GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (RDNA 1) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 288 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (RDNA 2) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 144 GB/s.

GPU

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G has the Navi 10 XLE graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 24 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G GPU AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Navi 10 XLE GPU Chip Navi 24 XT
RDNA 1 Architecture RDNA 2
36 Streaming Multiprocessors 16
2304 Shader 1024
64 Render Output Units 32
144 Texture Units 64
0 Raytracing Cores 16

Memory

The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G clocks at 1.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 12.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is 18.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.250 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.500 GHz Memory Clock 2.250 GHz
12.0 Gbps Memory Speed 18.0 Gbps
288 GB/s Memory bandwidth 144 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 64 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.130 GHz Base Clock 2.200 GHz
1.560 GHz Boost Clock 2.815 GHz
1.38 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.61 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 160 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 107 W.

160 W TDP 107 W
195 W TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 80 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
28 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
34 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 2 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 2
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports --
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports --
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
GIGABYTE RGB Fusion LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 4 Lanes interface.

280 mm Length --
115 mm Height --
50 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 4

Additional data

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2020.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 6 nanometers manufactured.

GV-R56XTGAMING-6GD Part-no --
Q1/2020 Release date Q1/2022
279 $ (Reference) Launch Price 199 $ (Reference)
7 nm Structure size 6 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

View all 3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) benchmark results



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)

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
19 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)
View all Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark results



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.

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G
6 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)
View all The Last of Us Part 1 benchmark results



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)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G
6 GB GDDR6
40 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G
6 GB GDDR6
81 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming 6G
6 GB GDDR6
113 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
68 fps (avg)
View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results



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)

View all FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) benchmark results



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