RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500M with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500M
2022
4 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
17.06

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms RX 6500M by a whopping 281% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking29315
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.9517.99
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 24AD102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)5 January 2024 (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 cores102414080
Core clock speed2000 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed2400 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate153.61,082
Floating-point processing power4.915 TFLOPS69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs64440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Cores16110

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB48 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s864.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

RX 6500M 17.06
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 64.92
+281%

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 7623
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 29012
+281%

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 HD61
−277%
230−240
+277%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−267%
180−190
+267%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−277%
400−450
+277%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−279%
250−260
+279%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−267%
180−190
+267%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−277%
290−300
+277%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−277%
400−450
+277%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
−273%
250−260
+273%
Far Cry 5 75
−273%
280−290
+273%
Fortnite 95−100
−254%
350−400
+254%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−268%
280−290
+268%
Forza Horizon 5 101
−247%
350−400
+247%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−271%
260−270
+271%
Valorant 140−150
−257%
500−550
+257%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−267%
180−190
+267%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−277%
290−300
+277%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−277%
400−450
+277%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−274%
850−900
+274%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
−275%
120−130
+275%
Dota 2 102
−243%
350−400
+243%
Far Cry 5 71
−280%
270−280
+280%
Fortnite 95−100
−254%
350−400
+254%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−268%
280−290
+268%
Forza Horizon 5 81
−270%
300−310
+270%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
−277%
260−270
+277%
Metro Exodus 50
−280%
190−200
+280%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−271%
260−270
+271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
−268%
210−220
+268%
Valorant 140−150
−257%
500−550
+257%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−277%
290−300
+277%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
−279%
110−120
+279%
Dota 2 95
−268%
350−400
+268%
Far Cry 5 66
−279%
250−260
+279%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−268%
280−290
+268%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−271%
260−270
+271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−259%
140−150
+259%
Valorant 140−150
−257%
500−550
+257%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−254%
350−400
+254%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−259%
140−150
+259%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−270%
500−550
+270%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−275%
120−130
+275%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−275%
90−95
+275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−255%
600−650
+255%
Valorant 170−180
−267%
650−700
+267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−277%
200−210
+277%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−253%
60−65
+253%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−257%
150−160
+257%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−262%
170−180
+262%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−255%
110−120
+255%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−272%
160−170
+272%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−267%
55−60
+267%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−253%
120−130
+253%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−267%
55−60
+267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−270%
100−105
+270%
Valorant 100−110
−233%
350−400
+233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−257%
100−105
+257%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Dota 2 60−65
−275%
240−250
+275%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−275%
75−80
+275%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−264%
120−130
+264%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−261%
65−70
+261%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−268%
70−75
+268%

This is how RX 6500M and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 277% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.06 64.92
Recency 4 January 2022 5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 285 Watt

RX 6500M has 470% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 280.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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