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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

107 W · Launched Jan 2022
Compare with rivalsGPU overall rankings

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)Arc Pro B370Arc B390Radeon RX 6500 XT ◂GeForce GTX 1660GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Mobile)Arc B3700102030405025.425.925.525.323.950.025.2AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT This chip Desktop GPU Index 25.4Intel Arc Pro B370 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 25.9 1.02× Radeon RX 6500 XTIntel Arc B390 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 25.5 1.00× Radeon RX 6500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 25.3 1.00× Radeon RX 6500 XTIntel Arc B370 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 23.9 0.94× Radeon RX 6500 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 1.97× Radeon RX 6500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Mobile) Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 25.2 0.99× Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce RTX 4060 (…Arc Pro B370Arc B390Radeon RX 6500 XT …GeForce GTX 1660GeForce GTX 1660 T…Arc B3700102030405025.425.925.525.323.950.025.2AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT This chip Desktop GPU Index 25.4Intel Arc Pro B370 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 25.9 1.02× Radeon RX 6500 XTIntel Arc B390 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 25.5 1.00× Radeon RX 6500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 25.3 1.00× Radeon RX 6500 XTIntel Arc B370 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 23.9 0.94× Radeon RX 6500 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 1.97× Radeon RX 6500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Mobile) Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 25.2 0.99× Radeon RX 6500 XT
GPU overall
25.4
0.51× refest.
GPU raster
26.3
0.53× reflow conf.
GPU compute
12.8
0.26× reflow conf.
Street price
$345
245 €
GPU overall per $100
7.3
TDP
107 W
GPU overall per watt
0.24

Gaming by resolution

Chip1080p
Radeon RX 6500 XT17.9
GeForce GTX 166024.5
GeForce RTX 4060reference50.0
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Mobile)26.3
FPS per game (2)
GameSettings1080pSource
Baldur's Gate 3Ultra Preset44.2NotebookCheck
Cyberpunk 2077Ultra Preset (FSR off)23.5NotebookCheck

GPU raster, by benchmark

Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)PassMark G3D Mark0102030405028.124.6Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 28.1 Median 114 fps Source average of 6 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 24.6 Median 9,613 points Source average of 3447 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Unigine Heaven (10…PassMark G3D Mark0102030405028.124.6Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 28.1 Median 114 fps Source average of 6 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 24.6 Median 9,613 points Source average of 3447 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)1.6114–fps6 avg.28.16 Nov 2026
PassMark G3D Markcurrent9,613–points3447 avg.24.66 Nov 2026

GPU compute, by benchmark

Blender (GPU)Geekbench OpenCL010203040508.918.5Blender (GPU), version 4 Index 8.9 (p10 8.6 – p90 9.2) Median 410 samples/min (p10 397 – p90 422) 6 runs, 9 Dec 2025 – 7 Jul 2026 Blender Open DataGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 18.5 Median 46.9k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench Browser
Blender (GPU)GB OpenCL010203040508.918.5Blender (GPU), version 4 Index 8.9 (p10 8.6 – p90 9.2) Median 410 samples/min (p10 397 – p90 422) 6 runs, 9 Dec 2025 – 7 Jul 2026 Blender Open DataGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 18.5 Median 46.9k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench Browser
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Blender (GPU)4410397–422samples/min6 runs8.99 Dec 2025 – 7 Jul 2026
Geekbench OpenCLunknown46.9k–pointsavg.18.56 Nov 2026

Over time

GPU compute index
quarterly
13.514.014.515.0Apr2024JulOctJan20252024-Q1 14.1 index 5 samples2024-Q2 14.8 index 8 samples2024-Q3 14.2 index 6 samples2024-Q4 14.2 index 7 samples2025-Q1 13.8 index 5 samples
13.514.014.515.0Apr2024JulOctJan20252024-Q1 14.1 index 5 samples2024-Q2 14.8 index 8 samples2024-Q3 14.2 index 6 samples2024-Q4 14.2 index 7 samples2025-Q1 13.8 index 5 samples
Blender (GPU) 4
samples/min, quarterly
440460480Apr2024JulOctJan20252024-Q1 452 samples/min 5 samples2024-Q2 472 samples/min 8 samples2024-Q3 455 samples/min 6 samples2024-Q4 454 samples/min 7 samples2025-Q1 440 samples/min 5 samples
440460480Apr2024JulOctJan20252024-Q1 452 samples/min 5 samples2024-Q2 472 samples/min 8 samples2024-Q3 455 samples/min 6 samples2024-Q4 454 samples/min 7 samples2025-Q1 440 samples/min 5 samples

Sources

Blender Open Data6 runs7 Jul 2026Geekbench Browser1 average6 Nov 2026NotebookCheck2 averages6 Nov 2026OpenBenchmarking1 average6 Nov 2026PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026PCPartPicker2 averages6 Nov 2026