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AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

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Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.5.0 / Windows / HIP
AMD Radeon RX6500 XT 421.82 samples/min 4 complete runs · Middle 50%: 415.28 - 428.41 · Latest: 2026-03-09

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Benchmark results

  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL49,747*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan54,127*Platform unreported Compare results

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomHIP / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

132.89 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteHIP / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

421.82 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
415.28446513964
75th percentile
428.41268965674
Blender Cycles / junkshopHIP / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

13.27 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterHIP / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

275.21 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomHIP / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

150.56 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteHIP / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

466.28 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
440.19710097802
75th percentile
474.43946109857
Blender Cycles / junkshopHIP / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

20.52 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterHIP / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

293.41 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomHIP / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

149.43 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteHIP / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

457.71 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
453.61270675623
75th percentile
463.50178403777
Blender Cycles / junkshopHIP / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

11.09 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterHIP / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

298.11 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / classroomHIP / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

144.19 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteHIP / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

469.33 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
25th percentile
461.78924514035
75th percentile
507.71125635485
Blender Cycles / junkshopHIP / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

19.24 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
Blender Cycles / monsterHIP / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

AMD Radeon RX6500 XT

305.90 samples/min

4 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
HIP
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions

Processing & platform

Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Manufacturing process
6 nm
Process node
6 nm

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 3 fields
Device
AMD Radeon RX6500 XT*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
OpenCL
49,747*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Vulkan
54,127*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)*
backend_columns
  • CUDA*
  • Metal*
  • OpenCL*
  • Vulkan*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*

* Provisional data