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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 $290
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 | MSI Ventus 2X OC | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G | XFX SWIFT RX-96TS316B7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2820 | 2557 | 1800 | 3250 | 2430 | 3320 |
| Tdp W | 107 | 105 | 320 | 140 | 263 | 182 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 192 | 320 | 128 | 256 | 128 |
| 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 | 32.6 | 18.3 | 26 | 36.3 | 53.4 | 56.7 | 48.3 | 32.1 | 78.5 |
| MSI Ventus 2X OC Compare | 62.3 | 77.5 | 64.8 | 82 | 63.9 | 72.7 | 56.7 | 99.2 | 82.1 | 88.9 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD Compare | 53.9 | 75.1 | 55.8 | 66.7 | 85 | 79.1 | 91.5 | 34.8 | 65.8 | 69.8 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 77.1 | 57.3 | 67.7 | 49.8 | 65.1 | 90 | 56.7 | 84.7 | 76.8 | 95.5 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 84.3 | 78.5 | 71.9 | 64.3 | 88.8 | 84.3 | 44.2 | 51.7 | 86 | 82.7 |
| XFX SWIFT RX-96TS316B7 Compare | 77.1 | 57.3 | 67.7 | 49.8 | 65.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 70.4 | 76.8 | 67.1 |
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