Radeon RX 6500M vs Quadro T1000 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	293	254
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N19P-Q1	Navi 24
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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	768	1024
Core clock speed	795 / 1230 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1455 MHz	2191 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 - 40 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.60	153.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro T1000 Max-Q and Radeon RX 6500M 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	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	8000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	288.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
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.

T1000 Max-Q 17.39

RX 6500M 20.34
+17%

Radeon RX 6500M outperforms Quadro T1000 Max-Q by 17% 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%

T1000 Max-Q 6720

RX 6500M 7857
+16.9%

Radeon RX 6500M outperforms Quadro T1000 Max-Q by 17% 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

50−55

−24%

62
+24%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−144%

66
+144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −114%	62 +114%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −17.5%	65−70 +17.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −17.1%	40−45 +17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −148%	67 +148%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −14.6%	45−50 +14.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −14.9%	50−55 +14.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −13.6%	90−95 +13.6%
Hitman 3	30−35 −79.4%	61 +79.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −15.9%	80−85 +15.9%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −17.2%	65−70 +17.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −104%	114 +104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −29.6%	70 +29.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −55.2%	45 +55.2%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −17.5%	65−70 +17.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −17.1%	40−45 +17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −18.5%	32 +18.5%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −14.6%	45−50 +14.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −14.9%	50−55 +14.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −13.6%	90−95 +13.6%
Hitman 3	30−35 −47.1%	50 +47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −15.9%	80−85 +15.9%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −17.2%	65−70 +17.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −69.6%	95 +69.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −54.1%	57 +54.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −13%	60−65 +13%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −34.5%	39 +34.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −17.1%	40−45 +17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −7.4%	29 +7.4%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −14.6%	45−50 +14.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −13.6%	90−95 +13.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −15.9%	80−85 +15.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −48.2%	83 +48.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −5.4%	39 +5.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +116%	25 −116%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−14.6%

55−60
+14.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −14.7%	35−40 +14.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −24.2%	40−45 +24.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −18.2%	24−27 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −17.2%	30−35 +17.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Hitman 3	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −17.1%	40−45 +17.1%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −18.8%	35−40 +18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −23.5%	40−45 +23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −21.1%	21−24 +21.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−17.2%

30−35
+17.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −21.1%	21−24 +21.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −16.7%	27−30 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −21.1%	21−24 +21.1%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−20%

18−20
+20%

This is how T1000 Max-Q and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

RX 6500M is 24% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T1000 Max-Q is 116% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 148% faster.

All in all, in popular games: