Yesterday, AMD's budget Radeon RX 6500 XT has been announced and well it's not the best for a price of $199, however, considering the price hikes, GPU unavailability, this is a card we reviewed as what that "gets the job done."

However, the biggest problem with the cards is being limited to 4GB VRAM, still, as a part of the AMD RDNA 2 family, it comes with the latest features like Smart Acess Memory, PCIe Gen 4 support, AMD Infinity Cache, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and others.

Harnessing the 6nm process technology, the Radeon RX 6500 XT brings exceptional 1080p performance and vivid visuals together in a compelling package for the largest PC gaming segment with leading value and capabilities like:

  • High-End Features – the Radeon RX 6500 XT brings features from higher-end AMD graphics cards to mainstream gamers, e.g., it's the first mainstream graphics card to offer DXR raytracing.
  • AMD Infinity Cache – 16 MB of last-level data cache integrated on the GPU die helps reduce latency and power consumption to enable higher gaming performance than traditional architectural designs.
  • AMD Smart Access Memory – Unlocks higher performance when pairing AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics cards with select AMD Ryzen desktop processors and AMD 500-series motherboards by providing AMD Ryzen processors with access to the entire high-speed GDDR6 graphics memory.
  • AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) – An open-source spatial upscaling solution that boosts framerates while delivering high-quality, high-resolution gaming experiences.
  • AMD Radeon Anti-Lag – AMD Radeon Anti-Lag decreases input-to-display response times, making games more responsive and offering a competitive edge in gameplay. 

In India, the GPU will have a starting price of INR 19990/- plus GST and will be available through global retailers/retailers from AMD board partners including ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE, XFX.

Already the GPU is on sale with average pricing of Rs.24k while MDcomputers is selling the Sapphire Pulse RX 6500 XT, which we reviewed for an incredible ₹18,990, for that price buying that makes sense.