Radeon RX 7900M vs RX 6500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Radeon RX 7900M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
20.01

RX 7900M outperforms RX 6500 by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27138
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data22.45
Architectureno dataRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 31
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)19 October 2023 (1 year 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 data4608
Core clock speedno data1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2090 MHz
Number of transistorsno data57,700 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data180 Watt
Texture fill rateno data601.9
Floating-point processing powerno data38.52 TFLOPS
ROPsno data192
TMUsno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data576.0 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 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 20.01
RX 7900M 58.36
+192%

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 7723
RX 7900M 22519
+192%

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
−220%
160
+220%
1440p40−45
−193%
117
+193%
4K27−30
−193%
79
+193%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−181%
90−95
+181%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−170%
110−120
+170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−203%
100−105
+203%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−180%
180−190
+180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−170%
100−110
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−181%
90−95
+181%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−137%
100−110
+137%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−160%
130−140
+160%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−82.1%
220−230
+82.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
−203%
110−120
+203%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−127%
210−220
+127%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−115%
110−120
+115%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−247%
220−230
+247%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−61.5%
140−150
+61.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−170%
110−120
+170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−203%
100−105
+203%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−180%
180−190
+180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−170%
100−110
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−181%
90−95
+181%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−137%
100−110
+137%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−160%
130−140
+160%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−82.1%
220−230
+82.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
−203%
110−120
+203%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−127%
210−220
+127%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−122%
150−160
+122%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−115%
110−120
+115%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−247%
220−230
+247%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−164%
110−120
+164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−61.5%
140−150
+61.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−170%
110−120
+170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−203%
100−105
+203%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−177%
180−190
+177%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−181%
90−95
+181%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−137%
100−110
+137%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−183%
150−160
+183%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−82.1%
220−230
+82.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−273%
168
+273%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−61.5%
140−150
+61.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Hitman 3 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−175%
110−120
+175%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−170%
100−105
+170%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−188%
95−100
+188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−175%
110−120
+175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−225%
65−70
+225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−283%
65−70
+283%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−189%
110−120
+189%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−191%
65−70
+191%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−183%
85−90
+183%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−145%
270−280
+145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−95.7%
220−230
+95.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Hitman 3 14−16
−220%
45−50
+220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−112%
210−220
+112%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−295%
80−85
+295%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−480%
116
+480%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−267%
40−45
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−320%
40−45
+320%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−245%
35−40
+245%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−226%
85−90
+226%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 344
+0%
344
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 249
+0%
249
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 131
+0%
131
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is 220% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900M is 193% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900M is 193% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900M is 480% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is ahead in 46 tests (70%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.01 58.36

RX 7900M has a 191.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 7900M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX 6500
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