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MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

What's the best choice MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X or AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X has a maximum frequency of 1.730 GHz+ 8 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has a maximum frequency of 2.25 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1282 left arrow score
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1374 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1246 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1438 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    779 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    993 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1786 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1550 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    701 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    2.25 GHz left arrow 1.730 GHz+ 8 %

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2261 place

Specifications

Technical data
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X and AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • GPU Chip
    Navi 10 XT left arrow Navi 24
  • Execution units
    40 left arrow 16
  • Shader
    2560 left arrow 1024
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    160 left arrow 64
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    1.75 GHz left arrow 2.25 GHz
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X and AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.730 GHz+ 8 % left arrow 2.200 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.980 GHz+ 4 % left arrow 2.815 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    1.870 GHz+ 7 % left arrow 2.610 GHz
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    225 W left arrow 107 W
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12.2
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 4
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 6 nm

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X and AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
10.14
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
5.79
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
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