mech 2X | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 17.2cm |
| MSI RX 6500 XT Mech 2X OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | ? | 17.2cm |
| PowerColor RX 6500 XT ITX | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 16.5cm |
| PowerColor Fighter RX 6500 XT OC | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | 85W | 19.1cm |
| Sapphire Pulse RX 6500 XT | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 19.4cm |
| XFX Speedster Qick 210 RX 6500 XT | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | 90W | 23.3cm |
| 1080p | Tests | 570 | 580 | 1060 | 1650S | 55XT-4 | 55XT-8 | 6500XT | @PCIe3 | 6600 | 3060 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen & Mem | Polaris 4GB | Polaris 8GB | Pascal 6GB | Turing 4GB | RDNA1 4GB | RDNA1 8GB | RDNA2 4GB | RDNA2 8GB | Ampere 12GB | ||
| eTeknix | (7) | 86.1% | - | - | - | 99.5% | - | 100% | - | 180.8% | 186.1% |
| Golem | (6) | - | - | 90.5% | - | 102.6% | - | 100% | 97.1% | - | - |
| Guru3D | (5) | 88.3% | 97.9% | ~87% | ~93% | - | 112.1% | 100% | - | 166.1% | 169.4% |
| HWCan | (7) | - | 105.2% | - | - | 100.4% | - | 100% | 89.2% | 174.9% | - |
| HWUpgr | (9) | 84.6% | 102.4% | 93.5% | 106.1% | 104.8% | - | 100% | - | 183.4% | 191.9% |
| KitGuru | (12) | 82.8% | 96.2% | 87.1% | 102.0% | 97.8% | 107.5% | 100% | 83.5% | - | - |
| LeComp | (15) | - | - | 81.7% | - | - | 104.4% | 100% | 94.8% | 167.5% | 172.4% |
| PCGH | (20) | 89.9% | 110.6% | 102.8% | - | - | - | 100% | 88.0% | 203.2% | 212.9% |
| PCWorld | (11) | - | 92.1% | 84.6% | 100.8% | 97.2% | - | 100% | 92.9% | - | - |
| SweCl | (11) | 95.5% | - | 102.3% | - | - | - | 100% | - | 184.1% | - |
| TPU | (25) | 85% | 97% | 90% | 99% | 104% | - | 100% | 87% | 171% | 178% |
| TechSpot | (12) | 82.3% | - | - | 105.1% | 102.5% | 111.4% | 100% | 78.5% | 178.5% | 178.5% |
| Tom's | (7) | 89.0% | - | 97.0% | 100.5% | 104.3% | 125.0% | 100% | 77.4% | ||
| Tweakers | (10) | 83.6% | - | 97.0% | 111.7% | - | 122.9% | 100% | 79.6% | 193.5% | - |
| 1080p perf. average | 86.8% | 100.2% | 94.1% | 103.4% | 103.6% | 112.7% | 100% | 86.9% | 183.8% | 188.2% | |
| TDP | 150W | 185W | 120W | 100W | 130W | 130W | 107W | 132W | 170W | ||
| MSRP | $169 | $229 | $249 | $159 | $169 | $199 | $199 | $329 | $329 |
| Power | Model | Clock Rates | ASIC Power | Power Draw at Gaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golem | PowerColor Fighter | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | 85W | 103.2W @ Gears 5 |
| Guru3D | PowerColor Fighter | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | 85W | 100W typical gaming |
| HWluxx | Gigabyte Eagle | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 111.5W |
| HWluxx | Gigabyte Gaming OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 123.8W |
| Le Comptoir | PowerColor Fighter | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | 85W | 103W @ Control, 96W @ Cyberpunk 2077 |
| PCGH | XFX Qick 210 | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | 90W | 109W maximum gaming, 102W @ Anno 1800 |
| TechPowerUp | Sapphire Pulse | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 89W @ Cyberpunk 2077 |
| TechPowerUp | Asus TUF | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 101W @ Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Tweakers | Gigabyte Gaming OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 120.74W @ Shadow of the Tomb Raider |
Overall, the Radeon RX 6500 XT comes out slightly below the GeForce GTX 1650 Super and Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB. The performance level achieved by the Radeon RX 6500 XT matches the Radeon RX 580 8GB pretty closely with PCI Express 4.0. But with PCI Express 3.0, the Radeon RX 6500 XT loses -13% on average and only ends up on the performance level of a Radeon RX 570.
PS: More than four years after launch, the Radeon RX 580 8GB is now clearly ahead of the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.
PS2: Many hardware testers now have switched to rBAR/SAM. In this launch analysis, it was 9 out of 14 sources. However, what many hardware testers still forget (for AMD graphics cards) is an indication of the ASIC power. This is especially important when using factory overclocked cards - to better assess their higher performance potential.
Source: 3DCenter.org
compilation of 14 launch reviews with ~1070 gaming benchmarks at 1080p resolution
only benchmarks at real games compiled, not included any 3DMark & Unigine benchmarks
geometric mean in all cases
standard performance without ray-tracing and/or DLSS/FSR
stock performance on (usual) reference/FE boards, no overclocking
factory overclocked cards used: RX570 on eTeknix, KitGuru, RX580 on Hardware Canucks, KitGuru, PCWorld, 1650S on KitGuru, PCWorld, 5500XT-8G on KitGuru, Le Comptoir, 6500XT on ALL reviews except Hardware Canucks, KitGuru, 3060 on eTeknix
factory overclocked cards normalized to reference clocks/performance, but just for the overall performance average
performance average is (moderate) weighted in favor of reviews with more benchmarks
power consumption for the GPU only, no system power draw
for the full results and some more explanations check 3DCenter's launch analysis
| Models | Clock Rates | ASIC Power | Card Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Reference | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | 80W (TDP: 107W) | - |
| ASRock RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 17.9cm |
| ASRock RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D OC | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | ? | 24.0cm |
| Asus Dual RX 6500 XT OC | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | ? | 20.1cm |
| Asus TUF RX 6500 XT Gaming OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 25.0cm (TripleSlot) |
| Gigabyte RX 6500 XT Eagle | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 19.2cm |
| Gigabyte RX 6500 XT Gaming OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 28.2cm |
| MSI RX 6500 XT Mech 2X | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 17.2cm |
| MSI RX 6500 XT Mech 2X OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | ? | 17.2cm |
| PowerColor RX 6500 XT ITX | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 16.5cm |
| PowerColor Fighter RX 6500 XT OC | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | 85W | 19.1cm |
| Sapphire Pulse RX 6500 XT | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 19.4cm |
| XFX Speedster Qick 210 RX 6500 XT | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | 90W | 23.3cm |
| 1080p | Tests | 570 | 580 | 1060 | 1650S | 55XT-4 | 55XT-8 | 6500XT | @PCIe3 | 6600 | 3060 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen & Mem | Polaris 4GB | Polaris 8GB | Pascal 6GB | Turing 4GB | RDNA1 4GB | RDNA1 8GB | RDNA2 4GB | RDNA2 8GB | Ampere 12GB | ||
| eTeknix | (7) | 86.1% | - | - | - | 99.5% | - | 100% | - | 180.8% | 186.1% |
| Golem | (6) | - | - | 90.5% | - | 102.6% | - | 100% | 97.1% | - | - |
| Guru3D | (5) | 88.3% | 97.9% | ~87% | ~93% | - | 112.1% | 100% | - | 166.1% | 169.4% |
| HWCan | (7) | - | 105.2% | - | - | 100.4% | - | 100% | 89.2% | 174.9% | - |
| HWUpgr | (9) | 84.6% | 102.4% | 93.5% | 106.1% | 104.8% | - | 100% | - | 183.4% | 191.9% |
| KitGuru | (12) | 82.8% | 96.2% | 87.1% | 102.0% | 97.8% | 107.5% | 100% | 83.5% | - | - |
| LeComp | (15) | - | - | 81.7% | - | - | 104.4% | 100% | 94.8% | 167.5% | 172.4% |
| PCGH | (20) | 89.9% | 110.6% | 102.8% | - | - | - | 100% | 88.0% | 203.2% | 212.9% |
| PCWorld | (11) | - | 92.1% | 84.6% | 100.8% | 97.2% | - | 100% | 92.9% | - | - |
| SweCl | (11) | 95.5% | - | 102.3% | - | - | - | 100% | - | 184.1% | - |
| TPU | (25) | 85% | 97% | 90% | 99% | 104% | - | 100% | 87% | 171% | 178% |
| TechSpot | (12) | 82.3% | - | - | 105.1% | 102.5% | 111.4% | 100% | 78.5% | 178.5% | 178.5% |
| Tom's | (7) | 89.0% | - | 97.0% | 100.5% | 104.3% | 125.0% | 100% | 77.4% | ||
| Tweakers | (10) | 83.6% | - | 97.0% | 111.7% | - | 122.9% | 100% | 79.6% | 193.5% | - |
| 1080p perf. average | 86.8% | 100.2% | 94.1% | 103.4% | 103.6% | 112.7% | 100% | 86.9% | 183.8% | 188.2% | |
| TDP | 150W | 185W | 120W | 100W | 130W | 130W | 107W | 132W | 170W | ||
| MSRP | $169 | $229 | $249 | $159 | $169 | $199 | $199 | $329 | $329 |
| Power | Model | Clock Rates | ASIC Power | Power Draw at Gaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golem | PowerColor Fighter | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | 85W | 103.2W @ Gears 5 |
| Guru3D | PowerColor Fighter | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | 85W | 100W typical gaming |
| HWluxx | Gigabyte Eagle | 2310/2610/2815 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 111.5W |
| HWluxx | Gigabyte Gaming OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 123.8W |
| Le Comptoir | PowerColor Fighter | 2365/2650/2820 MHz & 18 Gbps | 85W | 103W @ Control, 96W @ Cyberpunk 2077 |
| PCGH | XFX Qick 210 | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | 90W | 109W maximum gaming, 102W @ Anno 1800 |
| TechPowerUp | Sapphire Pulse | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 80W | 89W @ Cyberpunk 2077 |
| TechPowerUp | Asus TUF | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 101W @ Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Tweakers | Gigabyte Gaming OC | 2420/2685/2825 MHz & 18 Gbps | probably 90W | 120.74W @ Shadow of the Tomb Raider |
Overall, the Radeon RX 6500 XT comes out slightly below the GeForce GTX 1650 Super and Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB. The performance level achieved by the Radeon RX 6500 XT matches the Radeon RX 580 8GB pretty closely with PCI Express 4.0. But with PCI Express 3.0, the Radeon RX 6500 XT loses -13% on average and only ends up on the performance level of a Radeon RX 570.
PS: More than four years after launch, the Radeon RX 580 8GB is now clearly ahead of the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.
PS2: Many hardware testers now have switched to rBAR/SAM. In this launch analysis, it was 9 out of 14 sources. However, what many hardware testers still forget (for AMD graphics cards) is an indication of the ASIC power. This is especially important when using factory overclocked cards - to better assess their higher performance potential.
Source: 3DCenter.org
