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MSRP in USD: $139
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MSRP in USD: $199
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3025 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 40% better in Resident Evil 4 than Radeon R7 260X - 74 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $139.99 vs $246.31
- Up to 59% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Radeon R7 260X - $1.89 vs $4.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 107 vs 115 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
74
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 260X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$139 | MSRP | $199 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1625 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R7 260X or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
39 FPS
$21.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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53 FPS
$16.98/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$18.6/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.71/FPS
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