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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3025 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 52% better in Resident Evil Village than Radeon R7 260X - 102 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $189.99 vs $246.31
- Up to 49% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Radeon R7 260X - $1.86 vs $3.68 per 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
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
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 RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $199 | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon R7 260X
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
87 FPS
$14.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$17.05/FPS
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$10.49/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$9.61/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$9.19/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$11.25/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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87 FPS
$10/FPS
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