RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile vs Radeon RX 6500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
19.73

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking265142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataAda Lovelace
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data21 March 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 data4608
Manufacturing process technologyno data5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6500 and RTX 3000 Ada Generation 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

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
Shared memoryno data-

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate

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
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−93.8%
30−35
+93.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−88.9%
30−35
+88.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−93.8%
30−35
+93.8%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−76.7%
50−55
+76.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Hitman 3 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−73.3%
75−80
+73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−80%
50−55
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−82.9%
60−65
+82.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−96.7%
55−60
+96.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−88.9%
30−35
+88.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−93.8%
30−35
+93.8%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−76.7%
50−55
+76.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Hitman 3 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−73.3%
75−80
+73.3%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−88.6%
65−70
+88.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−80%
50−55
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−82.9%
60−65
+82.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−79.2%
40−45
+79.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−96.7%
55−60
+96.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−88.9%
30−35
+88.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−93.8%
30−35
+93.8%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−76.7%
50−55
+76.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−79.2%
40−45
+79.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−96.7%
55−60
+96.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
−91.7%
21−24
+91.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−76.2%
35−40
+76.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−81%
35−40
+81%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−83.3%
21−24
+83.3%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−88.9%
16−18
+88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.73 34.12

The RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.


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