Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Place in performance ranking	91	265
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.36	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	no data
GPU code name	TU106	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 December 2021 (2 years ago)	no data
Current price	$530	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	2176	no data
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	184 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	224.4	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 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	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	336.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	no data
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.15
+109%

RX 6500 19.73

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 109% 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%

RTX 2060 12 GB 15890
+109%

RX 6500 7620

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 109% 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

60−65
+93.5%

30−35

−93.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +105%	35−40 −105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +106%	30−35 −106%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +100%	65−70 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +93.5%	30−35 −93.5%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +107%	45−50 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +108%	50−55 −108%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +100%	90−95 −100%
Hitman 3	80−85 +105%	35−40 −105%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +105%	75−80 −105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +104%	50−55 −104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +103%	60−65 −103%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +105%	35−40 −105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +106%	30−35 −106%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +100%	65−70 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +93.5%	30−35 −93.5%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +107%	45−50 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +108%	50−55 −108%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +100%	90−95 −100%
Hitman 3	80−85 +105%	35−40 −105%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +105%	75−80 −105%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +97%	65−70 −97%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +104%	50−55 −104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +103%	60−65 −103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +97.7%	40−45 −97.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +105%	35−40 −105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +106%	30−35 −106%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +100%	65−70 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +93.5%	30−35 −93.5%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +107%	45−50 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +108%	50−55 −108%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +100%	90−95 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +97.7%	40−45 −97.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +100%	24−27 −100%
Hitman 3	45−50 +95.7%	21−24 −95.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +103%	35−40 −103%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +97%	30−35 −97%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +100%	20−22 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +94.4%	18−20 −94.4%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +97.4%	35−40 −97.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +97%	30−35 −97%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +105%	35−40 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +97.4%	35−40 −97.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +108%	12−14 −108%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Hitman 3	30−33 +100%	14−16 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +105%	21−24 −105%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +106%	16−18 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +108%	12−14 −108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +100%	20−22 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +100%	14−16 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%