Radeon RX 6500 vs R9 M275X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M275X and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms R9 M275X by a whopping 382% 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 | 777 | 346 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | no data |
| GPU code name | Venus | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 January 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 | 640 | no data |
| Compute units | 10 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 37.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.184 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 40 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
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 | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | no data |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | no data |
| Mantle | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 95−100 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| Valorant | 140−150 | 140−150 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230 | 220−230 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 95−100 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| Metro Exodus | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| Valorant | 140−150 | 140−150 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55 | 50−55 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 95−100 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140 | 130−140 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| Valorant | 160−170 | 160−170 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50 | 45−50 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45 | 40−45 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| Valorant | 95−100 | 95−100 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| Dota 2 | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20 | 18−20 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20 | 18−20 |
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 42 tests (100%)
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