AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
24.4Rasterization89.5
—Ray Tracing90.4
26.9Memoryspec-based91.2
95.6Efficiencyspec-based39.8
26.9Compute89.4
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wins this graphics card face-off, 82.5 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+65) and compute (+63). 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 6500 XT
- 81% lower TDP: 107 W vs 575 W
- 31% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,017 MHz
- 17% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,407 MHz
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $1,999
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- Stronger rasterization score: 90 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 89 vs 27
- 2025% higher Shading units: 21,760 vs 1,024
- 1144% higher bandwidth: 1,792 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 963% higher RT cores: 170 vs 16
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 6 nm | 5 nm+17% |
| TDP | 107 W+81% | 575 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 21,760+2025% |
| RT cores | 16 | 170+963% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 680 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+31% | 2,017 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+17% | 2,407 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 32 GB+700% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 512 bit+700% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 1,792 GB/s+1144% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 48,500+886%Top 2% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 14,200Top 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 39,500+311%Top 2% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 250 fpsTop 2% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 210 fpsTop 2% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 142 fpsTop 2% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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