AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs AMD Radeon R9 280X
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 12 11
Video memory 4 GB 3 GB
Rated power 107 W 250 W
Launch price $199 $299
Index per $100 6.0 3.7
Games at recommended 156 140
Released20222013
FeaturesFSR · ray tracingFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21110
- Fortnite1211
- Palworld1211
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT; right: AMD Radeon R9 280X.
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 RX 6500 XT faster than the AMD Radeon R9 280X?
Yes — 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 RX 6500 XT meets the recommended graphics card of 156 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon R9 280X, 140.