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$159.79
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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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$148.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$189.99
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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MSRP in USD: $169
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$139
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$229.99
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 769 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 53 vs 52 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 107 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Up to 13% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $139.0 vs $159.79
- Up to 11% better value when playing God of War than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $2.67 vs $3.01 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
53
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.01/FPS
88%
Price, $
$159.79
86%
FPS Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
52
98%
Value, $/FPS
$2.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139
100%
Value Winner
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Challenger D 4G OC GDDR6 DisplayPort HDMI 128-bit 8K FreeSync 2 HDR 14 Gbps Video Card
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Updated 171 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
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 RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
65%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
90%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| Navi II | Generation | Navi |
| $199 | MSRP | $169 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon RX 5500 XT
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
$12.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
In Stock
29 FPS
$47.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
In Stock
29 FPS
$29.31/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
In Stock
35 FPS
$22.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
In Stock
37 FPS
$25.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
In Stock
36 FPS
$24.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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