Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

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

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.64

RX 6500 outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking412278
Place by popularity98not in top-100
Power efficiency10.64no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP107Bno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 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 cores640no data
Core clock speed1354 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1493 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 rate59.72no data
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no 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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no 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 amount4000 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no 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:

900p73
−64.4%
120−130
+64.4%
Full HD46
−63%
75−80
+63%
1440p24
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
4K15
−60%
24−27
+60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
−18.9%
40−45
+18.9%
Battlefield 5 51
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
−17.9%
45−50
+17.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
−39.5%
50−55
+39.5%
Forza Horizon 4 55
−124%
120−130
+124%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−96.3%
50−55
+96.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
−100%
65−70
+100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
−46.7%
40−45
+46.7%
Battlefield 5 44
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry 5 36
−27.8%
45−50
+27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
−43.2%
50−55
+43.2%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−137%
120−130
+137%
Metro Exodus 19
−263%
65−70
+263%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−279%
50−55
+279%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
−128%
65−70
+128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−144%
40−45
+144%
Battlefield 5 37
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
Far Cry 5 33
−39.4%
45−50
+39.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
−60.6%
50−55
+60.6%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−232%
120−130
+232%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
−105%
45−50
+105%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Metro Exodus 11
−236%
35−40
+236%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−73.7%
30−35
+73.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−135%
40−45
+135%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Battlefield 5 26
−46.2%
35−40
+46.2%
Far Cry 5 21
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−323%
110−120
+323%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 7
−200%
21−24
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−175%
21−24
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Battlefield 5 13
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Forza Horizon 4 15
−80%
27−30
+80%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

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

  • RX 6500 is 64% faster in 900p
  • RX 6500 is 63% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 67% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 60% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 323% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 41 test (61%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (39%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.64 19.85

RX 6500 has a 70.5% higher aggregate performance score.

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


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