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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 480 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 2030 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon RX 480 - 197 vs 189 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 107 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Up to 1% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $188.0 vs $189.99
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
98.8480526604498%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
44.97113676731794%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| Navi II | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon RX 480
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
$8.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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121 FPS
$11.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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122 FPS
$6.97/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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149 FPS
$6.64/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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145 FPS
$6.14/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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