Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU vs Radeon RX 6500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
18.50
+67.7%

RX 6500 outperforms Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking336475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
GPU code nameno dataPanther Lake
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data5 January 2026 (less than a year ago)

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 coresno data32
Boost clock speedno data2450 MHz
L2 Cacheno data4 MB

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.

Shared memoryno data+

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:

Full HD50−55
+61.3%
31
−61.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
+59.2%
45−50
−59.2%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+72.2%
35−40
−72.2%
Fortnite 100−105
+51.5%
65−70
−51.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+60.4%
45−50
−60.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
Valorant 140−150
+40.6%
100−110
−40.6%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
+59.2%
45−50
−59.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+40.7%
160−170
−40.7%
Dota 2 100−110
+80%
60−65
−80%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+72.2%
35−40
−72.2%
Fortnite 100−105
+51.5%
65−70
−51.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+60.4%
45−50
−60.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+89.2%
37
−89.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+79.3%
27−30
−79.3%
Valorant 140−150
+40.6%
100−110
−40.6%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
+59.2%
45−50
−59.2%
Dota 2 100−110
+80%
60−65
−80%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+72.2%
35−40
−72.2%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+60.4%
45−50
−60.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+79.3%
27−30
−79.3%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 100−105
+51.5%
65−70
−51.5%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+61.9%
80−85
−61.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+84.6%
12−14
−84.6%
Valorant 160−170
+49.5%
110−120
−49.5%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+82.8%
27−30
−82.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+75%
24−27
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+54.5%
21−24
−54.5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Valorant 95−100
+92.2%
50−55
−92.2%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
+86.7%
14−16
−86.7%
Dota 2 65−70
+85.7%
35−40
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+73.7%
18−20
−73.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Palworld 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Palworld 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Palworld 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Palworld 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Epic

Palworld 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Palworld 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 61% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 114% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 performs better in 39 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 18.50 11.03

RX 6500 has a 68% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU in performance tests.

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