The MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB GDDR6 Mech 2X OC is a reliable and powerful graphics card aimed at those seeking excellent performance in mid-range PCs and gaming systems.
It is equipped with AMD's new RDNA 2 architecture and has 4GB of GDDR6 memory and 16MB of Infinity Cache for increased performance. Additionally, the card features technologies such as AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution and AMD Smart Access Memory, which enhance graphics quality and deliver more realistic gaming experiences.
AMD RDNA 2
AMD RDNA 2 is an advanced architecture that provides excellent energy efficiency compared to previous generations.
It uses 6nm technology, which allows graphics cards to operate with high performance and produce less heat.
Additionally, RDNA 2 offers a range of innovative features, such as hardware support for Ray Tracing and GDDR6 memory, which significantly improve the performance of graphics cards in gaming applications and other demanding tasks.
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
Designed to provide you with a clean, modern, and user-friendly interaction where you can quickly access the latest software features, game stats, performance reports, driver updates, and more - all from one convenient location.
Take advantage of the ALT+R hotkey to open AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition directly in-game, making it even more convenient and easy to customize your favorite features and achieve a fantastic gaming experience.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) uses cutting-edge upscaling technologies to boost frame rates in select titles and deliver high-quality, high-resolution gaming experiences without the need to upgrade to a new graphics card.
AMD Link
AMD Link, a free application that allows you to connect to your computer from your phone, tablet, or TV, is now available for Windows-based computers.
Optimized for better performance, you can now connect with your friends like never before using Link Game, a new feature that allows a friend to connect to your computer from their own machine and play local multiplayer games on your system.
AMD Noise Suppression
AMD Noise Suppression reduces ambient sound noise, providing greater clarity and improved focus whether you are concentrating on an important meeting or staying focused on a competitive game.
AMD Radeon Super Resolution
Boost performance in thousands of games
Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) is a driver-based upscaling feature that uses the same algorithm found in AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) technology.
Gamers can take advantage of Radeon Super Resolution technology to unlock new levels of performance in any compatible game.
AMD Smart Access Memory
Gain up to 15% more gaming performance with AMD's Smart Access Memory
In conventional Windows-based computer systems, processors can only access a fraction of the graphics memory (VRAM) at a time, limiting system performance.
With AMD Smart Access Memory, the data channel is expanded to fully utilize the potential of the GPU memory, using the bandwidth of PCI Express to remove bottlenecks and increase performance.
AMD Privacy View
Enhanced focus for increased privacy
Privacy View instantly displays any part of your screen using cutting-edge eye-tracking technology. Simply look at an area on your screen while other parts blur.
Share only what is necessary – Privacy View offers various options to blur areas outside your field of vision, keeping your personal content and information private as intended.
AMD Radeon Boost
AMD Radeon Boost dynamically reduces the resolution of the entire frame when fast character motion is detected on the screen through user input, allowing for higher FPS with minimal impact on quality.
With initial support for select DirectX 11 games, this feature now leverages variable rate shading hardware and supported DirectX 12 titles, providing additional performance and increased responsiveness while gaming.
AMD Radeon Anti-Lag
Providing even faster response times with every click
Radeon Anti-Lag controls the pace of the CPU's work to ensure it is not too far ahead of the GPU, reducing the amount of CPU work that is queued.
As a result, Radeon Anti-Lag can reduce input lag by almost a full frame, helping to restore responsiveness to your game.
AMD Radeon Image Sharpening
Stunning visuals. No performance impact.
AMD Radeon Image Sharpening uses a contrast-adaptive sharpening algorithm that restores clarity to game graphics that may have been affected by other effects, highlighting object details.
AMD Enhanced Sync
Enable Liquid-Smooth Gameplay on Your Radeon Powered System
Enhanced Sync helps gamers minimize screen tearing while reducing latency and stutter compared to traditional V-sync.
Available for games based on DirectX 9, 11, 12, and Vulkan API, as well as all GPUs based on Polaris and newer screen combinations and/or AMD Eyefinity Technology 3. Now configurable per game and in-game from AMD software: Adrenalin Edition.
AMD FreeSync
AMD FreeSync technology puts an end to choppy gameplay and broken frames with fluid performance free of artifacts at virtually any frame rate. Witness the next major breakthrough in PC gaming experiences.
Get ready for the final blow
MECH offers a performance-focused design that keeps the essentials to complete any task. With a reliable dual-fan arrangement set in a rigid industrial design, this bold-looking graphics card fits into any build.
Backplate
A clean backplate with a brushed finish enhances the length of the card.
TORX Fan 3.0
The award-winning MSI TORX Fan 3.0 design keeps pushing the limits of thermal performance. The fan blades alternate between traditional and dispersion blades that focus and accelerate airflow to the heatsink.
Silent operation
Zero Frozr is the calm before the storm. The fans stop completely when temperatures are relatively low, eliminating any noise when active cooling is not needed.
The fans will automatically start spinning again when heating is activated during gameplay.
Thermal padding
Thermal pads allow the various components of the board to transfer heat directly to the heatsink for better cooling.
Custom Board Design
Not all circuit boards are the same. A custom PCB design provides greater reliability and enhanced power circuitry to push the card to its limits.
MSI Center
The exclusive MSI Center software helps you make the most out of MSI products. Monitor, adjust, and optimize in real-time with just a few clicks.
MSI Afterburner
MSI Afterburner is the most recognized and widely used overclocking software with a graphics card in the world. It gives you complete control of your graphics card and allows you to monitor your system's key metrics in real-time.
OC Scanner is an automated function that will find the highest stable overclock settings for your card. It gives you a performance boost for a smooth gaming experience thanks to the higher FPS.
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I did research before I bought the RX 6500 XT and I knew to get the necessary parts to have PCIe 4.0 and resizable bar. It does the tasks I do very well except for some (blender, painting, image editing, and cpu-heavy games but not much for video editing) for now but it can quickly age due to the 4 GB with a 64-bit bus. I got the graphics card because I was in a hurry to replace a dinosaur computer with a bad hard drive and the RX 6600 didn't have good prices then, as you can imagine - I got the card for 217 EUR and the cheapest 6600 was around 312. The card is good for Blender with HIP RT enabled and the performance was very good, beating the RX 6800 XT when running on older versions with OpenCL (this card is obviously faster now). But the card is not worth its price now even if the prices have dropped a lot because you can get almost 2x performance in games + encoder + better RT performance (not counting the 3050/3060) for a 36% difference. It's not a bad card but it would be better if it was 100 euros and at least added an encoder or ideally, 8 lanes & 6-8 GB vram from the start
In heavy games with demanding requirements such as Overwatch, Horizon 5, and World of Warcraft, it does not play in ultra or extreme graphics mode. It requires high graphics settings, and the FPS drops significantly because the graphics card has low memory, only 4GB, while newer games have higher requirements. The processor of the card is very powerful, reaching a frequency of 2918, and the memory processor is also very fast, reaching a frequency of 2320. Tested with MSI Afterburner and Adrenaline Radeon testings. The card is average to good, but if you have a powerful processor with 8 cores or more, you will see differences that will come from both the processor and if you have a smart screen monitor with filters like HDR provided by the same monitor, then you will see impressive effects and unique colors that are not intended by most common screens because they do not support HDR. Note that HDR is activated through the Windows manual way for those who have monitors with HDR filters. This specific card was tested on 2 different PCs and 3 different monitors.
I spent a lot of time searching for an affordable graphics card that can handle 1080p on a 13-inch PC with DDR3, but it didn't perform well because the processor was bottlenecking it.
Now I have built a machine with a B660 motherboard that supports PCI Gen 4, 12th generation i3, and it performs flawlessly in all games, even the latest ones on medium and some on high settings.
I am very satisfied, there is no competitor in terms of performance and value for money.
However, if you want to play in 2K or 1080p ultra settings, you will have to dig deeper into your pockets. This card is considered mid-range and no one is fooling you.
I have been using it for 3 months and have no complaints whatsoever
I have it for almost a year. For its price, it is very good. In Forza Horizon 5, it runs at low/mid settings with 120-190fps outside the city and 80-130fps in crowded areas.
The four stars are because the fans make a lot of noise (I have a very quiet PC, that's why I say they make a lot of noise).
In conclusion, it is very good and I recommend it.
The card has been underestimated by everyone.
Unfair...
The secret to getting the performance is pcie gen 4.
The few lanes it uses are more than enough for its pixel rate IN GEN4.
It's not worth it in gen 3...
The card is capped.
It also has crazy overclocking potential.
Especially the implementation of MSI.
And don't give me wrong comparisons with 1660, etc.
It is miles superior to 1660 and 1660 ti-super.
It is slightly weaker than the rtx 2060 but it costs 150 euros less.
It is still VFM and will remain so for a long time.
Only the drivers were terrible....
Basically full of bugs.
It was fixed with 21.5.1 and minimal installation without Radeon software...
As an example, the raw performance of it compared to the 1660 in the photos...
First photo rx 6500
Second 1660
I haven't tried it in many games except for Lol and Cs Go, and both are not GPU based so I can't give an opinion. However, I haven't had any issues so far, nor with temperatures. The menu is very user-friendly and has many nice features that you can use for better gaming (although it's worth noting that it's not the menu of the card itself)
Performance in large video game titles is simply amazing at 1080p high/ultra. For video editing/rendering, if you have a mediocre processor, don't worry about anything. As for the 4gb memory... (purchased for 200€), the price is more than worth it, considering the huge difference between the Nvidia 1650 and 1050ti cards... The card performs like a 1660 or 1660super. The only negative aspect is the limited number of ports, which is only 2
When we make a review, it would be good to do it based on the market's current state.
I say this because this card has received endless criticism from many reviews and users, unfairly in my opinion, as they compare it to older cards and the prices they had back then.
It was purchased for 190 Euros in a time when cards of the same power cost 300 Euros or more.
It has PCI-4, so I fully exploit the capabilities of the card. If you have an older motherboard with PCI-3, do not buy it.
Temperatures and performance in games for a 1080p screen are excellent.
At the time of writing this review, there is no better card at this price. In the future, when new generation cards are released, let it receive the criticism it deserves. For now, 5 stars.
Because I see a lot of fuss about pci express v3 vs v4, the difference is not "tragic" as many people think to justify a complete computer upgrade.
RX 6500 XT - PCIe 4.0 vs 3.0 // Test in 8 Games (AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (MSI MEG X570 Unify))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaBmKWs_Rs
RX 6500 XT: PCIe 3.0 vs PCIe 4.0 (Intel i9 10900k (MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS) vs intel i9 12900k(MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9-IjqTBcNY
RX 6500 XT PCIe 4.0 vs PCIe 3.0 vs PCIe 2.0 | Game Test (Intel i5 11400/Asus Prime H510M-A)
RX 6500 XT vs. GTX 1650 GDDR6 | PCIe3.0 and PCIe4.0 | 1080p Gaming Benchmarks (amd Ryzen 5 5600X / MSI MEG X570 ACE Motherboard)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb28_C131Gc
PCIe 3.0 vs PCIe 4.0 || RTX 3050 | RX 6500XT || (RYZEN 5 5600X / Asus Rog Strix X570)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK_euoVNIlE
Ryzen 3 4100 + RX 6500 XT // (Amd Ryzen 3 4100 / MSI B550M-A PRO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95rLdSpREHk
RX 6500 XT + Ryzen 5 5600G || PCIe 3.0 (ASRock B550M-HDV)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t0q3HloxA0
AMD RX 6500 XT PCIE 3.0 VS Ryzen 7 5700G APU | Halo Infinite Campaign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3nZKUX8_uU
AMD RX 6500 XT PCIE 3.0 VS Ryzen 7 5700G APU VEGA 8 | Control | 1080p | Low, Medium, and High!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWSCAptNsEY
For an average user who plays games, this card is perfectly fine with PCIe 3.0. But even the most demanding gamers with more powerful graphics cards and possibly better processors won't see the crazy difference between PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0. Now, if for someone, not even 20fps is a drastic difference as in some titles it's not even 10fps, then they should dig deep into their pockets for an upgrade. What I consider a major drawback in this card is the absence of encoding. It's unthinkable to have 2022 and still not have encoding capability in graphics cards, even in the simplest ones. The 5500 XT, a two-year-old card, has it, apart from AV1 decoding, and the 6500 XT, which is supposed to be its successor, doesn't have such capability. Come on, AMD!
The two missing stars are for this reason. But for anyone who is not concerned with video editing/encoding, etc., the card is perfectly fine for playing games!
I consider this specific graphics card to be the "king" of 1080p gaming PCs. TLDR: If your motherboard supports PCIe 4.0 and your graphics card budget is strictly up to 250 euros, go for this one with your eyes closed!
It was purchased about 2 weeks ago, just as we started to notice the first price drops, for the setup of the following computer, on behalf of a friend with a total budget of 900 euros:
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 (rev. 1.0)
• Processor: Ryzen 5 5600X
• Power supply: Corsair TX550M (550W) 80 Plus Gold
• Memory: G.Skill Repjaws V 2x8GB 3200Mhz
• Storage: Kingston NV1 SSD 500GB M.2 NVMe PCI Express 3.0
I was torn between the GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 and this one, and I had been researching the topic for over 2 weeks. In my attempt to come to a conclusion, I came across the following video and simply went for the 6500XT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aUPpoAkN4c.
The card can run on a 450W power supply, but I'm almost certain that within the next 2 years, he will give it to his brother to upgrade to an RTX series, such as a 2060 or 3050, depending on his budget. So, I wanted to somehow give him as much watt clearance as possible for future upgrades.
My friend's requirements were to play any of the popular MOBA/RPG games on High-Ultra graphics on a 250 euro 1080p 144Hz monitor. With the above build, he gets 220+ fps in League of Legends - even in the midst of a team fight. Imagine the same FPS in games like Fortnite. I didn't manage to test other titles as it is far away, but in case there are any further tests, I will return to complete the evaluation.
Underrated for sure! If you know what you want! Set a limit of 30fps at 1080p (FHD 1920x1080) or limit them with v-sync 30hz and enjoy the latest games on high, very high, or even ultra settings. The older ones are not all at their peak. It will be supported for the next 5-6 years and with the above settings, it will have more or less the same performance then! It also performs well at 1440p (2K 2560x1440), especially when combined with upscaling technologies that new games have.... Very good for gaming, definitely underrated if you know what you want and at a very good price. Attention => it is not suitable for video editing, it does not have built-in hardware codecs/decoders, so if you want to edit videos in the most efficient way, look elsewhere => but for 1080p gaming, it is very good.... And economical
This card is for mid-range systems, meaning you won't have top-notch performance for the money it's worth unless you have a system that supports PCI Express x16 4.0, as with 3.0 you lose performance