AMD Radeon R9 280X vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is ahead by 9% on our index and meets the recommended card of 16 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 11 12
Video memory 3 GB 4 GB
Rated power 250 W 107 W
Launch price $299 $199
Index per $100 3.7 6.0
Games at recommended 140 156
Released20132022
FeaturesFSRFSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21011
- Fortnite1112
- Palworld1112
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 280X; right: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Games only the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT runs at recommended
- NieR:Automata™
- Nioh: Complete Edition
- Total War: WARHAMMER II
- State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
- Planet Coaster
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
- KurtzPel
- Golf With Your Friends
And 8 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 280X faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT?
No — the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 12 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 280X's 11, a 9% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 280X meets the recommended graphics card of 140 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, 156.