MSI RX 6500 XT MECH 2X OC
The MSI RX 6500 XT MECH 2X OC is MSI’s version of the Radeon RX 6500 XT. It measures 172 mm, close to the 172 mm reference design. Below you’ll find every current retailer price and the full spec sheet.
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Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Render and synthetic scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
1080p Gaming
1440p Gaming
4K Gaming
The Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 15.1 at 1080p, 6.3 at 1440p, and 0.0 at 4K on a scale where 100 = the fastest GPU we test (RTX 5090). These scores apply to all board versions of this chip.
Benchmarks
Standardized benchmark scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest card we track and linked to its source. They apply to every board version.
3D & gaming
Render
Compute & AI
Where to buy
Every in-stock retailer we track, cheapest first.
- AmazonCHEAPEST$880.53In stockUpdated 2026-08-24
| Retailer | Price | Availability | Updated | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmazonCHEAPEST | $880.53 | In Stock | 2026-08-24 | |
Specifications
GPU chip
- Chip
- Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Architecture
- RDNA 2 Navi 24
- Process node
- TSMC N6
- Shader cores
- 1,024
- SM count
- 16
- Texture units (TMUs)
- 64
- Render outputs (ROPs)
- 32
- RT cores
- 16 · 1st gen
Memory
- VRAM
- 4GB GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 64-bit
- Bandwidth
- 144 GB/s
- Memory speed
- 18 Gbps
- Infinity Cache
- 16 MB
GPU die
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Die size
- 107 mm²
- Transistors
- 5.4 billion
- Generation
- Radeon RX 6000
Display & connectivity
- Max resolution
- 7680 × 4320
- Max displays
- 4
- HDCP
- 2.3
APIs & software
- DirectX
- 12 Ultimate (12.2)
- Vulkan
- 1.3
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.2
- Shader model
- 6.7
Platform features
- Upscaling
- FSR 3, FSR 3 Frame Generation
- Also runs
- XeSS 2, XeSS 2 Frame Generation
- Resizable BAR
- Yes
Video encoding & decoding
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 / AVC | Not supported | Not supported |
| H.265 / HEVC | Not supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Not supported | Not supported |
| VP9 | Not supported | Not supported |
Decoder: VCN (HEVC decode only)
Board
- Boost clock
- 2815 MHz(reference)
- Base clock
- 2310 MHz
- TDP
- 107W
- Recommended PSU
- 400W
- Power connectors
- 1 6-pin
Physical
- Cooling
- Air
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Length
- 172 mm
- Slot width
- 2 slots
- Outputs
- 1 HDMI 2.1, 1 Displayport 1.4a
Identifiers
- MPN
- R6500XTM2X4C
- ASIN
- B09Q9CQ9PG
- EAN
- 0824142279465
- UPC
- 824142279465
Chip-level specs — cores, memory, die, APIs, media engine and platform features — are shared by every version of the Radeon RX 6500 XT. The Board, Physical and Identifier boxes are specific to this MSI variant; a struck-through value shows where it differs from the reference design.
Other versions of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
Same GPU, different board, picked by what buyers usually compare.
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