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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC
AMD RX Vega 56

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC vs AMD RX Vega 56. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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AMD RX Vega 56
AMD RX Vega 56

What's the best choice MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC or AMD RX Vega 56? 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 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC has a maximum frequency of 2.200 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD RX Vega 56 has a maximum frequency of 0.8 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type HBM2. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2595 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 64% better clock speed

    2.200 GHz left arrow 0.8 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2258 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2668 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2895 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2687 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2183 place
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  • More memory

    50% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD RX Vega 56 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1183 place

Specifications

Technical data
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC
AMD RX Vega 56 AMD RX Vega 56
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC and AMD RX Vega 56, chip, information processing units.

  • GPU Chip
    Navi 24 left arrow Vega 10 XL
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 56
  • Shader
    1024 left arrow 3584
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    64 left arrow 256
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    4 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow HBM2
  • Memory Speed
    2.25 GHz left arrow 0.8 GHz
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC and AMD RX Vega 56. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    2.200 GHz left arrow 1.156 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.825 GHz left arrow 1.471 GHz
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    107 W left arrow 210 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 12.1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD RX Vega 56 and MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 4 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Structure size
    6 nm left arrow 14 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 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC and AMD RX Vega 56.

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
5.79
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC
11.27
AMD RX Vega 56
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