GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Radeon RX 6500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500
20.06

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RX 6500 by a whopping 289% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2789
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.32
Power efficiencyno data24.50
Architectureno dataAda Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameno dataAD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateno data8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 data7168
Core clock speedno data1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2475 MHz
Number of transistorsno data35,800 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data220 Watt
Texture fill rateno data554.4
Floating-point processing powerno data35.48 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 dataGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountno data12 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data504.2 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 data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 6500 20.06
RTX 4070 SUPER 78.12
+289%

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 7714
RTX 4070 SUPER 30038
+289%

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 HD55−60
−296%
218
+296%
1440p35−40
−309%
143
+309%
4K21−24
−310%
86
+310%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.75
1440pno data4.19
4Kno data6.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−275%
150−160
+275%
Elden Ring 60−65
−380%
300−350
+380%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−82.8%
110−120
+82.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−275%
150−160
+275%
Elden Ring 60−65
−275%
240−250
+275%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−288%
260−270
+288%
Fortnite 100−110
−277%
400−450
+277%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−411%
434
+411%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−270%
500−550
+270%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−215%
140−150
+215%
Valorant 80−85
−441%
400−450
+441%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−82.8%
110−120
+82.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−275%
150−160
+275%
Dota 2 70−75
−144%
173
+144%
Elden Ring 60−65
−380%
300−350
+380%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−127%
152
+127%
Fortnite 100−110
−191%
300−350
+191%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−404%
428
+404%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−147%
173
+147%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−37%
74
+37%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−59.3%
210−220
+59.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−215%
140−150
+215%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−176%
170−180
+176%
Valorant 80−85
−441%
400−450
+441%
World of Tanks 230−240
−20.3%
270−280
+20.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−82.8%
110−120
+82.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−275%
150−160
+275%
Dota 2 70−75
−280%
270−280
+280%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−119%
140−150
+119%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−348%
381
+348%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−59.3%
210−220
+59.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−281%
240−250
+281%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−277%
400−450
+277%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 30−35
−567%
220−230
+567%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−363%
148
+363%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−270%
170−180
+270%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−417%
90−95
+417%
Valorant 50−55
−285%
200−210
+285%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−112%
85−90
+112%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−196%
160−170
+196%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−410%
265
+410%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−273%
190−200
+273%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring 14−16
−700%
120−130
+700%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−388%
166
+388%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−393%
74
+393%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−392%
60−65
+392%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−388%
166
+388%
Valorant 24−27
−275%
90−95
+275%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−355%
90−95
+355%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Dota 2 30−35
−282%
130−140
+282%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−304%
100−110
+304%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−340%
132
+340%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−283%
230−240
+283%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−275%
90−95
+275%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 186
+0%
186
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 182
+0%
182
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 159
+0%
159
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 139
+0%
139
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 148
+0%
148
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
+0%
154
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Dota 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 296% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 309% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 310% faster in 4K

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

  • in Elden Ring, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4070 SUPER is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is ahead in 36 tests (65%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (35%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.06 78.12

RTX 4070 SUPER has a 289.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 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 GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.


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