Gigabyte Radeon RX 6500 XT Eagle 4G

Gigabyte's take on AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT budget GPU provides nearly rock-solid 1080p PC gaming performance in AAA and multiplayer titles, but it runs hot and packs unneeded ray-tracing cores.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6500 XT Eagle 1

Product details

  • Digital Max Resolution:7680x4320.Form Factor:ATX
  • Powered by AMD RDNA 2 Radeon RX 6500 XT
  • Integrated with 4GB GDDR6 64-bit memory interface
  • WINDFORCE 2X Cooling System with alternate spinning fans
  • Screen Cooling
  • 1x DisplayPort
  • 1x HDMI
  • Graphene nano lubricant

PROS

+ 1080p performance on par, in most games, with cards of similar list price
+ Performance tier isn't attractive to cryptocurrency miners

CONS

- RT cores unnecessary due to low performance
- Outrun by GTX 1650 Super on several tests
- Runs hot compared with similar cards

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on January 19, 2022
Gigabyte's take on AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT budget GPU provides nearly rock-solid 1080p PC gaming performance in AAA and multiplayer titles, but it runs hot and packs unneeded ray-tracing cores.
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