Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX TITAN Z

Place in performance ranking	219	265
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.61	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	no data
GPU code name	GK110B	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 May 2014 (10 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999	no data
Current price	$830 (0.3x 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	2880	no data
CUDA cores	5760	no data
Core clock speed	705 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	876 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,080 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	338 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	2x 5,046 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX TITAN Z 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	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	3-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-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	12 GB	no data
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	no data
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	672 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 HDMI, One DisplayPort	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.

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.4	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 TITAN Z 23.27
+17.8%

RX 6500 19.75

GeForce GTX TITAN Z outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 18% 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 TITAN Z 8986
+17.8%

RX 6500 7628

GeForce GTX TITAN Z outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 18% 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

35−40
+12.9%

30−35

−12.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +17.6%	30−35 −17.6%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +12.9%	30−35 −12.9%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +8.7%	45−50 −8.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +13.2%	50−55 −13.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +11.1%	90−95 −11.1%
Hitman 3	45−50 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +15.4%	75−80 −15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +11.1%	50−55 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +17.2%	60−65 −17.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +17.6%	30−35 −17.6%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +12.9%	30−35 −12.9%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +8.7%	45−50 −8.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +13.2%	50−55 −13.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +11.1%	90−95 −11.1%
Hitman 3	45−50 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +15.4%	75−80 −15.4%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +13.6%	65−70 −13.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +11.1%	50−55 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +17.2%	60−65 −17.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +16.3%	40−45 −16.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +17.6%	30−35 −17.6%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +12.9%	30−35 −12.9%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +8.7%	45−50 −8.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +13.2%	50−55 −13.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +11.1%	90−95 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +16.3%	40−45 −16.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +8%	24−27 −8%
Hitman 3	27−30 +17.4%	21−24 −17.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +8.1%	35−40 −8.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +6.1%	30−35 −6.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +5%	20−22 −5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +5.3%	35−40 −5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +6.1%	30−35 −6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Hitman 3	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +9.1%	21−24 −9.1%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +10.5%	18−20 −10.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +5.9%	16−18 −5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +5%	20−22 −5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +10.5%	18−20 −10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%