Radeon RX 6500 vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms Graphics (Ryzen 7000) by a whopping 354% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 744 | 336 |
| Place by popularity | 81 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) | no data |
| GPU code name | Raphael | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 September 2022 (3 years ago) | 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 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.
| Shared memory | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | no data |
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 | 19
−347%
| 85−90
+347%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−341%
|
75−80
+341%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−338%
|
35−40
+338%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 6−7
−350%
|
27−30
+350%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−394%
|
75−80
+394%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−341%
|
75−80
+341%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−338%
|
35−40
+338%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−417%
|
60−65
+417%
|
| Fortnite | 24−27
−317%
|
100−105
+317%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−305%
|
75−80
+305%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
−436%
|
55−60
+436%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−324%
|
70−75
+324%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−158%
|
140−150
+158%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−394%
|
75−80
+394%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−341%
|
75−80
+341%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75
−214%
|
220−230
+214%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−338%
|
35−40
+338%
|
| Dota 2 | 41
−163%
|
100−110
+163%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−417%
|
60−65
+417%
|
| Fortnite | 24−27
−317%
|
100−105
+317%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−305%
|
75−80
+305%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
−436%
|
55−60
+436%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
−438%
|
70−75
+438%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−471%
|
40−45
+471%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−324%
|
70−75
+324%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−342%
|
50−55
+342%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−158%
|
140−150
+158%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−394%
|
75−80
+394%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−338%
|
35−40
+338%
|
| Dota 2 | 37
−192%
|
100−110
+192%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−417%
|
60−65
+417%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−305%
|
75−80
+305%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−324%
|
70−75
+324%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−342%
|
50−55
+342%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−336%
|
240−250
+336%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27
−317%
|
100−105
+317%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−338%
|
35−40
+338%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
−342%
|
130−140
+342%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
−1500%
|
30−35
+1500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−324%
|
140−150
+324%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−315%
|
160−170
+315%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−5300%
|
50−55
+5300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−300%
|
12−14
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−500%
|
40−45
+500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−370%
|
45−50
+370%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−320%
|
21−24
+320%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
−438%
|
40−45
+438%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−113%
|
30−35
+113%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−444%
|
95−100
+444%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 27−30 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−400%
|
65−70
+400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−560%
|
30−35
+560%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−375%
|
18−20
+375%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−375%
|
18−20
+375%
|
4K
High
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
This is how Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 347% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 5300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 performs better in 41 tests (95%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (5%)
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