Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 159 | 329 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 22.71 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | no data |
| GPU code name | GA104 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (4 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 cores | 5120 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1110 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 249.6 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.97 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 80 | no data |
| TMUs | 160 | no data |
| Tensor Cores | 160 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | no 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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | 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 | 8 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | - |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
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.
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.
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 | 112
+104%
| 55−60
−104%
|
| 1440p | 70
+100%
| 35−40
−100%
|
| 4K | 45
+114%
| 21−24
−114%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 241
+101%
|
120−130
−101%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 119
+98.3%
|
60−65
−98.3%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 80
+100%
|
40−45
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+59.7%
|
75−80
−59.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 230
+91.7%
|
120−130
−91.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 107
+94.5%
|
55−60
−94.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 119
+102%
|
55−60
−102%
|
| Fortnite | 150−160
+56.1%
|
95−100
−56.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 189
+152%
|
75−80
−152%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 144
+148%
|
55−60
−148%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+101%
|
65−70
−101%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 76
+117%
|
35−40
−117%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+50%
|
140−150
−50%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 134
+74%
|
75−80
−74%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 172
+102%
|
85−90
−102%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+23.6%
|
220−230
−23.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 88
+95.6%
|
45−50
−95.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 130
+22.6%
|
100−110
−22.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 114
+93.2%
|
55−60
−93.2%
|
| Fortnite | 150−160
+56.1%
|
95−100
−56.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 188
+151%
|
75−80
−151%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 132
+128%
|
55−60
−128%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 125
+83.8%
|
65−70
−83.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 97
+149%
|
35−40
−149%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+101%
|
65−70
−101%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 73
+109%
|
35−40
−109%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 170
+233%
|
50−55
−233%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+50%
|
140−150
−50%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 126
+63.6%
|
75−80
−63.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 74
+111%
|
35−40
−111%
|
| Dota 2 | 120
+13.2%
|
100−110
−13.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 107
+81.4%
|
55−60
−81.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 167
+123%
|
75−80
−123%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+101%
|
65−70
−101%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 67
+91.4%
|
35−40
−91.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 94
+84.3%
|
50−55
−84.3%
|
| Valorant | 183
+92.6%
|
95−100
−92.6%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+56.1%
|
95−100
−56.1%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 106
+92.7%
|
55−60
−92.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 240−250
+81.2%
|
130−140
−81.2%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 83
+168%
|
30−35
−168%
|
| Metro Exodus | 59
+157%
|
21−24
−157%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+94.4%
|
90−95
−94.4%
|
| Valorant | 254
+46%
|
170−180
−46%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 102
+96.2%
|
50−55
−96.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 47
+95.8%
|
24−27
−95.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 91
+122%
|
40−45
−122%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140
+211%
|
45−50
−211%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 54
+100%
|
27−30
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+110%
|
30−33
−110%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 90−95
+114%
|
40−45
−114%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 32
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 83
+152%
|
30−35
−152%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+147%
|
14−16
−147%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 64
+146%
|
24−27
−146%
|
| Valorant | 238
+131%
|
100−110
−131%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 63
+133%
|
27−30
−133%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+117%
|
18−20
−117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 22
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Dota 2 | 109
+73%
|
60−65
−73%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 51
+155%
|
20−22
−155%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 93
+191%
|
30−35
−191%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+144%
|
18−20
−144%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 35
+94.4%
|
18−20
−94.4%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
+126%
|
18−20
−126%
|
This is how RTX 3070 Mobile and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RTX 3070 Mobile is 104% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3070 Mobile is 100% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3070 Mobile is 114% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3070 Mobile is 233% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 3070 Mobile surpassed RX 6500 in all 44 of our tests.
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