Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Radeon RX 6500 XT
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Jan 2022
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
Radeon RX 6700 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    100%
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    358%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6500 XT

43 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6700 XT .
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 6700 XT

258% higher gaming performance.
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)

Radeon RX 6700 XT

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6700 XT

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (14 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 6500 XTRadeon RX 6700 XT
GPU NameNavi 24 (Navi 24 XT)vsNavi 22 (Navi 22 XT)
Fab Process6 nmvs7 nm
Die Size107 mm²vs0 mm²
Transistors5,400 millionvsunknown
Shaders1024vs2560
Compute Units16vs40
Core clock2200 MHzvs1489 MHz
ROPs32vs64
TMUs64vs192

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 6500 XTRadeon RX 6700 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width64 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
vs2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
Memory Size4096 Mbvs12288 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 6500 XTRadeon RX 6700 XT
TDP107 wattsvs150 watts
Release Date19 Jan 2022vsUNRELEASED

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    90.08 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    128.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    180.20 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    384.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    144.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    384.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    5765.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    10240.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    40
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    124

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    74
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    209

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    17
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    23
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    105
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    223

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    64
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    167

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    67
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    149

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    21
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    55
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    152

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    13
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    10
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    64
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    149

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    40
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    110

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    44
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    106

FPS (higher is better)