AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
24.4Rasterization28.4
—Ray Tracing23.2
26.9Memoryspec-based39.8
95.6Efficiencyspec-based83.3
26.9Compute33.8
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7 against 38.1 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 94% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
- 68% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,680 MHz
- 50% lower process: 6 nm vs 12 nm
- 33% lower TDP: 107 W vs 160 W
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $349
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 34 vs 27
- 200% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 64 bit
- 133% higher bandwidth: 336 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 88% higher Shading units: 1,920 vs 1,024
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 6 nm+50% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+33% | 160 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,920+88% |
| RT cores | 16 | 30+88% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 240 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+94% | 1,365 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+68% | 1,680 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 336 GB/s+133% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 6,500+32%Bottom 24% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,600Bottom 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 11,800+23%Bottom 20% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 69 fpsBottom 10% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 49 fpsBottom 10% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 26 fpsBottom 10% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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