Arc A580 vs Radeon RX 6500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with Arc A580, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500
16.85

Arc A580 outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking302197
Place by popularitynot in top-10058
Power efficiencyno data12.05
Architectureno dataGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameno dataDG2-512
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateno data10 October 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 coresno data3072
Core clock speedno data1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data21,700 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data175 Watt
Texture fill rateno data384.0
Floating-point processing powerno data12.29 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 6500 16.85
Arc A580 26.62
+58%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 6500 7528
Arc A580 11896
+58%

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 HD65−70
−58.5%
103
+58.5%
1440p35−40
−60%
56
+60%
4K18−21
−83.3%
33
+83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−41.6%
100−110
+41.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−116%
134
+116%
Fortnite 95−100
−37.8%
130−140
+37.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−42.7%
107
+42.7%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−112%
123
+112%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−66.7%
110−120
+66.7%
Valorant 130−140
−33.8%
180−190
+33.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−41.6%
100−110
+41.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−20.4%
270−280
+20.4%
Dota 2 100−110
−50.9%
160−170
+50.9%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−96.8%
122
+96.8%
Fortnite 95−100
−37.8%
130−140
+37.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−36%
102
+36%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−96.6%
114
+96.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−24.6%
86
+24.6%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−149%
97
+149%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−66.7%
110−120
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−235%
174
+235%
Valorant 130−140
−33.8%
180−190
+33.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−41.6%
100−110
+41.6%
Dota 2 100−110
−50.9%
160−170
+50.9%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−83.9%
114
+83.9%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−16%
87
+16%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−66.7%
110−120
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−30.8%
68
+30.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−37.8%
130−140
+37.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−51.1%
200−210
+51.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−19.4%
37
+19.4%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−138%
57
+138%
Valorant 170−180
−28%
220−230
+28%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−50%
75−80
+50%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−112%
87
+112%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−63%
75
+63%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−71.4%
70−75
+71.4%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−15.2%
38
+15.2%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−147%
37
+147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−126%
61
+126%
Valorant 100−110
−66.3%
170−180
+66.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−60.7%
45−50
+60.7%
Dota 2 60−65
−50.8%
95−100
+50.8%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−135%
47
+135%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−75%
56
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−78.9%
30−35
+78.9%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 331
+0%
331
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 109
+0%
109
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 263
+0%
263
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65
+0%
65
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 78
+0%
78
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 129
+0%
129
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+0%
57
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 64
+0%
64
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 53
+0%
53
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 53
+0%
53
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 39
+0%
39
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21
+0%
21
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 22
+0%
22
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A580 is 58% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A580 is 60% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A580 is 83% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 235% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A580 is ahead in 41 test (65%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (35%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.85 26.62

Arc A580 has a 58% higher aggregate performance score.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.

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