Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 1080

Place in performance ranking	94	258
Place by popularity	63	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.43	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	Pascal GP104	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 May 2016 (8 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data
Current price	$241 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560	no data
CUDA cores	2560	no data
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	277.3	no data
Floating-point performance	8,873 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5X	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	10 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	320 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	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	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.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

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	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	+	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 1080 40.15
+98.1%

RX 6500 20.27

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 98% 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 1080 15534
+98.1%

RX 6500 7843

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 98% 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	128 +113%	60−65 −113%
1440p	77 +120%	35−40 −120%
4K	58 +115%	27−30 −115%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

70−75
+122%

30−35

−122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	92 +124%	40−45 −124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +100%	35−40 −100%
Battlefield 5	166 +144%	65−70 −144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	134 +153%	50−55 −153%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +122%	30−35 −122%
Far Cry 5	118 +123%	50−55 −123%
Far Cry New Dawn	111 +102%	55−60 −102%
Forza Horizon 4	140 +103%	65−70 −103%
Hitman 3	120−130 +117%	55−60 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +102%	40−45 −102%
Red Dead Redemption 2	96 +191%	30−35 −191%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	108 +151%	40−45 −151%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +89.7%	35−40 −89.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	83 +102%	40−45 −102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +100%	35−40 −100%
Battlefield 5	142 +109%	65−70 −109%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	113 +113%	50−55 −113%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +122%	30−35 −122%
Far Cry 5	113 +113%	50−55 −113%
Far Cry New Dawn	108 +96.4%	55−60 −96.4%
Forza Horizon 4	137 +98.6%	65−70 −98.6%
Hitman 3	120−130 +117%	55−60 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +102%	40−45 −102%
Metro Exodus	74 +124%	30−35 −124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +60.6%	30−35 −60.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	98 +128%	40−45 −128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +68.2%	40−45 −68.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +89.7%	35−40 −89.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63 +53.7%	40−45 −53.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +100%	35−40 −100%
Battlefield 5	123 +80.9%	65−70 −80.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +122%	30−35 −122%
Far Cry 5	104 +96.2%	50−55 −96.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	98 +78.2%	55−60 −78.2%
Forza Horizon 4	112 +62.3%	65−70 −62.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 +84.1%	40−45 −84.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +89.7%	35−40 −89.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 +147%	30−33 −147%
Hitman 3	75−80 +127%	30−35 −127%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +111%	27−30 −111%
Metro Exodus	45 +137%	18−20 −137%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35 +133%	14−16 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	64 +146%	24−27 −146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 +123%	21−24 −123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Battlefield 5	98 +118%	45−50 −118%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +167%	12−14 −167%
Far Cry 5	77 +126%	30−35 −126%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 +110%	35−40 −110%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +127%	40−45 −127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +115%	27−30 −115%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +157%	14−16 −157%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 +180%	14−16 −180%
Hitman 3	40−45 +116%	18−20 −116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +138%	12−14 −138%
Metro Exodus	28 +133%	12−14 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 +146%	12−14 −146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 +167%	21−24 −167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 +175%	12−14 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +150%	10−11 −150%
Battlefield 5	53 +130%	21−24 −130%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Far Cry 5	42 +163%	16−18 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 +147%	18−20 −147%
Forza Horizon 4	65 +132%	27−30 −132%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%