Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2070 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
30.16
+51.9%

RTX 2070 Max-Q outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking188278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.83no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameTU106Bno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 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 cores2304no data
Core clock speed885 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1185 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattno data
Texture fill rate170.6no data
Floating-point processing power5.46 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs144no data
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

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.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 30.16
+51.9%
RX 6500 19.86

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.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 11620
+51.9%
RX 6500 7649

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 HD100
+53.8%
65−70
−53.8%
1440p59
+68.6%
35−40
−68.6%
4K37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+59.4%
30−35
−59.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
+61.4%
40−45
−61.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+121%
30−35
−121%
Battlefield 5 110
+69.2%
65−70
−69.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+55%
40−45
−55%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+59.4%
30−35
−59.4%
Far Cry 5 85
+84.8%
45−50
−84.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
+113%
50−55
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 204
+65.9%
120−130
−65.9%
Hitman 3 81
+108%
35−40
−108%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+39.6%
95−100
−39.6%
Metro Exodus 143
+58.9%
90−95
−58.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+43.4%
50−55
−43.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
+124%
65−70
−124%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+25.3%
90−95
−25.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 118
+168%
40−45
−168%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
+84.8%
30−35
−84.8%
Battlefield 5 100
+53.8%
65−70
−53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+85%
40−45
−85%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+59.4%
30−35
−59.4%
Far Cry 5 68
+47.8%
45−50
−47.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 77
+45.3%
50−55
−45.3%
Forza Horizon 4 191
+55.3%
120−130
−55.3%
Hitman 3 81
+108%
35−40
−108%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+39.6%
95−100
−39.6%
Metro Exodus 120
+73.9%
65−70
−73.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85
+60.4%
50−55
−60.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+60.6%
65−70
−60.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+25.3%
90−95
−25.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+13.6%
40−45
−13.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
+63.6%
30−35
−63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 57
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+59.4%
30−35
−59.4%
Far Cry 5 52
+13%
45−50
−13%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−25.5%
120−130
+25.5%
Hitman 3 72
+60%
45−50
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+61.5%
65−70
−61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+63.1%
65−70
−63.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
−78.4%
90−95
+78.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 84
+52.7%
55−60
−52.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+65%
20−22
−65%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Far Cry 5 36
+56.5%
21−24
−56.5%
Forza Horizon 4 176
+60%
110−120
−60%
Hitman 3 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
+60%
50−55
−60%
Metro Exodus 72
+60%
45−50
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+53.3%
45−50
−53.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
+39.3%
110−120
−39.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+70%
30−33
−70%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Hitman 3 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+46.6%
100−110
−46.6%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+125%
20−22
−125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 20
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how RTX 2070 Max-Q and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 54% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 69% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 54% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Max-Q is 168% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 78% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is ahead in 50 tests (75%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.16 19.86

RTX 2070 Max-Q has a 51.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.


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