RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server vs Radeon RX 6500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500M with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500M
2022
4 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
16.93

PRO 6000 Blackwell Server outperforms 6500M by a whopping 459% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.2912.71
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameNavi 24GB202
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a 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 cores102424064
Core clock speed2000 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed2400 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate153.61,968.0
Floating-point processing power4.915 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs64752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Cores16188
L0 Cache256 KBno data
L1 Cache256 KB23.5 MB
L2 Cache1024 KB128 MB
L3 Cache16 MBno 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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB96 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK support

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
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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 16.93
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server 94.61
+459%

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 7485
Samples: 267
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server 42222
+464%
Samples: 1

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
−392%
300−350
+392%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−434%
550−600
+434%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−430%
350−400
+430%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−443%
190−200
+443%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
−426%
400−450
+426%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−434%
550−600
+434%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
−422%
350−400
+422%
Far Cry 5 75
−433%
400−450
+433%
Fortnite 95−100
−410%
500−550
+410%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−441%
400−450
+441%
Forza Horizon 5 101
−445%
550−600
+445%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−443%
190−200
+443%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−407%
350−400
+407%
Valorant 130−140
−440%
750−800
+440%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
−426%
400−450
+426%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−434%
550−600
+434%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−456%
1250−1300
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
−431%
170−180
+431%
Dota 2 102
−439%
550−600
+439%
Far Cry 5 71
−393%
350−400
+393%
Fortnite 95−100
−410%
500−550
+410%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−441%
400−450
+441%
Forza Horizon 5 81
−456%
450−500
+456%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
−407%
350−400
+407%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−443%
190−200
+443%
Metro Exodus 50
−440%
270−280
+440%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−407%
350−400
+407%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
−426%
300−310
+426%
Valorant 130−140
−440%
750−800
+440%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
−426%
400−450
+426%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
−452%
160−170
+452%
Dota 2 95
−426%
500−550
+426%
Far Cry 5 66
−430%
350−400
+430%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−441%
400−450
+441%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−443%
190−200
+443%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−407%
350−400
+407%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−438%
210−220
+438%
Valorant 130−140
−440%
750−800
+440%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
−410%
500−550
+410%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−441%
200−210
+441%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−426%
700−750
+426%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−448%
170−180
+448%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−436%
900−950
+436%
Valorant 170−180
−449%
950−1000
+449%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
−458%
290−300
+458%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−459%
95−100
+459%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−437%
220−230
+437%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−456%
250−260
+456%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
−450%
110−120
+450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−436%
150−160
+436%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
−448%
230−240
+448%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−433%
80−85
+433%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−445%
180−190
+445%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−433%
80−85
+433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
Valorant 100−110
−434%
550−600
+434%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
−456%
150−160
+456%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−433%
80−85
+433%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Dota 2 60−65
−456%
350−400
+456%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−450%
110−120
+450%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−431%
170−180
+431%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−456%
100−105
+456%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%

This is how RX 6500M and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is 392% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.93 94.61
Recency 4 January 2022 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 600 Watt

RX 6500M has 1100% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server, on the other hand, has a 458.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is a workstation one.

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