Radeon RX 6500 vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

Place in the ranking	628	276
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.15	no data
Architecture	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)	no data
GPU code name	DG1	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	31 October 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 cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	no data
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	79.20	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.534 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	24	no data
TMUs	48	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 x4

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	LPDDR4X	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	68.26 GB/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

No outputs

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2	-

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.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.13

RX 6500 20.34
+296%

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.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971

RX 6500 7817
+297%

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	27 −270%	100−110 +270%
1440p	20 −275%	75−80 +275%
4K	16 −275%	60−65 +275%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −327%	60−65 +327%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −471%	40−45 +471%
Forza Horizon 4	39 −118%	85−90 +118%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Metro Exodus	23 −291%	90−95 +291%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 −39.4%	45−50 +39.4%
Valorant	29 −183%	80−85 +183%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −327%	60−65 +327%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 −567%	40−45 +567%
Dota 2	27 −163%	70−75 +163%
Far Cry 5	29 −131%	65−70 +131%
Fortnite	30−33 −257%	100−110 +257%
Forza Horizon 4	33 −158%	85−90 +158%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 −255%	70−75 +255%
Metro Exodus	18 −200%	50−55 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −214%	130−140 +214%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 −411%	45−50 +411%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −276%	60−65 +276%
Valorant	15 −447%	80−85 +447%
World of Tanks	80−85 −177%	230−240 +177%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −327%	60−65 +327%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Dota 2	38 −86.8%	70−75 +86.8%
Far Cry 5	42 −59.5%	65−70 +59.5%
Forza Horizon 4	29 −193%	85−90 +193%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −214%	130−140 +214%
Valorant	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −560%	30−35 +560%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −294%	130−140 +294%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
World of Tanks	35−40 −278%	140−150 +278%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −413%	40−45 +413%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −287%	120−130 +287%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	20 −160%	50−55 +160%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Valorant	14−16 −293%	55−60 +293%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −113%	30−35 +113%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −113%	30−35 +113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −400%	20−22 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Dota 2	20 −70%	30−35 +70%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −333%	24−27 +333%
Fortnite	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	11 −173%	30−33 +173%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Valorant	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%