AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 9050
24.4Rasterization31.2
—Ray Tracing24.7
26.9Memoryspec-based40.2
95.6Efficiencyspec-based97.8
26.9Compute20
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7 against 39.6 for AMD Radeon RX 9050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 9050 edges ahead in rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Stronger compute score: 27 vs 20
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $279
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050
- Stronger rasterization score: 31 vs 24
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 100% higher bandwidth: 288 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 92% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,441 vs 4,918
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2026 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | RDNA 4 |
| Process | 6 nm | 4 nm+33% |
| TDP | 107 W | 92 W+14% |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| RT cores | 16 | 16 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 32 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+8% | 2,600 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 288 GB/s+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 9,441+92%Bottom 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,873Bottom 10% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | FSR 4 |
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