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GeForce RTX 2080 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce RTX 2080 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo
nVidia GEFORCE RTX 2080 Founders Edition 8 GB GDDR6 Graphics Cards (GeForce RTX 2080, 8 GB, GDDR6, 256 bit, 14000 MHz, 7680 x 4320 Pixels)

Buy for £469.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £156.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo
nVidia GEFORCE RTX 2080 Founders Edition 8 GB GDDR6 Graphics Cards (GeForce RTX 2080, 8 GB, GDDR6, 256 bit, 14000 MHz, 7680 x 4320 Pixels)

Buy for £469.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £156.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP in USD: $699

Availability

MSRP in USD: $199

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy on Amazon

£156.73

In Stock


2310 2420 MHz
Base Clock
2815 2825 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 146 minutes ago
POWERCOLOR Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
POWERCOLOR Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy on Amazon

£184.56

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 146 minutes ago
Asrock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost
Asrock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost

Buy on Amazon

£139.09

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 146 minutes ago
ASUS Dual AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition 4GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA 2, PCIe 4.0, 4GB GDDR6
ASUS Dual AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition 4GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA 2, PCIe 4.0, 4GB GDDR6

Buy on Amazon

£244

In Stock


2310 2365 MHz
Base Clock
2815 2820 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 146 minutes ago
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC (4GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/18000MHz) GV-R65XTGAMING OC-4GD
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC (4GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/18000MHz) GV-R65XTGAMING OC-4GD

Buy on Amazon

£215.99

In Stock


2310 2420 MHz
Base Clock
2815 2825 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 146 minutes ago
SCAN Argen Gaming PC | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Card | 500GB SSD | AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPU | 16GB DDR4 RAM | Windows 11 & Xbox Gamepass Ultimate
SCAN Argen Gaming PC | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Card | 500GB SSD | AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPU | 16GB DDR4 RAM | Windows 11 & Xbox Gamepass Ultimate

Buy on Amazon

£600

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 146 minutes ago
ASRock VGA Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB Challenger ITX
ASRock VGA Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB Challenger ITX

Buy on Amazon

£161

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 146 minutes ago
POWERCOLOR AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
POWERCOLOR AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy on Amazon

£163.89

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 146 minutes ago
MSI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X OC 4GB Open Box Graphics Card
MSI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X OC 4GB Open Box Graphics Card

Buy on Amazon

£240.67

In Stock


2310 2420 MHz
Base Clock
2815 2825 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 146 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 2080 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 GeForce RTX 2080 is 1217 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

  • Performs up to 54% better in Apex Legends than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 179 vs 116 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Up to 67% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - £156.73 vs £469.44
  • Up to 48% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 2080 - £1.35 vs £2.62 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 107 vs 215 Watts
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo
GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018


FPS

179

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.62/FPS

51%

Price, £

£469.44

33%

FPS Winner

nVidia GEFORCE RTX 2080 Founders Edition 8 GB GDDR6 Graphics Cards (GeForce RTX 2080, 8 GB, GDDR6, 256 bit, 14000 MHz, 7680 x 4320 Pixels)

Buy for £469.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

116

64%

Value, £/FPS

£1.35/FPS

100%

Price, £

£156.73

100%

Value Winner

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £156.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo
GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo
GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018


Pixel Fillrate

109.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

314.6 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

82%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

57%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

Sep 20th, 2018Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce 20GenerationNavi II
$699MSRP
$199
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-COutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus64-bit
448 GB/s
Bandwidth143.9 GB/s
1515 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
1710 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
1750 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

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