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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
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 RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
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 281 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon RX 480 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 2030 days newer than Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Performs up to 8% better in Deathloop than Radeon RX 480 - 71 vs 66 FPS
  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 107 vs 150 Watts
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Deathloop

Deathloop

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


FPS

66

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

71

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.63/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 281 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

45%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

99%

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo

Radeon RX 480

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Jun 29th, 2016Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
Arctic IslandsGenerationNavi II
$229MSRP
$199
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus64-bit
256 GB/s
Bandwidth143.9 GB/s
1120 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
1266 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
2000 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

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