Radeon RX 6500 vs HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics
2013
1.85

RX 6500 outperforms HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics by a whopping 890% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking962335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 August 2013 (12 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed720 / 975 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data

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 sizemedium sizedno 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 typeDDR3no data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Shared memory-no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11no data

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 4−5
−1850%
75−80
+1850%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1425%
60−65
+1425%
Fortnite 8−9
−1138%
95−100
+1138%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−660%
75−80
+660%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1867%
55−60
+1867%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−545%
70−75
+545%
Valorant 35−40
−274%
140−150
+274%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 4−5
−1850%
75−80
+1850%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−485%
220−230
+485%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Dota 2 21−24
−410%
100−110
+410%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1425%
60−65
+1425%
Fortnite 8−9
−1138%
95−100
+1138%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−660%
75−80
+660%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1867%
55−60
+1867%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−2200%
65−70
+2200%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−545%
70−75
+545%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−550%
50−55
+550%
Valorant 35−40
−274%
140−150
+274%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
−1850%
75−80
+1850%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Dota 2 21−24
−410%
100−110
+410%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1425%
60−65
+1425%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−660%
75−80
+660%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−545%
70−75
+545%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−550%
50−55
+550%
Valorant 35−40
−821%
350−400
+821%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
−1138%
95−100
+1138%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−938%
130−140
+938%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−847%
180−190
+847%
Valorant 12−14
−1367%
170−180
+1367%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−143%
30−35
+143%
Valorant 9−10
−1078%
100−110
+1078%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 30−35
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High

Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 2200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 performs better in 36 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.85 18.31

RX 6500 has a 890% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics in performance tests.

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