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Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 6800: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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 315.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 51 minutes ago

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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 315.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 51 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 448 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Up to 46% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - €315.99 vs €583.82
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 107 vs 250 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800

  • Performs up to 108% better in Starfield than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 54 vs 26 FPS
  • Up to 11% better value when playing Starfield than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €10.81 vs €12.15 per FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 16 vs 4 GB
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

26

48%

Value, €/FPS

€12.15/FPS

89%

Price, €

€315.99

100%

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 315.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 51 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


FPS

54

100%

Value, €/FPS

€10.81/FPS

100%

Price, €

€583.82

54%

FPS and Value Winner

SAPPHIRE Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6

Buy for 583.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 52 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

45%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

36%

AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo

Radeon RX 6800

Jan 19th, 2022
Release DateOct 28th, 2020
Navi IIGenerationNavi II
$199
MSRP$579
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
16 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR6
64-bitBus256-bit
143.9 GB/sBandwidth
512 GB/s
2310 MHz
Base Clock Speed1700 MHz
2815 MHz
Boost Clock Speed2105 MHz
2248 MHz
Memory Clock Speed2000 MHz

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