ATI Radeon X1650 SE vs RX 6500M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6500M with Radeon X1650 SE, including specs and performance data.
6500M outperforms X1650 SE by a whopping 10218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 341 | 1469 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 27.31 | 0.49 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | Navi 24 | RV515 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) | 2007 (18 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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 2000 MHz | 635 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2400 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,400 million | 107 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 153.6 | 2.540 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.915 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 64 | 4 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | no data |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 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 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz | 800 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.0 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
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.
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.
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 | 61 | 0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 66 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 67 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 75 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 101 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 130−140
+13800%
|
1−2
−13800%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+11100%
|
2−3
−11100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 102 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 71 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 81 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 69 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 50 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 57 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 130−140
+13800%
|
1−2
−13800%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 29 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 95 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 66 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 130−140
+13800%
|
1−2
−13800%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+13100%
|
1−2
−13100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+16600%
|
1−2
−16600%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+17200%
|
1−2
−17200%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 100−110 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.54 | 0.17 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 27 Watt |
RX 6500M has a 10217.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
ATI X1650 SE, on the other hand, has 85.2% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1650 SE in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X1650 SE is a desktop one.
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