A800 PCIe 40 GB vs Radeon RX 6500M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 273 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 27.60 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 24 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 8 November 2022 (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 cores | 1024 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | 2000 MHz | 765 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2400 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,400 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 153.6 | 609.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.915 TFLOPS | 19.49 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 160 |
| TMUs | 64 | 432 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 432 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | no data |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
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 type | GDDR6 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 40 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.0 GB/s | 1,555 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 8.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2022 | 8 November 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 40 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 250 Watt |
RX 6500M has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
A800 PCIe 40 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6500M and A800 PCIe 40 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook card while A800 PCIe 40 GB is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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