Arc Pro B50 vs Radeon RX 6500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with Arc Pro B50, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500
18.10

Pro B50 outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking335220
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.13
Power efficiencyno data31.91
Architectureno dataXe2 (2024)
GPU code nameno dataBMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release dateno data5 September 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 data2048
Core clock speedno data1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data19,600 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data70 Watt
Texture fill rateno data332.8
Floating-point processing powerno data10.65 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L2 Cacheno data4 MB

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 5.0 x8
Lengthno data167 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectorsno data4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API and SDK support

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-1.4

Synthetic benchmarks

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 18.10
Arc Pro B50 28.96
+60%

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 7607
Samples: 82
Arc Pro B50 12169
+60%
Samples: 23

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
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
−53.8%
120−130
+53.8%
Escape from Tarkov 70−75
−48.6%
110−120
+48.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−58.3%
95−100
+58.3%
Fortnite 95−100
−51.5%
150−160
+51.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−60%
120−130
+60%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−55.2%
90−95
+55.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−57.1%
110−120
+57.1%
Valorant 140−150
−56%
220−230
+56%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
−53.8%
120−130
+53.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−54.2%
350−400
+54.2%
Dota 2 100−110
−58.9%
170−180
+58.9%
Escape from Tarkov 70−75
−48.6%
110−120
+48.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−58.3%
95−100
+58.3%
Fortnite 95−100
−51.5%
150−160
+51.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−60%
120−130
+60%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−55.2%
90−95
+55.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−57.1%
110−120
+57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−56.9%
80−85
+56.9%
Valorant 140−150
−56%
220−230
+56%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
−53.8%
120−130
+53.8%
Dota 2 100−110
−58.9%
170−180
+58.9%
Escape from Tarkov 70−75
−48.6%
110−120
+48.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−58.3%
95−100
+58.3%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−60%
120−130
+60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−57.1%
110−120
+57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−56.9%
80−85
+56.9%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
−51.5%
150−160
+51.5%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−55.6%
210−220
+55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−56.3%
50−55
+56.3%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Valorant 170−180
−60%
280−290
+60%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
−50.9%
80−85
+50.9%
Escape from Tarkov 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−58.5%
65−70
+58.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−52.2%
70−75
+52.2%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
−51.2%
65−70
+51.2%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Valorant 100−110
−52.4%
160−170
+52.4%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Dota 2 60−65
−56.3%
100−105
+56.3%
Escape from Tarkov 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−42.9%
30−33
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−56.3%
50−55
+56.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
−57.9%
30−33
+57.9%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.10 28.96

Arc Pro B50 has a 60% higher aggregate performance score.

The Arc Pro B50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro B50 is a workstation one.

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