ASRock Announces Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Cards

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/05/2022 09:56 AM | source: | 20 comment(s)

ASRock today announced the new Phantom Gaming and Challenger series graphics cards based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPUs

Built on the 6 nm manufacturing process and the breakthrough AMD RDNA 2 gaming architecture, the new ASRock graphics cards are designed to make incredible 1080p gaming experiences for popular AAA and e-sports titles accessible to more gamers. They offer high-bandwidth, low-latency AMD Infinity Cache and high-speed 4 GB GDDR6 memory. They also support Microsoft Windows 11 and Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate, AMD Smart Access Memory technology, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution upscaling technology and other advanced features that provide visually stunning, high-refresh rate gaming experiences.

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4 GB OC
The high-end ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4 GB OC graphics card features a dual-fan design for excellent cooling performance, as well as a unique Striped Axial Fan to maximize airflow. The stylish metal backplate strengthens the structure of the graphics card and prevents damage to the board. The cool black and red appearance and the ultimate factory-preset overclocking settings make ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4 GB OC graphics card a great companion for gamers.

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4 GB
The special ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4 GB graphics card is equipped with the unique single-fan Challenger ITX cooler and the large Striped Axial Fan to deliver enhanced airflow. In addition, Super Alloy Graphics Card components provide superior stability for long-term operation. With the compact card size and many useful features, the ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4 GB graphics card is a premium choice for mini PC enthusiasts.

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Celcius
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#5979574 Posted on: 01/06/2022 03:05 AM

Methinks that if this performs somewhere around the 4Gb RX 480/580, it will be just fine. (And, I think that is very likely possibility.)

It may be that a bit too much effort is being devoted to casting shade on the bus-width prior to seeing some results of hands-on testing. And, as someone with a few of my PCs still running 4Gb graphic cards, (because, in this environment, what other choice is there?), I have found that there is still a bit more to be had from such a modest amount of VRAM at 1080p than most people may realize. Yes, it most definitely can be limiting, but the list of titles that will run just fine at 1080p with 4Gb is a hell of a lot longer than the list of those that can not.

Even if it sells for quite a bit more than $200 USD, (and, of course, it will), when faced with either buying something like a used 4Gb Polaris card at about the same price, or this new RDNA2 product, I think most people desperate enough for something to game with would find this to be the better choice if it has at least comparable performance. It's just disappointing that this is the circumstances many people find themselves in.

Now, what is going on with that 8-pin power socket on this ASRock? Perhaps a re-cycled 6600XT photo?

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#5979607 Posted on: 01/06/2022 08:51 AM

Not from AMD perspective . It will sell like fresh and hot buns . Market is soo hungry for any GPU that can run AAA titles...

And this seems to be usless for miners : 64 bit + 4GB .I hope so for the latter, but more likely the crypto/scalper retards will be eagerly waiting behind the assembly line with their carts/pallets.

I'm gradually moving away from PC gaming to console gaming. This whole hobby doesn't interest me anymore with todays prices and availability. Plus the recent need for some to implement NFT's in games (on top of DLC, MTX, ads and looking at SqEnix, Ubisoft, Peter Molyneux) makes me appreciate older/retro/indie titles even more.

A real low end card with the latest codec support is too much to ask, let alone single slot (Inno3D single slot GT1650 4GB being the last and fastest one). Thank god for APU's to include RDNA2 in the near future.

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#5979785 Posted on: 01/06/2022 05:45 PM

Turns out these cards don't support AV1 Decode or HVEC Encode either. Kind of weird to segment those features off of budget cards.

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#5979788 Posted on: 01/06/2022 06:07 PM

I think the RTX3050 will be the best option, this RX6500XT has good entry specs and the price is not good.

cucaulay malkin
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#5979850 Posted on: 01/06/2022 10:07 PM

good grief this thing needs pcie4
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt-is-limited-to-pcie-4-0-x4-interface
on anything other than r3000/5000/11th/12th gen you're running on pcie3 x4

this is 5500xt 4G once again,but even worse with a 64-bit bus
https://tpucdn.com/review/msi-radeon-rx-5500-xt-gaming-x-8-gb/images/assassins-creed-odyssey-1920-1080.png

What should also be mentioned is the fact that RX 6500XT is missing some important features from other RX 6000 cards, such as H264/HEVC encoding or AV1 decoding.

can you possibly cut down a card more ?

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