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Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB bottleneck & FPS

Ranked 90 of 126 desktop graphics cards in our database (29th percentile). Paired with a Core i3-8100F it lands near 30 fps at 1080p and 3 fps at 4K in a typical AAA title at high settings.

SpecificationsRDNA 2 · 2022
ArchitectureRDNA 2
Shading units1,024
Boost clock2,815 MHz
Memory8 GB
Memory bandwidth144 GB/s
Board power107 W
Released2022
Frame rate by resolutionwith Core i3-8100F, high
ResolutionEst. FPSGPU loadLimited by
1920 x 1080 30 99% Graphics card
2560 x 1440 18 98% Graphics card
3440 x 1440 10 99% Graphics card
3840 x 2160 3 99% Graphics card
Best matched processors1080p, high

Ranked by how little performance the pairing wastes, not by which processor is fastest. The fastest chip pairs well with everything, which makes it a useless recommendation.

ProcessorEst. FPSUnused
Core i3-8100F 30 42.9%
Core i3-8100 30 42.9%
Core i3-8300 30 44.4%
Core i3-8350K 30 48.6%
Core i3-9100 30 51%
Core i3-9100F 30 51%
Estimated FPS by game1440p, high, Core i3-8100F
GameEst. FPSVRAM
Cyberpunk 2077 7 11.5 GB needed
Fortnite 25 OK
Counter-Strike 2 64 OK
Baldur's Gate 3 18 8.1 GB needed
Red Dead Redemption 2 11 9.4 GB needed
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 10 10.8 GB needed

What to expect from a Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB

This card sits in the lower part of the range we model. It will run modern titles at 1080p with settings turned down, and it will be the limiting component in almost any pairing — which means there is no sense pairing it with an expensive processor.

If frame rates are disappointing, the card is where an upgrade will help. Nothing else in the system is holding it back.

8 GB is this card's real limit

8 of the 16 titles we model exceed 8 GB at 1440p and high settings. On this card memory, not shader throughput, is the thing that will make modern games stutter. Texture quality is the setting to lower first, and it usually costs less visual fidelity than the alternatives.

Where it sits

Ranked 90 of 126 desktop cards we model. Nearest faster: Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB. Just below: Radeon RX 5300 XT, Radeon RX 5300. Full method on the methodology page.