Radeon HD 7790 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $149

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

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Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3225 days newer than Radeon HD 7790.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7790

Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 85 vs 107 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 73% better in Starfield than Radeon HD 7790 - 26 vs 15 FPS
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 4 vs 1 GB

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Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon HD 7790

Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013

FPS

58%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$15.38/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$399.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon HD 7790

Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

350

FPS

382

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

305

FPS

376

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

539

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

Radeon HD 7790

Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

16 GPixel/s

18%

Texel Fillrate

56 GTexel/s

31%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon HD 7790	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Mar 22nd, 2013	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
Southern Islands	Generation	Navi II
$149	MSRP	$199
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
1 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	64-bit
96 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz