Radeon RX 6500M vs FirePro S7150

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S7150 with Radeon RX 6500M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro S7150
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
8.53

6500M outperforms S7150 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking510338
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.24no data
Power efficiency4.5827.26
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameTongaNavi 24
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 February 2016 (9 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20481024
Core clock speed920 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2400 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate117.8153.6
Floating-point processing power3.768 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12864
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L0 Cacheno data256 KB
L1 Cache512 KB256 KB
L2 Cache512 KB1024 KB
L3 Cacheno data16 MB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s144.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

FirePro S7150 8.53
RX 6500M 16.93
+98.5%

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.

FirePro S7150 3770
Samples: 7
RX 6500M 7485
+98.5%
Samples: 267

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 HD30−35
−103%
61
+103%

Cost per frame, $

1080p79.97no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
32
+0%
Dota 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 71
+0%
71
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+0%
57
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
+0%
29
+0%
Dota 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how FirePro S7150 and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500M is 103% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.53 16.93
Recency 1 February 2016 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

FirePro S7150 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has a 98.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro S7150 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro S7150 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook one.

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