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$224
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Prices and StockMSRP $999
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MSRP $999
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MSRP $199
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$169.99
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In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7990 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3192 days newer than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 33% better in Elden Ring than Radeon HD 7990 - 60 vs 45 FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 107 vs 375 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 4 vs 3 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
60
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$224
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7990 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $999 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 950 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon HD 7990 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
47 FPS
$27.62/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,298
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$33.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
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$1,364
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$20.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
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8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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46 FPS
$21.52/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$989.99
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