Radeon RX 6500 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.24

RX 6500 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking477278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.77no data
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)no data
GPU code nameTiger Lake Xeno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (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 cores96no data
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology10 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno 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.

Shared memory+no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_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 HD27
−104%
55−60
+104%
1440p16
−87.5%
30−35
+87.5%
4K11
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 15
−100%
30−33
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
−100%
40−45
+100%
Elden Ring 21
−205%
60−65
+205%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−113%
60−65
+113%
Counter-Strike 2 13
−108%
27−30
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−186%
40−45
+186%
Forza Horizon 4 38
−124%
85−90
+124%
Metro Exodus 29
−107%
60−65
+107%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−171%
45−50
+171%
Valorant 26
−212%
80−85
+212%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−113%
60−65
+113%
Counter-Strike 2 12
−100%
24−27
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−264%
40−45
+264%
Dota 2 28
−154%
70−75
+154%
Elden Ring 22
−191%
60−65
+191%
Far Cry 5 31
−116%
65−70
+116%
Fortnite 50−55
−96.3%
100−110
+96.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30
−183%
85−90
+183%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
−312%
70−75
+312%
Metro Exodus 19
−184%
50−55
+184%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−87.5%
130−140
+87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8
−475%
45−50
+475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−125%
60−65
+125%
Valorant 30−35
−138%
80−85
+138%
World of Tanks 96
−142%
230−240
+142%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−113%
60−65
+113%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−300%
40−45
+300%
Dota 2 47
−51.1%
70−75
+51.1%
Far Cry 5 34
−97.1%
65−70
+97.1%
Forza Horizon 4 24
−254%
85−90
+254%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−87.5%
130−140
+87.5%
Valorant 23
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Elden Ring 15
−120%
30−35
+120%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
−357%
30−35
+357%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−116%
95−100
+116%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
World of Tanks 65−70
−112%
140−150
+112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−141%
40−45
+141%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
−433%
16−18
+433%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−170%
50−55
+170%
Forza Horizon 4 19
−174%
50−55
+174%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−106%
35−40
+106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Valorant 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Dota 2 8
−100%
16−18
+100%
Elden Ring 7
−114%
14−16
+114%
Grand Theft Auto V 8
−325%
30−35
+325%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−200%
14−16
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−104%
55−60
+104%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−325%
30−35
+325%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−150%
20−22
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Dota 2 20
−70%
30−35
+70%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−136%
24−27
+136%
Fortnite 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 11
−173%
30−33
+173%
Valorant 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%

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 Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 104% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 88% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 91% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 475% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 44 tests (79%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.24 20.06

RX 6500 has a 117.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.


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