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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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Boost Clock
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3681 days newer than the more expensive Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 6% better in Lost Ark than Radeon HD 7970 - 184 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $159.79 vs $175.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Lost Ark than Radeon HD 7970 - $0.87 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 107 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
32%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
65%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Navi II | Generation | Southern Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon HD 7970
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
147 FPS
$3.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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128 FPS
$10.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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129 FPS
$6.59/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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145 FPS
$5.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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149 FPS
$6.24/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$5.99/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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