AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
31.5Rasterization24.4
20Ray Tracing—
45.7Memoryspec-based26.9
80.8Efficiencyspec-based95.6
41.8Compute26.9
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 40.3 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+15) and rasterization (+7). AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 32 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 27
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 211% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 150% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,024
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 65% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,605 MHz
- 52% lower TDP: 107 W vs 225 W
- 48% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,905 MHz
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | RDNA 2 |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP | 225 W | 107 W+52% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560+150% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 16 |
| Base clock | 1,605 MHz | 2,650 MHz+65% |
| Boost clock | 1,905 MHz | 2,815 MHz+48% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | 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 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,596+95%Bottom 38% | 4,918Bottom 17% |
| PassMark G3D | 16,033+67%Bottom 44% | 9,617Bottom 12% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | FSR 3 |
Related comparisons
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XTvs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GBVSAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTvs AMD Radeon RX 5700VSAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTvs AMD Radeon RX 6600VSAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTvs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiVSAMD Radeon RX 6500 XTvs AMD Radeon RX 5600 XTVSAMD Radeon RX 6500 XTvs Intel Arc A380VSAMD Radeon RX 6500 XTvs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060VSAMD Radeon RX 6500 XTvs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiVS