ASUS Radeon RX 6500 XT Dual 4GB GDDR6
ASUS
41 Overall Score
vs
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
XFX
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASUS Radeon RX 6500 XT Dual 4GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
88 out of 100 medium confidence 15 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this GPU, praising its cool and quiet operation, strong performance, and excellent value. The card is described as a 'chonker' with a massive heatsink, so case compatibility is a common concern. One user noted initial Linux driver issues that were resolved with a newer kernel, and another mentioned the encoder in Linux isn't as good as Nvidia's.
Pros
- Runs cool and quiet
- Excellent performance
- Great value for money
- Easy installation
- Premium build quality
Cons
- Large size may not fit all cases
- Linux driver issues initially
- Linux encoder not as good as Nvidia
Cooling performance 5
Noise level 4
Performance 5
Value for money 3
Build quality 4
Case compatibility 3
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASUS Radeon RX 6500 XT Dual | XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 6 | 4★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 16 | 56★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 11.529999732971191 | 72.25★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 5.764999866485596 | 36.130001068115234★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 107★ | 245 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 6-Pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 201★ | 325 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.85 kg★ | 1.50 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS Radeon RX 6500 XT Dual 4GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong affordability (74th percentile)
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Below average ai (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average vram (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average compute (21st percentile)
- Below average raster (25th percentile)
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift
Scores 87 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 39 specs.