MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT

GPU comparison with benchmarks In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU The MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and has 1024 texture shaders and 16 execution units. SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, which has 1024 shaders and 16 execution units.
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G	GPU	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	Based on	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Navi 24 XT	GPU Chip	Navi 24 XT
RDNA 2	Architecture	RDNA 2
16	Streaming Multiprocessors	16
1024	Shader	1024
32	Render Output Units	32
64	Texture Units	64
16	Raytracing Cores	16

Memory The MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT can access 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s.
4 GB	Memory Size	4 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6
2.250 GHz	Memory Clock	2.250 GHz
18.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	18.0 Gbps
144 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	144 GB/s
64 bit	Memory Interface	64 bit

Clock Speeds The MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G clocks in the base with up to 2.200 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2.200 GHz.
2.200 GHz	Base Clock	2.200 GHz
2.815 GHz	Boost Clock	2.825 GHz
2.61 GHz	Avg (Game) Clock	2.69 GHz+ 3 %
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G is 107 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT has a TDP of 130 W+ 21 % and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
107 W	TDP	130 W+ 21 %
--	TDP (up)	--
97 °C	Tjunction max	97 °C
1 x 6-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans The MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
2 x 80 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 2 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT supports a maximum of 2 screens.
2	Max. Displays	2
2.3	HDCP-Version	2.3
1x HDMI v2.1	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
1x DP v1.4a	DP Ports	1x DP v1.4a
--	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset The MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.
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 Codecs The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Decode	h264	Decode
Decode	h265 / HEVC	Decode
No	AV1	No
Decode	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode

Dimensions The MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G is 172 mm long, 112 mm high and 42 mm wide. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT is 194 mm long, 107 mm high and 40 mm wide.
172 mm	Length	194 mm
112 mm	Height	107 mm
42 mm	Width	40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
452 g	Weight	--
PCIe 4.0 x 4	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 4

Additional data The MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G was released in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $ (Reference).
--	Part-no	11314-01-20G
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
199 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	199 $ (Reference)
6 nm	Structure size	6 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
2.200 GHz, 4 GB (107 W TDP)

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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT
2.200 GHz, 4 GB (130 W TDP)

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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


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	2274
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	2278

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	467
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	468

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	141
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	141

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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)


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	14 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	19 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	19 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	31 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	31 fps (avg)

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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)


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	30 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	30 fps (avg)

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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


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	49896
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	50069

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	55054
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	55245

Geekbench 6 - Metal


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	50239
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	50413

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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)


	MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G 4 GB GDDR6	5.77
	SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6	5.79

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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT

GPU comparison with benchmarks

GPU

Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

Featureset

Supported Video Codecs

Dimensions

Additional data

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