Which budget AMD graphics card should I choose for gaming: RX 6500 XT or RX 6400?This question was answered by experts
In one of the episodes on the GameGangsta YouTube channel, experts tested and compared two graphics cards in eight games: AMD RX 6400 and RX 6500 XT.Among the projects are Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Far Cry 6, Forza Horizon 5.All games were running in Full HD resolution.
INGrand theft auto vAt very high graphics settings, the average frame rate with the RX 6500 XT was 45 fps, with the RX 6400 – 37 fps.In very rare events, the values were 34 fps and 29 fps, respectively.
Rainbow six siegeThe average FPS here was 219 fps with the RX 6500 XT and 168 fps with the RX 6400.In extremely rare events, these figures were 130 fps and 112 fps, respectively.
ProjectAssassin's Creed Odysseyat ultra-high settings, it ran at an average frame rate of 35 fps and 28 fps (RX 6500 XT and RX 6400).In very rare events, performance dropped to 5 fps and 12 fps with the RX 6500 XT and RX 6400 respectively.
GameRed dead redemption 2It averaged 51 fps with the RX 6500 XT and 44 fps with the RX 6400, and in extremely rare events – 36 fps and 27 fps, respectively.
Assassin's Creed ValhallaThe average frame rate in the game was 36 fps with the RX 6500 XT, 29 fps with the RX 6400.In very rare events, these values were 14 fps and 13 fps, respectively.
INWatch dogs legionwith a high preset, the average performance was 59 fps (RX 6500 XT) and 45 fps (RX 6400).In extremely rare events, the values were as follows: 30 fps and 27 fps, respectively.
Far cry 6The average FPS in this game was 64 fps with the RX 6500 XT and 51 fps with the RX 6400, in very rare events it was 3 fps and 8 fps.
INForza horizon 5with the ultra preset, the average frame rate was 45 fps (RX 6500 XT) and 36 fps (RX 6400).In extremely rare events, the indicators dropped to 24 fps and 20 fps, respectively.
Conclusion
As can be seen from the test results, formodern games are more suitable for the RX 6500 XT graphics card. The difference between it and the RX 6400 in terms of average performance in all games is 25 percent (69 fps vs 55 fps).
PC Configurations:
- CPUIntel Core i5 11600K 3.9GHz LGA1200 12MB Cache;
- motherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK Soket 1200 DDR4 4800(OC) M.2;
- RAMGeIL 8GBx2 Evo Spear AMD Edition 3000Mhz CL16 DDR4;
- graphics cardGigabyte RX 6500 XT Gaming OC 4G 4GB GDDR6 64 Bit/ASUS RX 6400 DUAL 4GB GDDR6 64 Bit;
- SSDWD 480GB Green SN350 NVMe 2400MB-1650MB M2;
- HDD2TB Seagate Barracuda + 2TB WD Blue 7200RPM;
- frameBitfenix Nova Mesh SE White Tempered Glass ARGB;
- power unitBitfenix 750W M 80 Gold Full Modular;
- operating systemWindows 10.