Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 4090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4090 with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4090
2022
24 GB GDDR6X, 450 Watt
100.00
+399%

RTX 4090 outperforms RX 6500 by a whopping 399% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1278
Place by popularity6not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.83no data
Power efficiency15.33no data
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)no data
GPU code nameAD102no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 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 cores16384no data
Core clock speed2235 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2520 MHzno data
Number of transistors76,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)450 Wattno data
Texture fill rate1,290no data
Floating-point processing power82.58 TFLOPSno data
ROPs176no data
TMUs512no data
Tensor Cores512no data
Ray Tracing Cores128no 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
Length304 mmno data
Width3-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-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 amount24 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1313 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth1.01 TB/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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4ano data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.9-

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
+399%
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 4090 38452
+398%
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 HD258
+416%
50−55
−416%
1440p197
+463%
35−40
−463%
4K143
+430%
27−30
−430%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.20no data
1440p8.12no data
4K11.18no 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%
Elden Ring 249
+289%
60−65
−289%

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%
Metro Exodus 178
+409%
35−40
−409%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+239%
45−50
−239%
Valorant 826
+920%
80−85
−920%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+82.8%
60−65
−82.8%
Counter-Strike 2 199
+469%
35−40
−469%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+168%
40−45
−168%
Dota 2 200
+182%
70−75
−182%
Elden Ring 468
+631%
60−65
−631%
Far Cry 5 149
+122%
65−70
−122%
Fortnite 300−350
+191%
100−110
−191%
Forza Horizon 4 548
+545%
85−90
−545%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+149%
70−75
−149%
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
+176%
60−65
−176%
Valorant 750−800
+858%
80−85
−858%
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 2 185
+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%
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%
Elden Ring 343
+939%
30−35
−939%
Grand Theft Auto V 161
+403%
30−35
−403%
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
+196%
50−55
−196%
Forza Horizon 4 507
+875%
50−55
−875%
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%
Elden Ring 198
+1220%
14−16
−1220%
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%
Valorant 364
+420%
70−75
−420%

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 4090 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 416% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 463% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 430% faster in 4K

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

  • in Elden Ring, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 1220% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 44 tests (79%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 100.00 20.06

RTX 4090 has a 398.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 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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