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RX 6500 XT vs RX 9060 XT 16 GB | PCPartMatch

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RX 6500 XT vs RX 9060 XT 16 GB

AMD

RX 6500 XT

VS

AMD

RX 9060 XT 16 GB

3specs won

of15specs

12specs won

The AMD RX 9060 XT 16 GB wins in 12 out of 15 comparable specs. Its biggest advantage is FP32 Performance (345% better).

RX 6500 XT wins in 3 specs (MSRP: 43% better).

Recommendation

Choose RX 9060 XT 16 GB if you want the best overall performance — especially fp32 performance.

Choose RX 6500 XT if msrp matters more to you.

Detailed Specifications

Specification

AMDRX 6500 XT

AMDRX 9060 XT 16 GB

Performance

FP32 Performance

5.76 TFLOPS

25.64 TFLOPS+345%

FP16 Performance

11.53 TFLOPS

51.28 TFLOPS+345%

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Stream Processors

1,024

2,048+100%

Boost Clock

2,815 MHz

3,130 MHz+11%

Base Clock

2,310 MHz+36%

1,700 MHz

Memory

VRAM

4 GB

16 GB+300%

VRAM Type

GDDR6

GDDR6

Memory Bus

64-bit

128-bit+100%

Memory Clock

2,248 MHz

2,500 MHz+11%

Memory Bandwidth

143.9

320+122%

Power

TDP

107W−29%

150W

Recommended PSU

300W

450W

Power Connector

1x 6-pin

1x 8-pin

Architecture

Form Factor

desktop

desktop

Generation

Navi II(RX 6000)

Navi IV(RX 9000)

Architecture

RDNA 2

RDNA 4

GPU Chip

Navi 24

Navi 44

Process Node

6 nm

4 nm−33%

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Transistors

5.4

29.7

Die Size

107

199

Features

Ray Tracing

Yes

Yes

Ray Accelerators

16

32+100%

FSR Version

2

4+100%

AV1 Encoding

No

Yes+100%

Connectivity

Display Outputs

1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a

1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a

PCIe Interface

PCIe 4.0 x4

PCIe 5.0 x16

Physical

Card Length

165 mm

240 mm

Slot Size

2

2

Price

MSRP

$199−43%

$349

Release Date

Jan 2022

Jun 2025