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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3641 days newer than Radeon HD 7950.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 51% better in F1 22 than Radeon HD 7950 - 86 vs 57 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 107 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 4 vs 3 GB
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7950 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $449 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7950 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
81 FPS
$16.04/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$18.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$11.64/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
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8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$10.43/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
$9.87/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$12.22/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$989.99
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81 FPS
$10.74/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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