The GeForce GTX 960 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6500 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $75.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 29% cheaper – $179.99 vs $255.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 11% less energy – 107 vs 120 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
100%
Min 1% FPS
38
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.43/FPS
100%
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$179.99
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$189.00
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$224.00
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$159.00
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GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112.2 GB/s
78%
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
42%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
42%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
42%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 960 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| $199.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 120 W | Power Consumption | 107 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 37.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 90.08 GPixel/s |
| 75.39 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 180.2 GTexel/s |
| 2.413 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.765 TFLOPS |
