Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

Place in the ranking	321	277
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 January 2015 (10 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 cores	2048	no data
Core clock speed	924 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	no 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 size	large	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	2x 4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	no data
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 HD

−14.3%

80−85
+14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −20.6%	40−45 +20.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −14.3%	60−65 +14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −20.6%	40−45 +20.6%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −19.4%	85−90 +19.4%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −17.4%	50−55 +17.4%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −17%	55−60 +17%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −14.6%	45−50 +14.6%
Valorant	70−75 −17.1%	80−85 +17.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −14.3%	60−65 +14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −20.6%	40−45 +20.6%
Dota 2	60−65 −16.1%	70−75 +16.1%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −11.5%	65−70 +11.5%
Fortnite	90−95 −13.8%	100−110 +13.8%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −19.4%	85−90 +19.4%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −17.4%	50−55 +17.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 −14.5%	70−75 +14.5%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −17%	55−60 +17%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −12.4%	130−140 +12.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −14.6%	45−50 +14.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 −4.9%	60−65 +4.9%
Valorant	70−75 −17.1%	80−85 +17.1%
World of Tanks	210−220 −9.9%	230−240 +9.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −14.3%	60−65 +14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −20.6%	40−45 +20.6%
Dota 2	60−65 −16.1%	70−75 +16.1%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −11.5%	65−70 +11.5%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −19.4%	85−90 +19.4%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −8.7%	50−55 +8.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −12.4%	130−140 +12.4%
Valorant	70−75 −14.3%	80−85 +14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −12.5%	180−190 +12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
World of Tanks	110−120 −9.2%	130−140 +9.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −17.1%	40−45 +17.1%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −25%	55−60 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −20.5%	50−55 +20.5%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Valorant	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Dota 2	30−33 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −17.2%	30−35 +17.2%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −15.4%	60−65 +15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −17.2%	30−35 +17.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Dota 2	30−33 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −18.2%	24−27 +18.2%
Fortnite	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Valorant	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%