Arc A580 vs Radeon RX 6500M

Place in the ranking	276	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	84
Power efficiency	27.85	12.22
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Navi 24	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	10 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 cores	1024	3072
Core clock speed	2000 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	2400 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	5,400 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	153.6	384.0
Floating-point processing power	4.915 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	64	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	16	24

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
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.0 GB/s	512.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	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 6500M 20.18

Arc A580 31.00
+53.6%

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 6500M 7758

Arc A580 11918
+53.6%

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.

RX 6500M 17889

Arc A580 35210
+96.8%

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.

RX 6500M 52161

Arc A580 95677
+83.4%

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.

RX 6500M 14018

Arc A580 27574
+96.7%

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.

RX 6500M 88601

Arc A580 113974
+28.6%

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 HD	62 −66.1%	103 +66.1%
1440p	35−40 −57.1%	55 +57.1%
4K	21−24 −57.1%	33 +57.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45 −118%	98 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 −51.5%	100−105 +51.5%
Elden Ring	65 −24.6%	81 +24.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −40.6%	90−95 +40.6%
Counter-Strike 2	39 −113%	83 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Forza Horizon 4	114 −126%	258 +126%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −148%	134 +148%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −39.1%	60−65 +39.1%
Valorant	101 −22.8%	120−130 +22.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −40.6%	90−95 +40.6%
Counter-Strike 2	28 −164%	74 +164%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 −50%	24−27 +50%
Dota 2	80 −7.5%	86 +7.5%
Elden Ring	55 −90.9%	100−110 +90.9%
Far Cry 5	35 −80%	63 +80%
Fortnite	100−110 −36.4%	140−150 +36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	95 −125%	214 +125%
Grand Theft Auto V	69 −24.6%	86 +24.6%
Metro Exodus	19 −411%	97 +411%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −31.6%	170−180 +31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −39.1%	60−65 +39.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −62.5%	100−110 +62.5%
Valorant	57 −118%	120−130 +118%
World of Tanks	230−240 −18%	270−280 +18%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −40.6%	90−95 +40.6%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −86.1%	67 +86.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −40%	21−24 +40%
Dota 2	95 −47.4%	140−150 +47.4%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −28.4%	85−90 +28.4%
Forza Horizon 4	83 −113%	177 +113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −31.6%	170−180 +31.6%
Valorant	80−85 −51.2%	120−130 +51.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 −15.6%	37 +15.6%
Elden Ring	30−35 −70.6%	55−60 +70.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −12.1%	37 +12.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −1.7%	170−180 +1.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
World of Tanks	130−140 −46%	200−210 +46%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −48.8%	60−65 +48.8%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −159%	44 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −74.5%	95−100 +74.5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −150%	130 +150%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −97.8%	91 +97.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −96.4%	55 +96.4%
Valorant	50−55 −71.2%	85−90 +71.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −11.8%	19 +11.8%
Dota 2	30−35 −11.8%	38 +11.8%
Elden Ring	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −11.8%	38 +11.8%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −147%	37 +147%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −59%	95−100 +59%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −53.8%	20−22 +53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −11.8%	38 +11.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −70%	30−35 +70%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Dota 2	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −65.4%	40−45 +65.4%
Fortnite	24−27 −70.8%	40−45 +70.8%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −143%	73 +143%
Valorant	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%