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AMD logo Radeon RX 6500 XT
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT logo AMD Radeon R9 280 logo
General information Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon R9 280
Launched Q1 2022 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 3072 MB 25 %
Core Clock 2310 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 63.2 %
Boost Clock 2855 MHz 0 % 1072 MHz 62.5 %
Effective Clock 18000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 66.7 %
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 107 W 46.5 % 200 W 0 %
Length 282 mm 5.1 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon R9 280
Overall Score 49593 0 % 36522 26.4 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 20 % 76.5 %
Benchmark Score 24595 0 % 13339 45.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 809.6 0 % 691.7 14.6 %
Average DirectX performance 72.8 FPS 0 % 43 FPS 40.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 104.3 FPS 0 % 85.3 FPS 18.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 60.2 FPS 0 % 29.7 FPS 50.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 88.4 FPS 0 % 31.2 FPS 64.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 38.2 FPS 0 % 25.8 FPS 32.5 %
Graphic card computing 4631.7 operations/s 0 % 2460.7 operations/s 46.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6500 XT, Radeon R9 280.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.5 FPS 77.4 FPS
High settings 202.4 FPS 139.2 FPS
Medium settings 242.9 FPS 167.1 FPS
Low settings 340.1 FPS 233.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.2 %

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 R9 280.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.8 FPS 60.4 FPS
High settings 149.0 FPS 108.7 FPS
Medium settings 178.8 FPS 130.4 FPS
Low settings 250.4 FPS 182.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.1 %
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