Radeon RX 6500 vs Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	191	266
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.24	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	no data
GPU code name	N19E-Q1	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Current price	$2393	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1920	no data
Core clock speed	945 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1380 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	198.7	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RTX 3000 Mobile 26.17
+33.2%

RX 6500 19.64

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3000 Mobile 10116
+33.2%

RX 6500 7593

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 33% in Passmark.

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	91 +40%	65−70 −40%
4K	88 +35.4%	65−70 −35.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
+38.7%

30−35

−38.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	77 +92.5%	40−45 −92.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +32.4%	30−35 −32.4%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +32.3%	65−70 −32.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +34.9%	40−45 −34.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +38.7%	30−35 −38.7%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +24%	50−55 −24%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +29.6%	50−55 −29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.7%	60−65 −29.7%
Hitman 3	60−65 +36.2%	45−50 −36.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +40.6%	60−65 −40.6%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +36.4%	55−60 −36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +27.8%	50−55 −27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +40.4%	55−60 −40.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +36.1%	35−40 −36.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +55%	40−45 −55%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +32.4%	30−35 −32.4%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +32.3%	65−70 −32.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +34.9%	40−45 −34.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +38.7%	30−35 −38.7%
Far Cry 5	86 +72%	50−55 −72%
Far Cry New Dawn	43 −25.6%	50−55 +25.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.7%	60−65 −29.7%
Hitman 3	60−65 +36.2%	45−50 −36.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +40.6%	60−65 −40.6%
Metro Exodus	86 +45.8%	55−60 −45.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +27.8%	50−55 −27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 −42.5%	55−60 +42.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109 +160%	40−45 −160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +36.1%	35−40 −36.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +32.4%	30−35 −32.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +38.7%	30−35 −38.7%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +24%	50−55 −24%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.7%	60−65 −29.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Metro Exodus	77 +40%	55−60 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 +33.3%	40−45 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +36.1%	35−40 −36.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+38%

50−55

−38%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +40%	40−45 −40%
Hitman 3	35−40 +32.1%	27−30 −32.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +36.4%	30−35 −36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +45%	20−22 −45%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+43.8%

16−18

−43.8%

This is how RTX 3000 Mobile and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is 40% faster in 1080p
RTX 3000 Mobile is 35% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 160% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 43% faster.

All in all, in popular games: