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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 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 2679 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 14% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - 75 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $189.99 vs $198.68
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 107 vs 148 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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
Badass
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
73.23490230905861%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
67.98002219755827%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GTX 970
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
48 FPS
$27.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$37.89/FPS
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$22.37/FPS
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$18.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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48 FPS
$18.54/FPS
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