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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$139.99
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MSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7800 XT is 583 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 76% cheaper than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $139.99 vs $579.99
- Up to 59% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $1.06 vs $2.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT - 107 vs 263 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 70% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 225 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 16 vs 4 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
132
58.666666666666664%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
100%
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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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.58/FPS
41.08527131782946%
Price, $
$579.99
24%
FPS Winner
PowerColor Hellhound Spectral White AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
38.61123017573939%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
30.898491083676266%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Navi II | Generation | Navi III |
$199 | MSRP | $499 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 620.8 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1295 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2430 MHz |
| 2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2425 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or Radeon RX 7800 XT
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
83 FPS
$10.24/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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220 FPS
$7.27/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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100 FPS
$9/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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197 FPS
$8.42/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659
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209 FPS
$7.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,537
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98 FPS
$9.49/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$929.99
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97 FPS
$7.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$769.99
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