Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 980M SLI and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
980M SLI outperforms RX 6500 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 268 | 343 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.44 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 October 2014 (12 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3072 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1038 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1127 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2x 5200 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 135
+35%
| 100−110 |
| Full HD | 110 | 80−85
−27.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+39%
|
100−105 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+35%
|
40−45 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 50−55
+45.7%
|
35−40 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 55−60
+47.5%
|
40−45 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+24.1%
|
75−80 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+39%
|
100−105 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+35%
|
40−45 |
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
+30.6%
|
60−65 |
| Fortnite | 120−130
+21%
|
100−105 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+27.3%
|
75−80 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 50−55
+45.7%
|
35−40 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+36.1%
|
70−75 |
| Valorant | 160−170
+20.7%
|
140−150 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+24.1%
|
75−80 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+39%
|
100−105 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
+14%
|
220−230 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+35%
|
40−45 |
| Dota 2 | 120−130
+14.8%
|
100−110 |
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
+30.6%
|
60−65 |
| Fortnite | 120−130
+21%
|
100−105 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+27.3%
|
75−80 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85−90
+27.1%
|
70−75 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 50−55
+45.7%
|
35−40 |
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40−45 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+36.1%
|
70−75 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
+42.3%
|
50−55 |
| Valorant | 160−170
+20.7%
|
140−150 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+24.1%
|
75−80 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+35%
|
40−45 |
| Dota 2 | 120−130
+14.8%
|
100−110 |
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
+30.6%
|
60−65 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+27.3%
|
75−80 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 50−55
+45.7%
|
35−40 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+36.1%
|
70−75 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
+42.3%
|
50−55 |
| Valorant | 160−170
+40.8%
|
120−130 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 120−130
+21%
|
100−105 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+35%
|
40−45 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 170−180
+28.5%
|
130−140 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+43.8%
|
30−35 |
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+37.5%
|
24−27 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+34.6%
|
130−140 |
| Valorant | 190−200
+20.9%
|
160−170 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+27.8%
|
50−55 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+38.9%
|
18−20 |
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+35.7%
|
40−45 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+36.2%
|
45−50 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−33 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65
+39.5%
|
40−45 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+38.9%
|
18−20 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+38.2%
|
30−35 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+33.3%
|
12−14 |
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+40%
|
14−16 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+37%
|
27−30 |
| Valorant | 130−140
+41.8%
|
95−100 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+35.7%
|
27−30 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+38.9%
|
18−20 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9 |
| Dota 2 | 80−85
+24.6%
|
65−70 |
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21−24 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−35 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+33.3%
|
12−14 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+42.1%
|
18−20 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
+42.1%
|
18−20 |
This is how GTX 980M SLI and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- GTX 980M SLI is 35% faster in 900p
- GTX 980M SLI is 38% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980M SLI is 44% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 980M SLI surpassed RX 6500 in all 42 of our tests.
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