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MSRP in USD: $199
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$159.79
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 5% better in Valorant than GeForce GTX 970 - 604 vs 574 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $159.79 vs $469.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Valorant than GeForce GTX 970 - $0.26 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 107 vs 148 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
604
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
73%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
67%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi II |
| $329 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
459 FPS
$0.98/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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399 FPS
$3.42/FPS
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Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$2.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1.74/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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468 FPS
$1.99/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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459 FPS
$1.92/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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