Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 288 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 77% cheaper than Radeon RX 7900 XTX - CA$325.0 vs CA$1439.99
- Up to 51% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 7900 XTX - CA$3.28 vs CA$6.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 107 vs 355 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- Performs up to 116% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 214 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 24 vs 4 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
99
46%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.28/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$325
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$325 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 39 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
214
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.73/FPS
48%
Price, CA$
CA$1439.99
22%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$1,439.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 39 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
18%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
18%
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
479.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
959.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
Navi II | Generation | Navi III |
$199 | MSRP | $999 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1855 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2499 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |