Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
13.84

RX 6500 outperforms 1050 Ti Mobile by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking405335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.23no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP107no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (8 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed1493 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1620 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate77.76no data
Floating-point processing power2.488 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs48no data
L1 Cache288 KBno data
L2 Cache1024 KBno 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth112 GB/sno data
Shared memory-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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Ansel+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
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:

Full HD56
−25%
70−75
+25%
1440p25
−20%
30−35
+20%
4K17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 59
−32.2%
75−80
+32.2%
Escape from Tarkov 57
−29.8%
70−75
+29.8%
Far Cry 5 47
−27.7%
60−65
+27.7%
Fortnite 80−85
−23.8%
95−100
+23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 62
−21%
75−80
+21%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 56
−25%
70−75
+25%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 49
−59.2%
75−80
+59.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 124
−83.1%
220−230
+83.1%
Dota 2 92
−16.3%
100−110
+16.3%
Escape from Tarkov 45
−64.4%
70−75
+64.4%
Far Cry 5 44
−36.4%
60−65
+36.4%
Fortnite 76
−30.3%
95−100
+30.3%
Forza Horizon 4 57
−31.6%
75−80
+31.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 55
−25.5%
65−70
+25.5%
Metro Exodus 19
−111%
40−45
+111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
−34.6%
70−75
+34.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
−8.5%
50−55
+8.5%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 42
−85.7%
75−80
+85.7%
Dota 2 86
−24.4%
100−110
+24.4%
Escape from Tarkov 41
−80.5%
70−75
+80.5%
Far Cry 5 40
−50%
60−65
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 43
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
−96.2%
50−55
+96.2%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 54
−83.3%
95−100
+83.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
−28.6%
130−140
+28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−45.5%
30−35
+45.5%
Metro Exodus 12
−100%
24−27
+100%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 29
−82.8%
50−55
+82.8%
Escape from Tarkov 26
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%
Far Cry 5 26
−57.7%
40−45
+57.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−35.3%
45−50
+35.3%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 32
−34.4%
40−45
+34.4%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−30.8%
30−35
+30.8%
Metro Exodus 7
−114%
14−16
+114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 20−22
−40%
27−30
+40%
Dota 2 50−55
−25.5%
60−65
+25.5%
Escape from Tarkov 7
−157%
18−20
+157%
Far Cry 5 12
−75%
21−24
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−33.3%
30−35
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9
−111%
18−20
+111%

Full HD
Medium

Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High

Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High

Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

4K
High

Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 25% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 24% faster in 4K

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

  • in Escape from Tarkov, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 157% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 performs better in 43 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.84 18.11

RX 6500 has a 30.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile in performance tests.

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