Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 Nano
AMD
Radeon RX 6500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 19 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 Nano
4096 Mb HBM
Released 27 Aug 2015
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6500 XT112%
- Radeon R9 Nano100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 12% higher gaming performance.
- 68 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 Nano .
- 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 Nano
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 Nano |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | Fiji (Fiji XT CA) |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | 596 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | 8,900 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | 4096 |
| Compute Units | 16 | 64 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 64 | 256 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | 4096 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 500 MHz
1000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | 175 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | 27 Aug 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT90.08 GP/s
- Radeon R9 Nano64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT180.20 GT/s
- Radeon R9 Nano256.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6500 XT144.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 Nano512.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6500 XT5765.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 Nano8192.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- Radeon R9 Nano50
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6500 XT67
- Radeon R9 Nano58
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 Nano35
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6500 XT44
- Radeon R9 Nano47
FPS (higher is better)