A new AMD graphics card has popped up in China. The Radeon RX 6500 sits between the RX 6400 and RX 6500 XT models. A company called Zephyr sells these cards in both single-slot and dual-slot versions. The single-slot card, with its small size, looks similar to some RX 6400 models.
The RX 6500 uses the same core design as the XT version. Both cards have 1,024 stream processors, 16 RT units for ray tracing, and 4 GB of memory. They run on the older RDNA 2 architecture, which supports DirectX 12 Ultimate features. The main differences come from power limits and speed. The RX 6500 uses only 55 watts, compared to 107 watts for the XT model.
This power limit causes slower clock speeds on the new card. The RX 6500 has a game clock of 1728 MHz but can boost to 2066 MHz. The XT version reaches much higher speeds at 2610 MHz base and 2815 MHz boost. The standard model's memory speed also drops from 18 Gbps to 16 Gbps. These changes make the RX 6500 less powerful but more energy efficient.
The RX 6500 uses the same core design as the XT version. Both cards have 1,024 stream processors, 16 RT units for ray tracing, and 4 GB of memory. They run on the older RDNA 2 architecture, which supports DirectX 12 Ultimate features. The main differences come from power limits and speed. The RX 6500 uses only 55 watts, compared to 107 watts for the XT model.
This power limit causes slower clock speeds on the new card. The RX 6500 has a game clock of 1728 MHz but can boost to 2066 MHz. The XT version reaches much higher speeds at 2610 MHz base and 2815 MHz boost. The standard model's memory speed also drops from 18 Gbps to 16 Gbps. These changes make the RX 6500 less powerful but more energy efficient.
