AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
28.6Rasterization24.4
20Ray Tracing—
39.8Memoryspec-based26.9
88.9Efficiencyspec-based95.6
37.3Compute26.9
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT scores 38.9 against 38.7 for AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 29 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 37 vs 27
- 200% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 64 bit
- 133% higher bandwidth: 336 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 125% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,024
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 135% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,130 MHz
- 61% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,750 MHz
- 33% lower TDP: 107 W vs 160 W
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $279
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | RDNA 2 |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP | 160 W | 107 W+33% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+125% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 16 |
| Base clock | 1,130 MHz | 2,650 MHz+135% |
| Boost clock | 1,750 MHz | 2,815 MHz+61% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB+50% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+200% | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s+133% | 144 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,698+57%Bottom 28% | 4,918Bottom 17% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,384+39%Bottom 26% | 9,617Bottom 12% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | FSR 3 |
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