Radeon RX 6500M: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Radeon RX 6500M provides acceptable gaming and benchmark performance at 16.93% of a leader's which is RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell.
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Summary
AMD started Radeon RX 6500M sales 4 January 2022. This is a laptop graphics card based on a RDNA 2.0 architecture and made with 6 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 4 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 2.25 GHz are supplied, and together with 64 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 144.0 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. Power consumption is at 50 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about Radeon RX 6500M: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in the ranking | 337 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Power efficiency | 27.28 | of 100.00 (Radeon 890M) |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | |
| GPU code name | Navi 24 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Radeon RX 6500M's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon RX 6500M's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1024 | of 960 (GeForce GTX 660) |
| Core clock speed | 2000 MHz | of 980 (GeForce GT 755M SLI) |
| Boost clock speed | 2400 MHz | of 1000 (HD Graphics (Haswell)) |
| Number of transistors | 5,400 million | of 100,000 million (Data Center GPU Max 1100) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | of 0.003 MB (Arc Graphics 140V) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | of 235 (FirePro S9150) |
| Texture fill rate | 153.6 | of 1,968.0 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server) |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.915 TFLOPS | of 126 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server) |
| ROPs | 32 | of 512 (Moore Threads MTT S4000) |
| TMUs | 64 | of 896 (Data Center GPU Max 1350) |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | of 188 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server) |
| L0 Cache | 256 KB | of 3 MB (Radeon RX 7900 XTX) |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | of 64 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1550) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | of 408 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1350) |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | of 256 MB (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Radeon RX 6500M and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on Radeon RX 6500M: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X) |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | of 384 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz | of 16384000 MB (GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile) |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.0 GB/s | of 983040 MB (GeForce RTX 5080) |
| Shared memory | - | |
| Resizable BAR | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon RX 6500M. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | No outputs |
API and SDK support
APIs supported by Radeon RX 6500M, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | |
| Vulkan | 1.3 |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of Radeon RX 6500M. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
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.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good Radeon RX 6500M is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 61 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 66 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 67 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 75 | |
| Fortnite | 95−100 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 101 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70 | |
| Valorant | 140−150 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32 | |
| Dota 2 | 102 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 71 | |
| Fortnite | 95−100 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 81 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 69 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40 | |
| Metro Exodus | 50 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 57 | |
| Valorant | 140−150 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 29 | |
| Dota 2 | 95 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 66 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39 | |
| Valorant | 140−150 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | |
| Metro Exodus | 21−24 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170 | |
| Valorant | 170−180 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12 | |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | |
| Valorant | 100−110 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | |
| Dota 2 | 60−65 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20 |
NVIDIA equivalent
According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon RX 6500M is GeForce GTX 780M SLI, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our ranking.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon RX 6500M:
Similar GPUs
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Recommended processors
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