AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G has 5376 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.54 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 54.51 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G is based on the RDNA 3 architecture and is equipped with 84 execution units. |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | GPU | GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G |
| AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| Navi 24 XT | GPU Chip | Navi 31 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | RDNA 3 |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 84 |
| 1024 | Shader | 5376 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 192 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 336 |
| 16 | Raytracing Cores | 84 |
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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G has a 20 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.500GHz. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 20 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 | 800 GB/s |
| 64 bit | Memory Interface | 320 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has a turbo clock of 2.815 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G is 2.535 GHz. |
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| 2.200 GHz | Base Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 2.815 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.535 GHz |
| 2.61 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 2.18 GHz |
| 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 97 °C. |
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| 107 W | TDP | 300 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT are cooled with a Air cooling. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| -- | Fan 1 | 3 x 100 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G 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 | 2x HDMI v2.1 |
| -- | DP Ports | 2x DP v2.1 |
| -- | 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G 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 | GIGABYTE RGB Fusion |
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 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| -- | Length | 331 mm |
| -- | Height | 138 mm |
| -- | Width | 50 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 4 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 6 nanometer process, AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT was released in Q1/2022. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G published in Q4/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | GV-R79XTGAMING OC-20GD |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| 199 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 899 $ (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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 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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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G
20 GB GDDR6 |
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