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Radeon HD 7990 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon HD 7990 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon HD 7990

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

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

Buy for €328.92 on Amazon

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Radeon HD 7990

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

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

Buy for €328.92 on Amazon

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Updated 135 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $999

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

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

XFX TARJETA GRAFICA RADEON RX 6500 XT QUICK 210 BLACK GAMING

Sapphire PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphic card 4GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX (11314-01-20G)

ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost Nero

Asrock VGA Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB Challenger ITX

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7990 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 3192 days newer than Radeon HD 7990.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 45% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon HD 7990 - 61 vs 42 FPS
Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 107 vs 375 Watts
Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 4 vs 3 GB

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This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013

FPS

42

69%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

61

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.39/FPS

100%

Price, €

€328.92

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for €328.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 135 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

84

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

386

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

122

FPS

136

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

561

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

145

FPS

161

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Apr 24th, 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 HD 7990	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Apr 24th, 2013	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
Southern Islands	Generation	Navi II
$999	MSRP	$199
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 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
950 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
1000 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz

PCs Using Radeon HD 7990 or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

Memory PC Image

42 FPS

€20.21/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€849

In Stock

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44 FPS

€19.98/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i5-12400F

32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€879

In Stock

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€447

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€357.12

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€328.92

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€329.83

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€203

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€328.92

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€567

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€774.83

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€281.9

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€136.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€447

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€99.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€1,058.67

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€299.89

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4070

€599.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,274.79

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€139

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€449.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

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€97.42

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€89.64

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€328.92

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€487.38

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€328.92

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€421.91

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

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€3,270.83

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€328.92

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€416.04

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€328.92

€50.99

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€328.92

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€1,039.98

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€328.92

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€1,456.99

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€328.92

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