ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4GB GDDR6
The RDNA 2 architecture and 2820MHz boost clock deliver solid 1080p gaming, while the dual-fan cooler with 0dB silent mode keeps noise in check during lighter loads. Its 107W TDP and compact 240mm length make it a practical drop-in upgrade for older, power-constrained pre-built systems. This card is best for budget-conscious gamers seeking a new entry-level GPU for esports titles at 1080p, not for AI workloads or demanding AAA games.
GPU Radeon RX 6500 XT
VRAM 4GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2820 MHz
TDP 107 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
37 Overall Score
Price £408
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average ai (17th percentile)
- Below average vram (18th percentile)
- Below average raster (26th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 6 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
| Bandwidth | 143.9 |
| ECC | No |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 1024 |
| RT Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 2365 |
| Boost Clock | 2820 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 11.53 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 5.765 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 9623 |
| GPU Compute | 4356 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 107 |
| Recommended PSU | 400 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 240 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC BLACK | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2820 | 2805 | 2610 | 2482 | 2482 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 107 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D | 16.9 | 32.5 | 18.3 | 25.9 | 36.3 | 53.4 | 56.7 | 48.4 | 32.1 | 78.5 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 99.2 | 95.5 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC BLACK Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.7 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.7 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
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