Today, the latest addition to the AMD RDNA 2 family, the Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics card, is available. Built with next-gen gaming and leading features in mind, the Radeon RX 6500 XT is designed to make incredible 1080p AAA and esports gaming experiences accessible to legions of new and existing PC gamers.
Harnessing the 6nm process technology, the Radeon RX 6500 XT brings exceptional 1080p performance and vivid visuals together in a compelling package for the largest PC gaming segment with leading value and capabilities like:
High-End Features – the Radeon RX 6500 XT brings features from higher-end AMD graphics cards to mainstream gamers, e.g., it’s the first mainstream graphics card to offer DXR raytracing.
AMD Infinity Cache – 16 MB of last-level data cache integrated on the GPU die helps reduce latency and power consumption to enable higher gaming performance than traditional architectural designs.
AMD Smart Access Memory – Unlocks higher performance when pairing AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics cards with select AMD Ryzen desktop processors and AMD 500-series motherboards by providing AMD Ryzen processors with access to the entire high-speed GDDR6 graphics memory.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) – An open-source spatial upscaling solution that boosts framerates while delivering high-quality, high-resolution gaming experiences.
AMD Radeon Anti-Lag – AMD Radeon Anti-Lag decreases input-to-display response times, making games more responsive and offering a competitive edge in gameplay.
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is expected to be available today at global retailers/retailers from AMD board partners including ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE, XFX and starting at an SEP of $199 USD.
AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT
FOOTNOTES
AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution is available on select games and requires developer integration. See https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-software-fidelityfx-super-resolution for a list of supported games. AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution is “game dependent” and is supported on the following AMD products: AMD Radeon™ RX 6000, RX 5000, RX 500, RX Vega series graphics cards, RX 480, RX 470, RX 460, and all AMD Ryzen™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics if the minimum requirements of the game are met. AMD does not provide technical or warranty support for AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution enablement on other vendor’s graphics cards. GD-187
Testing by AMD Performance Labs as of June 11, 2021, on the AMD Radeon™ 6900 XT, AMD Radeon™ 6800 XT, and AMD Radeon™ 6700 XT graphics cards with pre-release AMD Radeon™ Software 21.6.1 RC Prime 9 (21.20-210518a-367616E) driver with AMD Smart Access Memory enabled, on a test system comprising of an AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X, 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM, ASRock X570 Taichi motherboard with BIOS version P3.61 at default settings, and Windows® 10 Pro May 2020 Update (19041.508). Benchmark tests: Anno 1800, DX12, 3840 x 2160, Ultra Hight preset, no raytracing. Evil Genius 2, Vulkan, 3840 x 2160, Ultra preset, no raytracing. Godfall, DX12, 3840 x 2160, Epic preset, Raytracing ON. Kingshunt, DX12, 3840 x 2160, Ultra preset, no raytracing. The Riftbreaker, DX12, 3840 x 2160, Ultra preset, Raytracing ON. Terminator: Resistance, DX11, 3840 x 2160, Epic preset, no raytracing. Game 7, DX12, 3840 x 2160, High preset, no raytracing. Performance may vary and is dependent on the FSR Quality Mode selected. FSR requires developer integration and is available in select games only. RS-365.
Testing done by AMD performance labs December 1, 2021, on a test system configured with a Radeon™ RX 6500 XT GPU, Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, with Smart Access Memory enabled, 16GB DDR4-3600, ASRock Taichi platform, Win10 Pro x64 19041.508 in the titles, Age of Empires IV, Back 4 Blood, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Farming Simulator 22, Halo Infinite, Resident Evil: Village, Apex Legends, and Fortnite. RX-737.
Based on AMD internal analysis comparing the game clock speeds of NVIDIA RTX Series gaming graphics cards to the AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series graphics cards for gaming. Competitive specs taken from publicly available information on NVIDIA.com, as of December 2021. RX-739.
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