The Radeon RX 6500 XT is a clear winner – it's a faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 480 and it's also a better value for money, as it's $99.10 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 37% cheaper – $170.27 vs $269.37
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 29% less energy – 107 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 480 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
100%
Min 1% FPS
38
100%
Price, €
€170.27
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.3/FPS
100%
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€153.13
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€201.80
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€143.24
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€211.55
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Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Average FPS
68
92%
Min 1% FPS
34
89%
Price, €
€269.37
63%
Value, €/FPS
€3.96/FPS
58%
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 480 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 480 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 480 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
56%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
99%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
99%
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
45%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $229.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | Arctic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
107 W | Power Consumption | 150 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
90.08 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| 180.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 182.3 GTexel/s |
| 5.765 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.834 TFLOPS |
