Arc 8-Core iGPU vs Radeon RX 6500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Arc 8-Core iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms 8-Core iGPU by a small 8% 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 | 336 | 354 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2300 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 5 nm |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.5 MB |
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 | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
API and SDK support
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
+0%
| 35
+0%
|
| 1440p | 18−20
+5.9%
| 17
−5.9%
|
| 4K | 14−16
+0%
| 14
+0%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+6.8%
|
70−75
−6.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+53.8%
|
39
−53.8%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+5.3%
|
90−95
−5.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+7.1%
|
70−75
−7.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+7.4%
|
50−55
−7.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+7.7%
|
65−70
−7.7%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+4.4%
|
130−140
−4.4%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+6.8%
|
70−75
−6.8%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+4.6%
|
210−220
−4.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+12.6%
|
95−100
−12.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+66.7%
|
36
−66.7%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+5.3%
|
90−95
−5.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+7.1%
|
70−75
−7.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+7.4%
|
50−55
−7.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+176%
|
25
−176%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+42.9%
|
28
−42.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+7.7%
|
65−70
−7.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+8.3%
|
48
−8.3%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+4.4%
|
130−140
−4.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+6.8%
|
70−75
−6.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+12.6%
|
95−100
−12.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+76.5%
|
34
−76.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+7.1%
|
70−75
−7.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+7.7%
|
65−70
−7.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+117%
|
24
−117%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
+5.3%
|
90−95
−5.3%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+7.1%
|
120−130
−7.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+191%
|
11
−191%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+9.1%
|
21−24
−9.1%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+4.8%
|
160−170
−4.8%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+8.2%
|
45−50
−8.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+28.1%
|
32
−28.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+9.5%
|
40−45
−9.5%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
+10.3%
|
35−40
−10.3%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+278%
|
9
−278%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+8%
|
24−27
−8%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+9.4%
|
95−100
−9.4%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+7.7%
|
24−27
−7.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+16.4%
|
55−60
−16.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+10.5%
|
18−20
−10.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+6.7%
|
30−33
−6.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+5.9%
|
16−18
−5.9%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+11.8%
|
16−18
−11.8%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 111
+0%
|
111
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
This is how RX 6500 and Arc 8-Core iGPU compete in popular games:
- A tie in 1080p
- RX 6500 is 6% faster in 1440p
- A tie in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 278% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 performs better in 41 tests (65%)
- there's a draw in 22 tests (35%)
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