Radeon RX 6500M vs Quadro M1200

Place in the ranking	501	271
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.94	27.98
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM107	Navi 24
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2017 (7 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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	640	1024
Core clock speed	1093 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.72	153.6
Floating-point processing power	1.399 TFLOPS	4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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).

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	144.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.0	-

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.

Quadro M1200 8.38

RX 6500M 20.13
+140%

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.

Quadro M1200 3232

RX 6500M 7767
+140%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Quadro M1200 5310

RX 6500M 17889
+237%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Quadro M1200 4142

RX 6500M 14018
+238%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Quadro M1200 27557

RX 6500M 88601
+222%

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	33 −87.9%	62 +87.9%
4K	11 −118%	24−27 +118%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−408%

66
+408%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −417%	62 +417%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −168%	65−70 +168%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −415%	67 +415%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −147%	45−50 +147%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −135%	50−55 +135%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −123%	120−130 +123%
Hitman 3	16−18 −281%	61 +281%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −104%	95−100 +104%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −135%	50−55 +135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −139%	65−70 +139%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −58.6%	90−95 +58.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −275%	45 +275%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −168%	65−70 +168%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −146%	32 +146%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −147%	45−50 +147%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −135%	50−55 +135%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −123%	120−130 +123%
Hitman 3	16−18 −263%	58 +263%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −104%	95−100 +104%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −135%	50−55 +135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −239%	95 +239%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −58.6%	90−95 +58.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −225%	39 +225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −141%	40−45 +141%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −123%	29 +123%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −147%	45−50 +147%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −123%	120−130 +123%
Hitman 3	16−18 −244%	55 +244%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −104%	95−100 +104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −196%	83 +196%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −200%	39 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +132%	25 −132%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−135%

50−55
+135%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −138%	30−35 +138%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −188%	21−24 +188%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −235%	110−120 +235%
Hitman 3	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −133%	40−45 +133%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −245%	35−40 +245%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −425%	40−45 +425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −188%	21−24 +188%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −126%	120−130 +126%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−143%

30−35
+143%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −186%	20−22 +186%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −228%	100−110 +228%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −180%	27−30 +180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−125%

18−20
+125%

This is how Quadro M1200 and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

RX 6500M is 88% faster in 1080p
RX 6500M is 118% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M1200 is 132% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500M is 475% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro M1200 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 6500M is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.38	20.13
Recency	11 January 2017	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	50 Watt

Quadro M1200 has 11.1% lower power consumption.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has a 140.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M1200 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6500M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.