Radeon RX 6500 XT vs RX 5700

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700 and Radeon RX 6500 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5700
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
37.38
+50.5%

RX 5700 outperforms RX 6500 XT by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking125220
Place by popularity7283
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.7958.69
Power efficiency14.2415.91
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 31% better value for money than RX 5700.

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 cores23041024
Core clock speed1465 MHz2610 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHz2815 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt107 Watt
Texture fill rate248.4180.2
Floating-point processing power7.949 TFLOPS5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs14464
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length268 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s143.9 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

RX 5700 37.38
+50.5%
RX 6500 XT 24.83

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 5700 14403
+50.5%
RX 6500 XT 9569

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 5700 31470
+37.1%
RX 6500 XT 22954

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 5700 91993
+20.3%
RX 6500 XT 76445

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.

RX 5700 23746
+51.1%
RX 6500 XT 15712

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.

RX 5700 132911
+44.6%
RX 6500 XT 91909

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.

RX 5700 489113
+37.3%
RX 6500 XT 356129

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RX 5700 116
+5%
RX 6500 XT 111

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RX 5700 106
RX 6500 XT 140
+32.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RX 5700 42
RX 6500 XT 87
+105%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RX 5700 162
+8%
RX 6500 XT 150

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RX 5700 78
RX 6500 XT 91
+16%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RX 5700 43
RX 6500 XT 58
+35.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RX 5700 131
+95.2%
RX 6500 XT 67

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RX 5700 12
RX 6500 XT 60
+399%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RX 5700 175
+11.8%
RX 6500 XT 157

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 HD114
+83.9%
62
−83.9%
1440p69
+146%
28
−146%
4K41
+156%
16
−156%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.063.21
1440p5.067.11
4K8.5112.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 84
+16.7%
72
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 77
+42.6%
50−55
−42.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 97
+90.2%
51
−90.2%
Battlefield 5 180
+122%
80−85
−122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+104%
50−55
−104%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+38.9%
54
−38.9%
Far Cry 5 112
+96.5%
55−60
−96.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 99
+52.3%
65−70
−52.3%
Forza Horizon 4 288
+98.6%
140−150
−98.6%
Hitman 3 76
+52%
50−55
−52%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
+158%
110−120
−158%
Metro Exodus 144
+69.4%
85−90
−69.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 113
+76.6%
60−65
−76.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+61.9%
80−85
−61.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 259
+151%
100−110
−151%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130
+141%
50−55
−141%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+86%
43
−86%
Battlefield 5 145
+79%
80−85
−79%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 92
+84%
50−55
−84%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+97.1%
34
−97.1%
Far Cry 5 90
+57.9%
55−60
−57.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+38.5%
65−70
−38.5%
Forza Horizon 4 276
+90.3%
140−150
−90.3%
Hitman 3 75
+50%
50−55
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 291
+155%
110−120
−155%
Metro Exodus 143
+68.2%
85−90
−68.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+53.1%
60−65
−53.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 175
+63.6%
107
−63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+47.2%
50−55
−47.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+136%
100−110
−136%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60
+11.1%
50−55
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 77
+148%
31
−148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+36%
50−55
−36%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+93.3%
30
−93.3%
Far Cry 5 64
+12.3%
55−60
−12.3%
Forza Horizon 4 118
−22.9%
140−150
+22.9%
Hitman 3 73
+46%
50−55
−46%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
+29.3%
92
−29.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 155
+86.7%
83
−86.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+68.5%
54
−68.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 58
+132%
25
−132%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 102
+59.4%
60−65
−59.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+117%
45−50
−117%
Far Cry New Dawn 73
+92.1%
35−40
−92.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+96.2%
24−27
−96.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+130%
23
−130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+78.6%
27−30
−78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+112%
17
−112%
Far Cry 5 52
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 267
+89.4%
140−150
−89.4%
Hitman 3 55
+89.7%
27−30
−89.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 93
+40.9%
66
−40.9%
Metro Exodus 94
+64.9%
57
−64.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+92.9%
56
−92.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+76.7%
30−33
−76.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+74.3%
140−150
−74.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+70.7%
40−45
−70.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+121%
24−27
−121%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+105%
18−20
−105%
Hitman 3 39
+290%
10
−290%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
−9.5%
120−130
+9.5%
Metro Exodus 57
+104%
27−30
−104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+71.4%
28
−71.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+107%
14−16
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+417%
6
−417%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+275%
4
−275%
Far Cry 5 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+106%
30−35
−106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+156%
25
−156%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
+10%
10
−10%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%

This is how RX 5700 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 84% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 146% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 156% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5700 is 417% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 23% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
  • RX 6500 XT is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.38 24.83
Recency 7 July 2019 19 January 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 107 Watt

RX 5700 has a 50.5% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 68.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 XT in performance tests.


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