Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 4090

Place in the ranking	1	276
Place by popularity	6	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.83	no data
Power efficiency	15.33	no data
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	no data
GPU code name	AD102	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	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 cores	16384	no data
Core clock speed	2235 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	76,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	1,290	no data
Floating-point processing power	82.58 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	176	no data
TMUs	512	no data
Tensor Cores	512	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	128	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Length	304 mm	no data
Width	3-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-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	GDDR6X	no data
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	1.01 TB/s	no 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.8	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	8.9	-

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 4090 100.00
+392%

RX 6500 20.34

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 4090 38434
+392%

RX 6500 7817

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	258 +416%	50−55 −416%
1440p	198 +395%	40−45 −395%
4K	142 +426%	27−30 −426%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.20	no data
1440p	8.08	no data
4K	11.26	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	212 +430%	40−45 −430%
Cyberpunk 2077	225 +463%	40−45 −463%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +82.8%	60−65 −82.8%
Counter-Strike 2	215 +438%	40−45 −438%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 +178%	40−45 −178%
Forza Horizon 4	555 +553%	85−90 −553%
Forza Horizon 5	309 +472%	50−55 −472%
Metro Exodus	178 +409%	35−40 −409%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +239%	45−50 −239%
Valorant	826 +907%	80−85 −907%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +82.8%	60−65 −82.8%
Counter-Strike 2	199 +398%	40−45 −398%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 +168%	40−45 −168%
Dota 2	200 +182%	70−75 −182%
Far Cry 5	149 +122%	65−70 −122%
Fortnite	300−350 +188%	100−110 −188%
Forza Horizon 4	548 +545%	85−90 −545%
Forza Horizon 5	329 +509%	50−55 −509%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +145%	70−75 −145%
Metro Exodus	183 +239%	50−55 −239%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +59.3%	130−140 −59.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +239%	45−50 −239%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +172%	60−65 −172%
Valorant	750−800 +844%	80−85 −844%
World of Tanks	270−280 +19.7%	230−240 −19.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +82.8%	60−65 −82.8%
Counter-Strike 2	185 +429%	35−40 −429%
Cyberpunk 2077	105 +163%	40−45 −163%
Dota 2	224 +215%	70−75 −215%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +219%	65−70 −219%
Forza Horizon 4	544 +540%	85−90 −540%
Forza Horizon 5	279 +407%	55−60 −407%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +59.3%	130−140 −59.3%
Valorant	680 +423%	130−140 −423%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	162 +440%	30−33 −440%
Grand Theft Auto V	161 +388%	30−35 −388%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +400%	35−40 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +417%	18−20 −417%
World of Tanks	500−550 +416%	100−105 −416%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +112%	40−45 −112%
Counter-Strike 2	152 +407%	30−33 −407%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +381%	16−18 −381%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +191%	55−60 −191%
Forza Horizon 4	507 +875%	50−55 −875%
Forza Horizon 5	239 +431%	45−50 −431%
Metro Exodus	152 +407%	30−33 −407%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	262 +424%	50−55 −424%
Valorant	572 +420%	110−120 −420%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	166 +453%	30−33 −453%
Dota 2	187 +434%	35−40 −434%
Grand Theft Auto V	187 +450%	30−35 −450%
Metro Exodus	137 +813%	14−16 −813%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +423%	40−45 −423%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +392%	12−14 −392%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +450%	30−35 −450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +355%	20−22 −355%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +400%	30−33 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +567%	6−7 −567%
Dota 2	227 +568%	30−35 −568%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +304%	24−27 −304%
Fortnite	95−100 +433%	18−20 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	284 +847%	30−33 −847%
Forza Horizon 5	161 +437%	30−33 −437%
Valorant	364 +420%	70−75 −420%