Radeon RX 6500 vs HD Graphics (Haswell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Haswell) and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Haswell)
2012
0.79

RX 6500 outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by a whopping 2209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1197334
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 7.5 Haswell (2012)no data
GPU code nameHaswell GT1no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2012 (13 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 cores10no data
Core clock speed200 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology22 nmno 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 bus width64/128 Bitno data
Shared memory+no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1no data

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 HD6
−2067%
130−140
+2067%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6000%
60−65
+6000%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1167%
75−80
+1167%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−775%
70−75
+775%
Valorant 30−33
−370%
140−150
+370%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−932%
220−230
+932%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Dota 2 12−14
−723%
100−110
+723%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6000%
60−65
+6000%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1167%
75−80
+1167%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−775%
70−75
+775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
−1633%
50−55
+1633%
Valorant 30−33
−370%
140−150
+370%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Dota 2 12−14
−723%
100−110
+723%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6000%
60−65
+6000%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1167%
75−80
+1167%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−775%
70−75
+775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−767%
50−55
+767%
Valorant 30−33
−2067%
650−700
+2067%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−2067%
65−70
+2067%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 4−5
−3275%
130−140
+3275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 40−45
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2200%
45−50
+2200%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−143%
30−35
+143%
Valorant 4−5
−2525%
100−110
+2525%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High

Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Haswell) and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 2067% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500 is 6000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 performs better in 24 tests (56%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 18.24

RX 6500 has a 2208.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Haswell) in performance tests.

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