Radeon RX 6500M vs Quadro M5000 SE
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 348 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.00 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 4 January 2022 (4 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 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 861 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1038 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 132.9 | 153.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.252 TFLOPS | 4.915 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6612 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 211.6 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
M5000 SE has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 6500M, on the other hand, has a 367% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M5000 SE and Radeon RX 6500M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro M5000 SE is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook one.
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