Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs Radeon RX 6500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms Arc 7-Cores iGPU by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 287 | 328 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Xe LPG (2023) |
| GPU code name | no data | Meteor Lake iGPU |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 14 December 2023 (1 year 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 | no data | 7 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2200 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 5 nm |
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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12_2 |
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 | 35−40
+2.9%
| 34
−2.9%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+13%
|
65−70
−13%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+65.8%
|
38
−65.8%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+11.2%
|
85−90
−11.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+13.4%
|
65−70
−13.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+18.2%
|
40−45
−18.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+16.7%
|
60−65
−16.7%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+10.2%
|
120−130
−10.2%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+13%
|
65−70
−13%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+9.1%
|
200−210
−9.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+18.9%
|
90−95
−18.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+85.3%
|
34
−85.3%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+11.2%
|
85−90
−11.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+13.4%
|
65−70
−13.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+18.2%
|
40−45
−18.2%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+204%
|
23
−204%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+17.6%
|
30−35
−17.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+16.7%
|
60−65
−16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+1.9%
|
52
−1.9%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+10.2%
|
120−130
−10.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+13%
|
65−70
−13%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+18.9%
|
90−95
−18.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+80%
|
35
−80%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+13.4%
|
65−70
−13.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+16.7%
|
60−65
−16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+141%
|
22
−141%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 95−100
+11.2%
|
85−90
−11.2%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+13.4%
|
110−120
−13.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+18.5%
|
27−30
−18.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+20%
|
20−22
−20%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+9.9%
|
160−170
−9.9%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+15.2%
|
45−50
−15.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+16.7%
|
35−40
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+17.5%
|
40−45
−17.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
+19.4%
|
35−40
−19.4%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+17.2%
|
27−30
−17.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+17.4%
|
21−24
−17.4%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+17.8%
|
90−95
−17.8%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+16.4%
|
55−60
−16.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+17.6%
|
16−18
−17.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+17.9%
|
27−30
−17.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how RX 6500 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 3% faster in 1080p
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 204% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 is ahead in 41 test (73%)
- there's a draw in 15 tests (27%)
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