Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
Summary
Radeon RX 6500 XT
100%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
202%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5500 XT |
| 102% higher gaming performance. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 5500 XT
The Radeon RX 5500 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (5 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | Radeon RX 5500 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | vs | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | vs | 158 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | vs | 6,400 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | vs | 1408 |
| Compute Units | 16 | vs | 22 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | vs | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | vs | 88 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | Radeon RX 5500 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | vs | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | | Radeon RX 5500 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | vs | 130 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | vs | 12 Dec 2019 |
Radeon RX 6500 XT
90.08 GP/s
Radeon RX 5500 XT
59.04 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
180.20 GT/s
Radeon RX 5500 XT
162.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
144.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 5500 XT
224.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6500 XT
5765.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 5500 XT
5196.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6500 XT
21
Radeon RX 5500 XT
31
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6500 XT
13
Radeon RX 5500 XT
39
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
40
Radeon RX 5500 XT
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
17
Radeon RX 5500 XT
60
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6500 XT
64
Radeon RX 5500 XT
66
FPS (higher is better)