Radeon RX 6500M vs RTX A5000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A5000 Mobile with Radeon RX 6500M, including specs and performance data.

RTX A5000 Mobile
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
42.03
+108%

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms RX 6500M by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking93274
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.3327.94
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104Navi 24
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 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 cores61441024
Core clock speed900 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1575 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate302.4153.6
Floating-point processing power19.35 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs19264
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores4816

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s144.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

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RTX A5000 Mobile 42.03
+108%
RX 6500M 20.25

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.

RTX A5000 Mobile 16161
+108%
RX 6500M 7786

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 A5000 Mobile 36164
+102%
RX 6500M 17889

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 A5000 Mobile 27271
+94.5%
RX 6500M 14018

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 A5000 Mobile 50154
RX 6500M 88601
+76.7%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX A5000 Mobile 10307
+136%
RX 6500M 4372

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 HD108
+74.2%
62
−74.2%
1440p74
+111%
35−40
−111%
4K54
+125%
24−27
−125%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+100%
45
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+37.9%
66
−37.9%
Elden Ring 140−150
+129%
65
−129%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+68.8%
60−65
−68.8%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+131%
39
−131%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+42.4%
33
−42.4%
Forza Horizon 4 231
+103%
114
−103%
Metro Exodus 85
+57.4%
50−55
−57.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+76.1%
45−50
−76.1%
Valorant 160−170
+67.3%
101
−67.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+68.8%
60−65
−68.8%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+221%
28
−221%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+150%
16
−150%
Dota 2 125
+56.3%
80
−56.3%
Elden Ring 140−150
+171%
55
−171%
Far Cry 5 82
+134%
35
−134%
Fortnite 180−190
+68.2%
100−110
−68.2%
Forza Horizon 4 192
+102%
95
−102%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
+76.8%
69
−76.8%
Metro Exodus 68
+258%
19
−258%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+51.5%
130−140
−51.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+76.1%
45−50
−76.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+136%
60−65
−136%
Valorant 160−170
+196%
57
−196%
World of Tanks 270−280
+19.7%
230−240
−19.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+68.8%
60−65
−68.8%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+150%
35−40
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+127%
15
−127%
Dota 2 124
+30.5%
95
−30.5%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+49.3%
65−70
−49.3%
Forza Horizon 4 160
+92.8%
83
−92.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+51.5%
130−140
−51.5%
Valorant 160−170
+106%
80−85
−106%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 82
+156%
30−35
−156%
Elden Ring 85−90
+159%
30−35
−159%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+156%
30−35
−156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1.7%
170−180
−1.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
World of Tanks 260−270
+94.2%
130−140
−94.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+85.4%
40−45
−85.4%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+159%
16−18
−159%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+147%
55−60
−147%
Forza Horizon 4 129
+148%
50−55
−148%
Metro Exodus 62
+34.8%
45−50
−34.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+168%
27−30
−168%
Valorant 130−140
+162%
50−55
−162%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+159%
16−18
−159%
Dota 2 76
+124%
30−35
−124%
Elden Ring 40−45
+180%
14−16
−180%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+124%
30−35
−124%
Metro Exodus 26
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+126%
60−65
−126%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+124%
30−35
−124%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+150%
20−22
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+159%
16−18
−159%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Dota 2 107
+215%
30−35
−215%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+146%
24−27
−146%
Fortnite 60−65
+154%
24−27
−154%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+150%
30−33
−150%
Valorant 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%

This is how RTX A5000 Mobile and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 74% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 111% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 125% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 258% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX A5000 Mobile surpassed RX 6500M in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.03 20.25
Recency 12 April 2021 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

RTX A5000 Mobile has a 107.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6500M is a mobile workstation one.


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