Radeon RX 6500 vs RX 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.70
+19.4%

RX 5500 XT outperforms RX 6500 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking235278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.25no data
Power efficiency12.50no data
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)no data
GPU code nameNavi 14no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 December 2019 (5 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1408no data
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1845 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattno data
Texture fill rate162.4no data
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs88no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed14000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

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RX 5500 XT 23.70
+19.4%
RX 6500 19.85

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.

RX 5500 XT 9131
+19.4%
RX 6500 7649

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 HD76
+26.7%
60−65
−26.7%
1440p42
+20%
35−40
−20%
4K24
+33.3%
18−21
−33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.22no data
1440p4.02no data
4K7.04no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+144%
30−35
−144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+18.2%
40−45
−18.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+118%
30−35
−118%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+20%
65−70
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+90.6%
30−35
−90.6%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+19.6%
45−50
−19.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+17%
50−55
−17%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+13.8%
120−130
−13.8%
Hitman 3 64
+64.1%
35−40
−64.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+14.6%
95−100
−14.6%
Metro Exodus 132
+20%
110−120
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+104%
50−55
−104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+21.2%
65−70
−21.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+122%
90−95
−122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 66
+50%
40−45
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+75.8%
30−35
−75.8%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+20%
65−70
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+40.6%
30−35
−40.6%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+19.6%
45−50
−19.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+17%
50−55
−17%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+13.8%
120−130
−13.8%
Hitman 3 62
+59%
35−40
−59%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+14.6%
95−100
−14.6%
Metro Exodus 94
+36.2%
65−70
−36.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+17%
50−55
−17%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+63.6%
65−70
−63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+122%
90−95
−122%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+18.2%
40−45
−18.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49
+48.5%
30−35
−48.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+25%
30−35
−25%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+19.6%
45−50
−19.6%
Forza Horizon 4 56
−120%
120−130
+120%
Hitman 3 55
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+24.3%
70−75
−24.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
+26.7%
75−80
−26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+28.9%
45−50
−28.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 36
−153%
90−95
+153%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+26.7%
60−65
−26.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+106%
18−20
−106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%
Hitman 3 36
+20%
30−33
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+30%
50−55
−30%
Metro Exodus 60
+20%
50−55
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 184
+57.3%
110−120
−57.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Hitman 3 26
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+18.4%
100−110
−18.4%
Metro Exodus 37
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+55%
20−22
−55%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+75%
8−9
−75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how RX 5500 XT and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is 27% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 XT is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500 XT is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 5500 XT is 144% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 153% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is ahead in 49 tests (73%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.70 19.85

RX 5500 XT has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.


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