Radeon RX 6500M vs GeForce Go 6100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6100 and Radeon RX 6500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 6100
2006
0.04

RX 6500M outperforms Go 6100 by a whopping 50275% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1483280
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data27.78
Architectureno dataRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameC51MVNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2006 (18 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)

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 cores31024
Core clock speed1 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed425 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data153.6
Floating-point processing powerno data4.915 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeshared MemoryGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data144.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectXshared Memory12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Go 6100 0.04
RX 6500M 20.15
+50275%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Go 6100 17
RX 6500M 7746
+45465%

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-0−162

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−650%
45
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3200%
66
+3200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−567%
40
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1550%
33
+1550%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2180%
114
+2180%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1433%
45−50
+1433%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−367%
28
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16
+700%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−600%
35
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1800%
95
+1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−3275%
130−140
+3275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1433%
45−50
+1433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
World of Tanks 8−9
−2813%
230−240
+2813%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−300%
24
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−650%
15
+650%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1240%
65−70
+1240%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1560%
83
+1560%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−3275%
130−140
+3275%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 0−1 170−180

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1250%
50−55
+1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%
Valorant 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Dota 2 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%
Valorant 0−1 24−27

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 65
+0%
65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 101
+0%
101
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
Elden Ring 55
+0%
55
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
Valorant 57
+0%
57
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Elden Ring 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
World of Tanks 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500M is 3275% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500M is ahead in 28 tests (46%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.04 20.15
Recency 1 February 2006 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 110 nm 6 nm

RX 6500M has a 50275% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1733.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6100 in performance tests.


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