Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 650

Place in performance ranking	620	265
Place by popularity	55	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.36	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	no data
GPU code name	GK107	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 September 2012 (11 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$207 (1.9x MSRP)	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	384	no data
CUDA cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 650 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	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	5.70" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	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	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	no data
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI	no data
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	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 650 4.53

RX 6500 19.73
+336%

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 336% based on our aggregate 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 650 1749

RX 6500 7620
+336%

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 336% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35
−319%

130−140

+319%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −312%	140−150 +312%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −331%	280−290 +331%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −325%	170−180 +325%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −319%	130−140 +319%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −335%	200−210 +335%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −334%	230−240 +334%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −289%	350−400 +289%
Hitman 3	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −285%	300−310 +285%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −326%	230−240 +326%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −322%	270−280 +322%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −324%	250−260 +324%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −312%	140−150 +312%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −331%	280−290 +331%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −325%	170−180 +325%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −319%	130−140 +319%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −335%	200−210 +335%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −334%	230−240 +334%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −289%	350−400 +289%
Hitman 3	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −285%	300−310 +285%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −324%	280−290 +324%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −326%	230−240 +326%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −322%	270−280 +322%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −319%	180−190 +319%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −324%	250−260 +324%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −312%	140−150 +312%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −331%	280−290 +331%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −319%	130−140 +319%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −335%	200−210 +335%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −334%	230−240 +334%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −289%	350−400 +289%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −319%	180−190 +319%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −324%	250−260 +324%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −300%	100−105 +300%
Hitman 3	21−24 −335%	100−105 +335%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −325%	170−180 +325%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −332%	160−170 +332%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −324%	140−150 +324%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −325%	170−180 +325%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −325%	85−90 +325%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −317%	75−80 +317%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −321%	160−170 +321%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −324%	140−150 +324%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −321%	160−170 +321%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Hitman 3	14−16 −333%	65−70 +333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −332%	95−100 +332%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −321%	80−85 +321%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −312%	70−75 +312%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −325%	85−90 +325%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −321%	80−85 +321%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −333%	65−70 +333%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −307%	110−120 +307%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%