Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	287	258
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.89	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	N17E-G2 Max-Q	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2017 (6 years ago)	no data
Current price	$1244	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	no data
Core clock speed	1101 - 1215 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1265 - 1379 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	176.5	no data
Floating-point performance	5,648 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 17.96

RX 6500 20.27
+12.9%

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1070 Max-Q 6950

RX 6500 7843
+12.8%

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q by 13% in Passmark.

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 HD	95 −5.3%	100−110 +5.3%
4K	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−14.3%

30−35
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Battlefield 5	81 +19.1%	65−70 −19.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −15.2%	50−55 +15.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −14.3%	30−35 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	81 +52.8%	50−55 −52.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +46.4%	65−70 −46.4%
Hitman 3	50−55 −15.7%	55−60 +15.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −13.2%	40−45 +13.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −10%	30−35 +10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	72 +67.4%	40−45 −67.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −14.7%	35−40 +14.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57 +39%	40−45 −39%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Battlefield 5	81 +19.1%	65−70 −19.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −15.2%	50−55 +15.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −14.3%	30−35 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	78 +47.2%	50−55 −47.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Forza Horizon 4	97 +40.6%	65−70 −40.6%
Hitman 3	50−55 −15.7%	55−60 +15.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −13.2%	40−45 +13.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −10%	30−35 +10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	63 +46.5%	40−45 −46.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 +116%	40−45 −116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −14.7%	35−40 +14.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +2.4%	40−45 −2.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Battlefield 5	75 +10.3%	65−70 −10.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −14.3%	30−35 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	75 +41.5%	50−55 −41.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +14.5%	65−70 −14.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +15.9%	40−45 −15.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −14.7%	35−40 +14.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Hitman 3	27−30 −13.8%	30−35 +13.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −13%	24−27 +13%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −15.8%	21−24 +15.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −13.3%	30−35 +13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −14.7%	35−40 +14.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −13.9%	40−45 +13.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Hitman 3	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 +75%	12−14 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Battlefield 5	20−22 −15%	21−24 +15%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	27 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −11.8%	18−20 +11.8%
Forza Horizon 4	43 +53.6%	27−30 −53.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

This is how GTX 1070 Max-Q and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

RX 6500 is 5% faster in 1080p
RX 6500 is 10% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1070 Max-Q is 116% faster than the RX 6500.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 33% faster than the GTX 1070 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games: