Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 1619 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 76% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$252.94 vs CA$1037.45
- Up to 74% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$1.61 vs CA$6.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 107 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 6% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 167 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
157
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$252.94
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$252.94 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 144 minutes ago
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
167
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.21/FPS
25%
Price, CA$
CA$1037.45
24%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$1,037.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 144 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
54%
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
Navi II | Generation | Vega |
$199 | MSRP | $399 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | HBM2 |
64-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |