Radeon R7 370 2G vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Intro

Compare all of that to the Radeon RX 6500 XT, which features a core clock speed of 2200 MHz and a GDDR6 memory frequency of 2250 MHz. It also features a 64-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 6 nm design. It is made up of 1024 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon RX 6500 XT		107 Watts
Radeon R7 370 2G		110 Watts
	Difference: 3 Watts (3%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon R7 370 2G, in theory, should perform much faster than the Radeon RX 6500 XT overall. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 2G		179200 MB/sec
Radeon RX 6500 XT		147456 MB/sec
	Difference: 31744 (22%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 6500 XT will be much (approximately 126%) better at AF than the Radeon R7 370 2G. (explain)

Radeon RX 6500 XT		140800 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R7 370 2G		62400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 78400 (126%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 6500 XT should be quite a bit (about 126%) more effective at AA than the Radeon R7 370 2G, and also will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

Radeon RX 6500 XT		70400 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R7 370 2G		31200 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 39200 (126%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.