GeForce 6500 vs Radeon R6 (Mullins)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R6 (Mullins) with GeForce 6500, including specs and performance data.
R6 (Mullins) outperforms 6500 by a whopping 556% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1270 | 1523 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Mullins | NV44 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (12 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (20 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 cores | 128 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 75 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.600 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
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 | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8.512 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
+800%
|
2−3
−800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Valorant | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.59 | 0.09 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 1 October 2005 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
R6 (Mullins) has a 556% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 293% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R6 (Mullins) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R6 (Mullins) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 6500 is a desktop one.
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