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Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R7 260X

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-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)

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Radeon R7 260X

2 GB GDDR5 | 128-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)

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $139

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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 R7 260X 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 R7 260X.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 62% better in Starfield than Radeon R7 260X - 26 vs 16 FPS
Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 107 vs 115 Watts
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB

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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

FPS

16

62%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

26

100%

Value, €/FPS

€13.56/FPS

100%

Price, €

€352.67

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 €352.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8377 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

351

FPS

382

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

42

FPS

73

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

542

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

385

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

80

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

17.6 GPixel/s

20%

Texel Fillrate

61.6 GTexel/s

34%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R7 260X	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Oct 8th, 2013	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi II
$139	MSRP	$199
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	64-bit
104 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
1100 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1625 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R7 260X or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

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9 FPS

€94.33/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€849

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10 FPS

€87.9/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i5-12400F

32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€879

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