Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	153	223
Place by popularity	not in top-100	75
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	58.61
Power efficiency	21.40	16.03
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	Navi 24
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	2560	1024
Core clock speed	1110 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	107 Watt
Texture fill rate	249.6	180.2
Floating-point processing power	7.987 TFLOPS	5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	160	64
Tensor Cores	320	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	40	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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	143.9 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

RTX 4000 Mobile 34.14
+37.3%

RX 6500 XT 24.87

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.

RTX 4000 Mobile 25371
+10.5%

RX 6500 XT 22954

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 4000 Mobile 56250

RX 6500 XT 76445
+35.9%

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.

RTX 4000 Mobile 18849
+20%

RX 6500 XT 15712

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.

RTX 4000 Mobile 119052
+29.5%

RX 6500 XT 91909

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4000 Mobile 445161
+25%

RX 6500 XT 356129

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	109 +70.3%	64 −70.3%
1440p	61 +103%	30 −103%
4K	49 +206%	16 −206%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.11
1440p	no data	6.63
4K	no data	12.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +7.8%	64 −7.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	72 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	94 +23.7%	75−80 −23.7%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +72.5%	40 −72.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +167%	27 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +25%	128 −25%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +33.3%	66 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	103 +6.2%	97 −6.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +27.8%	50−55 −27.8%
Valorant	130−140 +36%	100−105 −36%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +26.3%	75−80 −26.3%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +146%	28 −146%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +324%	17 −324%
Dota 2	44 −141%	106 +141%
Far Cry 5	89 +107%	43 −107%
Fortnite	150−160 +24.8%	120−130 −24.8%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +49.5%	107 −49.5%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +151%	35 −151%
Grand Theft Auto V	110−120 +27.9%	86 −27.9%
Metro Exodus	51 −21.6%	62 +21.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +20.5%	150−160 −20.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +27.8%	50−55 −27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +44.4%	80−85 −44.4%
Valorant	130−140 +36%	100−105 −36%
World of Tanks	270−280 +8.2%	250−260 −8.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	81 +6.6%	75−80 −6.6%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +188%	24 −188%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +380%	15 −380%
Dota 2	127 +15.5%	110 −15.5%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +18.2%	75−80 −18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +92.8%	83 −92.8%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +87.2%	47 −87.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +20.5%	150−160 −20.5%
Valorant	130−140 +36%	100−105 −36%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	60−65 +64.9%	37 −64.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 +67.6%	37 −67.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
World of Tanks	210−220 +32.1%	160−170 −32.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +46%	50−55 −46%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +6.5%	30−35 −6.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +256%	9 −256%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +51.4%	70−75 −51.4%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +71.4%	56 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +143%	23 −143%
Metro Exodus	77 +35.1%	57 −35.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
Valorant	100−110 +50.7%	65−70 −50.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +386%	7 −386%
Dota 2	60−65 +88.2%	34 −88.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 +88.2%	34 −88.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +155%	11 −155%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +42.1%	75−80 −42.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +88.2%	34 −88.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	39 +50%	24−27 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +54.5%	21−24 −54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2 −600%
Dota 2	106 +58.2%	67 −58.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +45.5%	30−35 −45.5%
Fortnite	45−50 +48.4%	30−35 −48.4%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +120%	25 −120%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +933%	3 −933%
Valorant	50−55 +62.5%	30−35 −62.5%

This is how RTX 4000 Mobile and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Mobile is 70% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 Mobile is 103% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 Mobile is 206% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4000 Mobile is 933% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 141% faster.

All in all, in popular games: