The recently released Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500XT 8GB is now available $ 229.99 (Opens in a new tab).. A graphics card with Navi 24 is only $ 20 more expensive than the Vanilla Radeon RX 6500 XT. This is one of the best graphics cards for those on a tight budget.
One of the more suspicious aspects of the Radeon RX 6500 XT was 4GB of GDDR6 memory.and Blog post (Opens in a new tab) AMD, titled “Game Beyond 4GB,” published in 2020, argued that 4GB of simplicity alone wasn’t enough for modern games. Therefore, AMD’s decision to include only 4GB of memory in the Radeon RX 6500 XT still plagues many. However, Sapphire’s Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB solves the memory shortage of the Radeon RX 6500 XT. Unfortunately, AMD hasn’t officially posted the Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB on its website, so it seems that Sapphire produced the 8GB version on its own initiative, and other vendors may not follow suit. ..
The Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB is slightly faster than the Pulse Radeon RX 6500XT 4GB. The 8GB model has a 2,695MHz game clock and 2,855MHz, while the 4GB model has a 2,685MHz game clock and a 2,825MHz boost clock. That’s a difference of less than 2%. The most important upgrade is in the memory system.
The new model of Sapphire comes with twice as much memory as the original model. However, the memory operates at 18 Gbps across the 64-bit memory interface. Therefore, the Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB offers the same 143.9GBps of memory bandwidth as the other Radeon RX 6500XT.
The Radeon RX 6500XT is a 107W graphics card. Sapphire evaluates 4GB and 8GB models with 130W board power. However, the slightly faster clock speed and double memory required the manufacturer to replace the PCIe power connector. As a result, the Pulse Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB has an 8-pin PCIe power connector as opposed to the 4GB corresponding 6-pin connector. The display output will be a single HDMI 2.1 port and a DisplayPort 1.4 output.
Retail price of Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500XT 8GB $ 229.99 (Opens in a new tab) In Newegg. This was the original price tag for the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6500XT 4GB. 4GB model $ 209.99 (Opens in a new tab) Before discounts and promotions. You get double the memory for $ 20 (10%). The problem is that the Sapphire graphics card already has a premium over its rivals, as other custom Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB models start at $ 185. To make things worse, the Radeon RX 6600 is available at a low price of $ 259.99. For many consumers, it makes sense to adopt the Radeon RX 6600, which already has 8GB and offers significantly higher performance.
