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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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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$479
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$479
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$479
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 1619 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 67% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $159.79 vs $479.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing League of Legends than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $0.43 vs $1.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 107 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 371 vs 369 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
369
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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Updated 178 minutes ago
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
371
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
33%
Price, $
$479
33%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon Rx Vega 56 8GB 3xDP HDMI Graphic Cards RX-VEGMLBFX6
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In Stock
Updated 179 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
54%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Navi II | Generation | Vega |
$199 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | HBM2 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon RX Vega 56
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
211 FPS
$2.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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143 FPS
$9.54/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
In Stock
154 FPS
$5.52/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
In Stock
243 FPS
$3.58/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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209 FPS
$3.78/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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235 FPS
$3.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
In Stock
211 FPS
$4.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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