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Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Radeon RX Vega 56

8 GB HBM2 | 2048-bit

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Logo
Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card

Buy for CA$1,259.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

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

Buy for CA$274.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 160 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Radeon RX Vega 56

8 GB HBM2 | 2048-bit

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Logo
Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card

Buy for CA$1,259.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

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

Buy for CA$274.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 160 minutes ago

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 Radeon RX Vega 56

  • Performs up to 14% better in Resident Evil 4 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 88 vs 77 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Up to 78% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$274.60 vs CA$1259.74
  • Up to 75% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$3.57 vs CA$14.32 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 107 vs 210 Watts
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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Logo
Radeon RX Vega 56

Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017


FPS

88

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$14.32/FPS

25%

Price, CA$

CA$1259.74

21%

FPS Winner

Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card

Buy for CA$1,259.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

77

88%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.57/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$274.6

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for CA$274.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 160 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Logo
Radeon RX Vega 56

Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Logo
Radeon RX Vega 56

Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

94.14 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

329.5 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

96%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

55%

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Logo

Radeon RX Vega 56

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Aug 14th, 2017Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
VegaGenerationNavi II
$399MSRP
$199
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
HBM2TypeGDDR6
2048-bitBus64-bit
409.6 GB/s
Bandwidth143.9 GB/s
1156 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
1471 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
800 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

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