PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

Entry-level RX 6500 XT Fighter: 4GB RDNA 2 card for affordable 1080p/esports gaming with FSR; single 6-pin, 400W PSU, limited RT and media encode.

Performance More powerful than 10% of graphics cards

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GPU chipRX 6500 XT
VRAM4 GB
GPU clock2820 MHZ
Memory clock18000 MHZ
Bus width64-bit
InterfacePCI-E 4x
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Product overview

PowerColor’s Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is a partner card for AMD’s RDNA 2–based RX 6000 family, built on the Navi 24 GPU. It launched on January 19, 2022 with 4GB of GDDR6 on a 64‑bit bus and a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. The card uses a dual‑slot cooler and supports HDMI 2.1 VRR and DisplayPort 1.4 connectivity.

Positioned as an entry‑level option, it exists to deliver affordable 1080p gaming. It’s best suited to esports and lighter AAA titles at modest settings, with FSR upscaling available; hardware ray tracing is present but limited. Typical board power is low and it uses a single 6‑pin connector; AMD recommends a 400W PSU. Notable constraints include no H.264/H.265 encode or AV1 decode, and PCIe 3.0 systems can bottleneck the x4 link.

TierentryReleased2022-01-19
Best for
  • 1080p gaming
  • esports/high-fps

Product highlights

  • Memory Speed:18.0 Gbps.Digital Max Resolution:7680×4320
  • Country Of Origin : China
  • Stream Processor: 1024
  • Game Clock: 2650Mhz
  • Boost Clock: 2820Mhz

Specifications

GPU chip
RX 6500 XT
VRAM
4 GB
GPU clock
2820 MHZ
Bus width
64-bit
Interface
PCI-E 4x
Graphics Ram Type
GDDR6
Memory Transfer Speed
143.9 GB/s
VR
No
Hashrate Eth
13.04
Tdp
107 W

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