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AMD logo Radeon RX 6500 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5970

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 5970 logo
General information Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon HD 5970
Launched Q1 2022 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 2310 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 63.2 %
Effective Clock 18000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 94.4 %
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 107 W 63.6 % 294 W 0 %
Length 282 mm 7.2 % 304 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon HD 5970
Overall Score 49601 0 % 24383 50.8 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 21 % 75.3 %
Benchmark Score 24603 0 % 5945 75.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 810.5 0 % 414.8 48.8 %
Average DirectX performance 72.4 FPS 0 % 23.2 FPS 68 %
DirectX 9 performance 103.3 FPS 0 % 61.4 FPS 40.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 59.5 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 76.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 88.8 FPS 0 % 17.1 FPS 80.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 38.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 4608.5 operations/s 0 % 2967.1 operations/s 35.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6500 XT, Radeon HD 5970.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.6 FPS 45.9 FPS
High settings 202.6 FPS 82.6 FPS
Medium settings 243.1 FPS 99.1 FPS
Low settings 340.4 FPS 138.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 59.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 6500 XT, Radeon HD 5970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.1 FPS 39.5 FPS
High settings 149.6 FPS 71.1 FPS
Medium settings 179.5 FPS 85.3 FPS
Low settings 251.3 FPS 119.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 52.5 %
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