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Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 280X

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

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

Buy for €153.14 on Amazon

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Radeon R9 280X

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

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

Buy for €153.14 on Amazon

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MSRP $299

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MSRP $199

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

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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Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Card GDDR6 1080 FHD 4GB PCIE HDMI Video Card

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon R9 280X 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 3025 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 12% better in HITMAN 2 than Radeon R9 280X - 133 vs 119 FPS
Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 107 vs 250 Watts
Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 4 vs 3 GB

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HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

FPS

119

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

133

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.15/FPS

100%

Price, €

€153.14

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for €153.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 89 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

85

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

386

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

123

FPS

136

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

565

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

145

FPS

161

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

32 GPixel/s

36%

Texel Fillrate

128 GTexel/s

71%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 280X	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Oct 8th, 2013	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi II
$299	MSRP	$199
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
3 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	64-bit
288 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
850 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
1000 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz

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€756.75

GeForce RTX 3060

€265.76

Radeon RX 7600 XT

€283.77

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€279.27

GeForce RTX 3050

€153.14

Radeon RX 7800 XT

€468.46

Radeon RX 7900 XT

€594.59

€180.17

€117.11

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€364.86

€75.67

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€837.83

€234.23

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€582.04

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€1,540.53

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Radeon RX 6600 XT

€234.14

GeForce GT 1030

€58.55

€67.55

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€307.99

GeForce RTX 2060

€180.17

GeForce RTX 4090

€2,585.58

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€590.53

€49.54

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€454.5

GeForce RTX 4080

€1,350.45

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€440.54

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

€550.67

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

€620.72

GeForce RTX 3080

€440.53

€333.32

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

€192.79

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€153.14

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€756.75

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 3060

€265.76

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

Radeon RX 7600 XT

€283.77

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 4060

€279.27

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 3050

€153.14

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

Radeon RX 7800 XT

€468.46

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

Radeon RX 7900 XT

€594.59

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

€180.17

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

€117.11

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€364.86

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

€75.67

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€837.83

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

€234.23

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 4070

€582.04

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,540.53

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

€135.63

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€234.14

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce GT 1030

€58.55

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

€67.55

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€307.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 2060

€180.17

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 4090

€2,585.58

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€590.53

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

€49.54

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€454.5

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 4080

€1,350.45

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€440.54

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€153.14

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

€550.67