Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3070 Ti
2021
8 GB GDDR6X, 290 Watt
61.14
+205%

RTX 3070 Ti outperforms RX 6500 by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32279
Place by popularity88not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.93no data
Power efficiency14.55no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)no data
GPU code nameGA104no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date31 May 2021 (3 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6144no data
Core clock speed1575 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1770 MHzno data
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)290 Wattno data
Texture fill rate339.8no data
Floating-point processing power21.75 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs192no data
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinno 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 typeGDDR6Xno data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1188 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth608.3 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.6no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.2-
CUDA8.6-

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 3070 Ti 61.14
+205%
RX 6500 20.06

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 3070 Ti 23508
+205%
RX 6500 7714

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 HD176
+220%
55−60
−220%
1440p94
+213%
30−35
−213%
4K62
+244%
18−21
−244%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.40no data
1440p6.37no data
4K9.66no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 193
+222%
60−65
−222%
Cyberpunk 2077 174
+335%
40−45
−335%
Elden Ring 195
+205%
60−65
−205%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+82.8%
60−65
−82.8%
Counter-Strike 2 152
+238%
45−50
−238%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+72.5%
40−45
−72.5%
Forza Horizon 4 398
+368%
85−90
−368%
Metro Exodus 173
+215%
55−60
−215%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+141%
45−50
−141%
Valorant 270−280
+244%
80−85
−244%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+82.8%
60−65
−82.8%
Counter-Strike 2 131
+228%
40−45
−228%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Dota 2 198
+179%
70−75
−179%
Elden Ring 230−240
+261%
60−65
−261%
Far Cry 5 162
+142%
65−70
−142%
Fortnite 240−250
+126%
100−110
−126%
Forza Horizon 4 316
+272%
85−90
−272%
Grand Theft Auto V 173
+147%
70−75
−147%
Metro Exodus 138
+156%
50−55
−156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+59.3%
130−140
−59.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+141%
45−50
−141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+176%
60−65
−176%
Valorant 270−280
+244%
80−85
−244%
World of Tanks 270−280
+20.3%
230−240
−20.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+82.8%
60−65
−82.8%
Counter-Strike 2 114
+226%
35−40
−226%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
Dota 2 230
+224%
70−75
−224%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+79.1%
65−70
−79.1%
Forza Horizon 4 274
+222%
85−90
−222%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+59.3%
130−140
−59.3%
Valorant 270−280
+210%
90−95
−210%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 137
+243%
40−45
−243%
Elden Ring 150−160
+358%
30−35
−358%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+328%
30−35
−328%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+218%
55−60
−218%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%
World of Tanks 400−450
+212%
130−140
−212%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+112%
40−45
−112%
Counter-Strike 2 71
+238%
21−24
−238%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+125%
16−18
−125%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+196%
50−55
−196%
Forza Horizon 4 205
+294%
50−55
−294%
Metro Exodus 135
+238%
40−45
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+220%
40−45
−220%
Valorant 240−250
+224%
75−80
−224%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 47
+236%
14−16
−236%
Dota 2 147
+227%
45−50
−227%
Elden Ring 75−80
+420%
14−16
−420%
Grand Theft Auto V 147
+332%
30−35
−332%
Metro Exodus 56
+273%
14−16
−273%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+222%
65−70
−222%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+269%
12−14
−269%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+332%
30−35
−332%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+290%
20−22
−290%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+243%
21−24
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+200%
6−7
−200%
Dota 2 194
+471%
30−35
−471%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+304%
24−27
−304%
Fortnite 95−100
+220%
30−33
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 119
+297%
30−33
−297%
Valorant 130−140
+243%
40−45
−243%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Elden Ring 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how RTX 3070 Ti and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti is 220% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 213% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 244% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 Ti is 471% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti is ahead in 44 tests (79%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 61.14 20.06

RTX 3070 Ti has a 204.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
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