Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2554 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 960.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 36% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 960 - 116 vs 85 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 107 vs 120 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Up to 43% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €129.0 vs €227.07
- Up to 22% better value when playing Apex Legends than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €1.52 vs €1.96 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
116
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.96/FPS
77%
Price, €
€227.07
56%
FPS Winner
Buy for €227.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 120 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
FPS
85
73%
Value, €/FPS
€1.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €129 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 121 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
41%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
41%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
Navi II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$199 | MSRP | $199 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |