Radeon RX 7600M vs RX 6500

Radeon RX 6500 Radeon RX 6500M Radeon RX 6550M Radeon RX 6550S
VS
Radeon RX 7600M Radeon RX 7600M XT Radeon RX 7600S Radeon RX 7700S Radeon RX 7800M Radeon RX 7900M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Radeon RX 7600M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
19.80
+98.4%

RX 6500 outperforms RX 7600M by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 6500 RX 6500
RX 7600M RX 7600M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking278445
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data7.83
Architectureno dataRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 33
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data4 January 2023 (2 years 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 data1792
Core clock speedno data1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2410 MHz
Number of transistorsno data13,300 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data90 Watt
Texture fill rateno data269.9
Floating-point processing powerno data17.27 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
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 data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 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 and SDK 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 data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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 19.80
+98.4%
RX 7600M 9.98

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 7817
+98.4%
RX 7600M 3940

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 HD150−160
+87.5%
80
−87.5%
1440p60−65
+93.5%
31
−93.5%
4K45−50
+95.7%
23
−95.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+93.9%
30−35
−93.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Fortnite 100−110
+114%
50−55
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−153%
218
+153%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+109%
65−70
−109%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
Valorant 80−85
+105%
40−45
−105%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+93.9%
30−35
−93.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%
Dota 2 70−75
−2.8%
74
+2.8%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+8.1%
62
−8.1%
Fortnite 100−110
+78.3%
60−65
−78.3%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−115%
185
+115%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−56.3%
111
+56.3%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+96.4%
27−30
−96.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+72.2%
75−80
−72.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+106%
30−35
−106%
Valorant 80−85
+105%
40−45
−105%
World of Tanks 230−240
+58.5%
140−150
−58.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+93.9%
30−35
−93.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%
Dota 2 70−75
+94.6%
35−40
−94.6%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+63.4%
40−45
−63.4%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−82.6%
157
+82.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+72.2%
75−80
−72.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+113%
30−33
−113%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+114%
50−55
−114%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+119%
21−24
−119%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Valorant 50−55
+121%
24−27
−121%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+150%
21−24
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+130%
21−24
−130%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+117%
24−27
−117%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+70%
20−22
−70%
Valorant 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Dota 2 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+103%
30−33
−103%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 83
+0%
83
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 71
+0%
71
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 62
+0%
62
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
World of Tanks 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and RX 7600M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 88% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 94% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 96% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 200% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7600M is 153% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 37 tests (58%)
  • RX 7600M is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (34%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.80 9.98

RX 6500 has a 98.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7600M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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