GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs Radeon RX 6500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
19.73

RTX 4060 Mobile outperforms RX 6500 by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking26581
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataAda Lovelace
GPU code nameno dataGN21-X4
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data3072
Boost clock speedno data2370 MHz
Manufacturing process technologyno data5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rateno data181.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6500 and GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16

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 data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data16000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkanno data1.3
CUDAno data8.9

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 HD50−55
−126%
113
+126%
1440p27−30
−122%
60
+122%
4K18−20
−122%
40
+122%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−129%
126
+129%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−143%
70−75
+143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−125%
135
+125%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−125%
130−140
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−143%
85−90
+143%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−122%
100
+122%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−123%
85−90
+123%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−129%
100−110
+129%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−123%
150−160
+123%
Hitman 3 55−60
−124%
123
+124%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−114%
170−180
+114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−120%
95−100
+120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−123%
267
+123%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−124%
100−110
+124%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−143%
70−75
+143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
−128%
114
+128%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−125%
130−140
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−143%
85−90
+143%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−143%
85
+143%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−123%
85−90
+123%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−129%
100−110
+129%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−123%
150−160
+123%
Hitman 3 27−30
−119%
59
+119%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−114%
170−180
+114%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−113%
110−120
+113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−120%
95−100
+120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
−115%
215
+115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
−117%
195
+117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−124%
100−110
+124%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−143%
70−75
+143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
−118%
98
+118%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−117%
65−70
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−120%
77
+120%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−123%
85−90
+123%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−121%
50−55
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−123%
150−160
+123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−124%
101
+124%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−117%
65
+117%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−150%
24−27
+150%
Hitman 3 10−11
−130%
21−24
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−122%
40−45
+122%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−131%
35−40
+131%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−136%
30−35
+136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−122%
40−45
+122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−140%
72
+140%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−138%
35−40
+138%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−133%
49
+133%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−120%
99
+120%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−123%
85−90
+123%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−144%
44
+144%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Hitman 3 14−16
−143%
30−35
+143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−125%
50−55
+125%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−143%
16−18
+143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−123%
67
+123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−129%
55
+129%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−142%
27−30
+142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−138%
19
+138%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−150%
24−27
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−119%
55−60
+119%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−150%
25
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 55−60
−113%
110−120
+113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−143%
85−90
+143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−114%
170−180
+114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−118%
185
+118%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−120%
95−100
+120%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−134%
80−85
+134%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−120%
95−100
+120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−117%
65−70
+117%
Hitman 3 24−27
−129%
55−60
+129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−130%
90−95
+130%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−123%
75−80
+123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−131%
127
+131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−117%
76
+117%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−140%
70−75
+140%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−139%
40−45
+139%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−125%
35−40
+125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−125%
50−55
+125%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−114%
45−50
+114%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−138%
35−40
+138%

This is how RX 6500 and RTX 4060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 126% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 122% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 122% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.73 41.97

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.


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