SeekerRadeon RX 6500 XT
The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT brings ray tracing and affordable GPUs to the masses, but doing so requires some unorthodox tweaks that can affect performance. If it stays in stock near MSRP and you stick to settings it’s intended for, this is a solid mainstream 1080p graphics card, and a good option for new PC gamers.
-- As reviewed by PCWorld
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
+ $199 price point
+ Good 1080p gaming performance at Medium/High settings
+ Very power efficient and cool
+ Modern features like ray tracing and AMD Smart Access Memory
+ 4GB memory buffer can't be used for Ethereum mining, hopefully reducing cryptocurrency demand
CONS
- Will $199 price point stick on the streets?
- Limited PCIe lanes reduce performance on older PCIe 3.0 systems
- Unorthodox memory configuration and limited PCIe lanes limit performance potential
- Only one HDMI and DisplayPort
- Little performance improvement over prior-gen GPUs
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By PCWorld on January 19, 2022
The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT brings ray tracing and affordable GPUs to the masses, but doing so requires some unorthodox tweaks that can affect performance. If it stays in stock near MSRP and you stick to settings it’s intended for, this is a solid mainstream 1080p graphics card, and a good option for new PC gamers.
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