AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
29.8Rasterization24.4
20Ray Tracing—
45.7Memoryspec-based26.9
86.4Efficiencyspec-based95.6
38.5Compute26.9
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 57005 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 40 against 38.7 for AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 5700 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5700
- Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 39 vs 27
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 211% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 125% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,024
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 81% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,465 MHz
- 63% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,725 MHz
- 41% lower TDP: 107 W vs 180 W
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $349
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | RDNA 2 |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP | 180 W | 107 W+41% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+125% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 16 |
| Base clock | 1,465 MHz | 2,650 MHz+81% |
| Boost clock | 1,725 MHz | 2,815 MHz+63% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+100% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+300% | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s+211% | 144 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,500+73%Bottom 30% | 4,918Bottom 17% |
| PassMark G3D | 14,204+48%Bottom 33% | 9,617Bottom 12% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | FSR 3 |
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