TDP
130W
Bus Width
64-bit
Shaders
1024
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB offers a balanced combination of features.
Performance
| GPU Clock Speed i | 2420 MHz (4 others) |
| Gpu turbo i | 2855 MHz |
| Pixel rate i | 91.36 GPixel/s |
| Floating-Point Performance i | 5.85 TFLOPS |
| Texture rate i | 182.7 GTexels/s |
| Gpu memory speed i | 2248 MHz (9 others) |
| Shading units i | 1024 (20 others) |
| Texture mapping units (tmus) i | 64 (21 others) |
| Render output units (rops) i | 32 (58 others) |
Memory
| Effective memory speed i | 18000 MHz (26 others) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth i | 143.9 GB/s |
| VRAM i | 8GB (161 others) |
| Gddr version i | GDDR6 (239 others) |
| Memory bus width i | 64-bit (25 others) |
| Supports ecc memory i | ✔ (379 others) |
Ports
| Has an hdmi output i | ✔ (518 others) |
| HDMI Ports i | 1 (429 others) |
| Hdmi version i | HDMI 2.1 (101 others) |
| Displayport outputs i | 1 (29 others) |
| Usb c ports i | 0 (325 others) |
| Dvi outputs i | 0 (443 others) |
| Mini displayport outputs i | 0 (529 others) |
General info
| Gpu architecture i | RDNA 2.0 8GB |
| Release date i | 4 years ago01/19/2022 8GB |
| Thermal design power (tdp) i | 130W (14 others) |
| Pci express (pcie) version i | 4 (167 others) |
| Semiconductor size i | 6 nm (25 others) |
| Number of transistors i | 5400 million (12 others) |
| Has air water cooling i | ✖ |
| Width i | 194 mm (1 other) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the gpu clock speed of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB?
At 2420 MHz, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB ranks #1 out of 625 — see ranking graphics card products — one of the Highest gpu clock speed in this category, 44% above the category average.
How many shading units does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB have?
At 1024, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 85% below the category average for shading units, ranking #562 out of 603 — see ranking graphics card products.
How many transistors does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB have?
At 5400 million, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 83% below the category average for number of transistors, ranking #557 out of 591 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the TFLOPS rating of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB?
At 5.85 TFLOPS, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 82% below the category average for TFLOPS, ranking #548 out of 623 — see ranking graphics card products.
How many TMUs does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB have?
At 64, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 76% below the category average for TMUs, ranking #559 out of 600 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the texture rate of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB?
At 182.7 GTexels/s, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 69% below the category average for texture rate, ranking #530 out of 598 — see ranking graphics card products.
How many ROPs does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB have?
At 32, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 66% below the category average for ROPs, ranking #527 out of 600 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the pixel rate of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB?
At 91.36 GPixel/s, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 54% below the category average for pixel rate, ranking #495 out of 612 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the TDP of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB?
At 130W, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 51% below the category average for TDP, ranking #485 out of 598 — see ranking graphics card products.
How much VRAM does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB have?
At 8GB, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 44% below the category average for VRAM, ranking #356 out of 594 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the semiconductor size of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB?
At 6 nm, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 38% below the category average for semiconductor size, ranking #313 out of 621 — see ranking graphics card products.
What is the gpu turbo of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB?
At 2855 MHz, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is 35% above the category average for gpu turbo, ranking #10 out of 581 — see ranking graphics card products.
How does it compare?
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's TDP compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 130W, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB leads the AMD Radeon 890M (15W) by 88%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's number of transistors compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 5400 million, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB trails the AMD Radeon 890M (34000 million) by 84%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's gpu clock speed compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 2420 MHz, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB leads the AMD Radeon 890M (400 MHz) by 83%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's shading units compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 1024, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB trails the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Laptop (3072) by 67%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's TMUs compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 64, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB trails the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Laptop (192) by 67%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's DisplayPort outputs compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 1, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB trails the Asus Turbo GeForce GTX 1080 (3) by 67%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's gpu turbo compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 2855 MHz, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB leads the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q Laptop (975 MHz) by 66%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's semiconductor size compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 6 nm, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB trails the Asus Turbo GeForce GTX 1080 (16 nm) by 63%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's effective memory speed compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 18000 MHz, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB leads the Asus Dual Radeon RX 580 8GB (8000 MHz) by 56%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's pixel rate compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 91.36 GPixel/s, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB leads the Asus Dual Radeon RX 580 8GB (42.88 GPixel/s) by 53%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's ROPs compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 32, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB trails the Asus Turbo GeForce GTX 1080 (64) by 50%.
How does the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB's HDMI ports compare to similar graphics cardss?
At 1, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB trails the Asus Turbo GeForce GTX 1080 (2) by 50%.