Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 448 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 69% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $159.79 vs $510.4
- Up to 47% better value when playing Rust than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $1.52 vs $2.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 107 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Performs up to 69% better in Rust than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 177 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 16 vs 4 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
105
59%
Value, $/FPS
$1.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $159.79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19357 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.88/FPS
52%
Price, $
$510.4
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for $510.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19358 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
27%
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
Navi II | Generation | Navi II |
$199 | MSRP | $649 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |