Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GT 710

Place in the ranking	947	216
Place by popularity	83	84
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	58.29
Power efficiency	5.94	16.04
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK208	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$34.99	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 145625% better value for money than GT 710.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	1024
Core clock speed	954 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	107 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	15.26	180.2
Floating-point processing power	0.3663 TFLOPS	5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	145 mm	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	143.9 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	3 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision	+	-
PureVideo	+	-
PhysX	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 710 1.63

RX 6500 XT 24.79
+1421%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 710 628

RX 6500 XT 9567
+1423%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 710 947

RX 6500 XT 15712
+1559%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GT 710 7270

RX 6500 XT 91909
+1164%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GT 710 70459

RX 6500 XT 356129
+405%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	8 −725%	66 +725%
1440p	4 −750%	34 +750%
4K	7 −129%	16 +129%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.37	3.02
1440p	8.75	5.85
4K	5.00	12.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1700%

72
+1700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −800%	50−55 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1250%	54 +1250%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −2800%	140−150 +2800%
Hitman 3	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −613%	110−120 +613%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −833%	80−85 +833%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −203%	100−110 +203%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −800%	50−55 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −750%	34 +750%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −2800%	140−150 +2800%
Hitman 3	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −613%	110−120 +613%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 −2040%	107 +2040%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −342%	50−55 +342%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −203%	100−110 +203%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −800%	50−55 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −2800%	140−150 +2800%
Hitman 3	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −475%	92 +475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 −1560%	83 +1560%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 −1700%	54 +1700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +36%	25 −36%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−2033%

60−65
+2033%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −1220%	66 +1220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 −1020%	56 +1020%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−925%

40−45
+925%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1800%

18−20
+1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −500%	6 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	14−16
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 −400%	25 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−600%

21−24
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 +0%	51 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 +0%	43 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	23 +0%	23 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	10 +0%	10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +0%	28 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4 +0%	4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

This is how GT 710 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6500 XT is 725% faster in 1080p
RX 6500 XT is 750% faster in 1440p
RX 6500 XT is 129% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 710 is 36% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 2900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 710 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 6500 XT is ahead in 52 tests (74%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.63	24.79
Recency	27 March 2014	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	107 Watt

GT 710 has 463.2% lower power consumption.

RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 1420.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.