AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 1024 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.82 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.77 TFLOPS.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.60 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.32 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units. |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | GPU | ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 |
| AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Navi 24 XT | GPU Chip | GB207-300-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 20 |
| 1024 | Shader | 2560 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 80 |
| 16 | Raytracing Cores | 20 |
MemoryThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.250 GHz clocks. The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.500GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.250 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.500 GHz |
| 18.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 20.0 Gbps |
| 144 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 64 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has a turbo clock of 2.815 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is 2.602 GHz. |
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| 2.200 GHz | Base Clock | 2.280 GHz |
| 2.815 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.602 GHz |
| 2.61 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 97 °C. The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 85 °C. |
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| 107 W | TDP | 100 W (Reference) |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 85 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT are cooled with a Air cooling. The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| -- | Fan 1 | 2 x 80 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 2 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| -- | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1b |
| -- | DP Ports | 3x DP v2.1b |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Yes | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| -- | Length | 203 mm |
| -- | Height | 120 mm |
| -- | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 4 | GPU Interface | PCIe 5 x 8 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 6 nanometer process, AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT was released in Q1/2022. The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 published in Q3/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | DUAL-RTX5050-8G |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q3/2025 |
| 199 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 249 $ (Reference) |
| 6 nm | Structure size | 5 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
8 GB GDDR6 |
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