Radeon RX 6500 vs RX 6950 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6950 XT with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

RX 6950 XT
2022
16 GB GDDR6, 335 Watt
72.96
+265%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6500 by a whopping 265% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking15271
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.09no data
Power efficiency15.08no data
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)no data
GPU code nameNavi 21no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 May 2022 (2 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,099 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 cores5120no data
Core clock speed1925 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2324 MHzno data
Number of transistors26,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)335 Wattno data
Texture fill rate743.7no data
Floating-point processing power23.8 TFLOPSno data
ROPs128no data
TMUs320no data
Ray Tracing Cores80no 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 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width3-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 amount16 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth576.0 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 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4ano data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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 6950 XT 72.96
+265%
RX 6500 20.01

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 6950 XT 28155
+265%
RX 6500 7723

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 HD226
+277%
60−65
−277%
1440p140
+300%
35−40
−300%
4K85
+305%
21−24
−305%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.86no data
1440p7.85no data
4K12.93no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 161
+403%
30−35
−403%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+243%
40−45
−243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+300%
30−35
−300%
Battlefield 5 230−240
+262%
65−70
−262%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+200%
40−45
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
+347%
30−35
−347%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+154%
45−50
−154%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+242%
50−55
−242%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+96.7%
120−130
−96.7%
Hitman 3 120−130
+231%
35−40
−231%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+175%
95−100
−175%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+288%
40−45
−288%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+132%
50−55
−132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+374%
65−70
−374%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+68.1%
90−95
−68.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+243%
40−45
−243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+300%
30−35
−300%
Battlefield 5 230−240
+262%
65−70
−262%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+200%
40−45
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+300%
30−35
−300%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+154%
45−50
−154%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+242%
50−55
−242%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+96.7%
120−130
−96.7%
Hitman 3 120−130
+231%
35−40
−231%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+175%
95−100
−175%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+125%
65−70
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+132%
50−55
−132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 442
+570%
65−70
−570%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+253%
45−50
−253%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+68.1%
90−95
−68.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+243%
40−45
−243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+300%
30−35
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+300%
30−33
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+281%
30−35
−281%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+154%
45−50
−154%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+96.7%
120−130
−96.7%
Hitman 3 120−130
+269%
35−40
−269%
Horizon Zero Dawn 318
+274%
85−90
−274%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 396
+296%
100−105
−296%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 216
+380%
45−50
−380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 107
+17.6%
90−95
−17.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+310%
30−33
−310%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+269%
45−50
−269%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+273%
30−33
−273%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+335%
20−22
−335%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+422%
18−20
−422%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+290%
21−24
−290%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
+745%
10−12
−745%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+265%
21−24
−265%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+146%
110−120
−146%
Hitman 3 100−110
+296%
27−30
−296%
Horizon Zero Dawn 255
+292%
65−70
−292%
Metro Exodus 132
+277%
35−40
−277%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 294
+268%
80−85
−268%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+286%
35−40
−286%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+105%
110−120
−105%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+293%
30−33
−293%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+267%
24−27
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+283%
18−20
−283%
Hitman 3 65−70
+333%
14−16
−333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+119%
100−110
−119%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+467%
21−24
−467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 144
+620%
20−22
−620%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+408%
12−14
−408%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+490%
10−11
−490%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+271%
14−16
−271%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+355%
10−12
−355%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+389%
27−30
−389%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 172
+282%
45−50
−282%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+713%
8−9
−713%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+290%
21−24
−290%

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 6950 XT and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6950 XT is 277% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6950 XT is 300% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6950 XT is 305% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 1050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6950 XT is ahead in 52 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 72.96 20.01

RX 6950 XT has a 264.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6950 XT is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
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