Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 390X
AMD
Radeon RX 6500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 19 Jan 2022
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 390X
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 18 Jun 2015
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6500 XT113%
- Radeon R9 390X100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 13% higher gaming performance.
- 168 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 390X
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 6500 XT
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (4 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | Grenada (Grenada XT) |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 16 | 44 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 64 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | 18 Jun 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT90.08 GP/s
- Radeon R9 390X67.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT180.20 GT/s
- Radeon R9 390X184.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6500 XT144.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 390X384.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6500 XT5765.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 390X5914.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- Radeon R9 390X56
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6500 XT67
- Radeon R9 390X52
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- Radeon R9 390X38
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6500 XT44
- Radeon R9 390X41
FPS (higher is better)