Radeon RX 6500 vs RX 6700M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6700M and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6700M
2021
10 GB GDDR6, 135 Watt
32.78
+80.5%

RX 6700M outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking156303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency17.78no data
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)no data
GPU code nameNavi 22no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date31 May 2021 (3 years ago)no data

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 cores2304no data
Core clock speed1489 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2400 MHzno data
Number of transistors17,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)135 Wattno data
Texture fill rate345.6no data
Floating-point processing power11.06 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs144no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount10 GBno data
Memory bus width160 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data
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 outputsno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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.

RX 6700M 32.78
+80.5%
RX 6500 18.16

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 6700M 13608
+80.5%
RX 6500 7540

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 HD118
+81.5%
65−70
−81.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+89%
100−105
−89%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+56.6%
75−80
−56.6%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+89%
100−105
−89%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Far Cry 5 103
+68.9%
60−65
−68.9%
Fortnite 140−150
+51%
95−100
−51%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+70.7%
75−80
−70.7%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+79.3%
55−60
−79.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+91.3%
65−70
−91.3%
Valorant 200−210
+45.3%
130−140
−45.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+56.6%
75−80
−56.6%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+89%
100−105
−89%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+23.1%
220−230
−23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Dota 2 123
+16%
100−110
−16%
Far Cry 5 97
+59%
60−65
−59%
Fortnite 140−150
+51%
95−100
−51%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+70.7%
75−80
−70.7%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+79.3%
55−60
−79.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 117
+69.6%
65−70
−69.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+94.9%
35−40
−94.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+91.3%
65−70
−91.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+222%
50−55
−222%
Valorant 200−210
+45.3%
130−140
−45.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+56.6%
75−80
−56.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Dota 2 112
+5.7%
100−110
−5.7%
Far Cry 5 91
+49.2%
60−65
−49.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+70.7%
75−80
−70.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+85%
40−45
−85%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+91.3%
65−70
−91.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+86.3%
50−55
−86.3%
Valorant 175
+84.2%
95−100
−84.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+51%
95−100
−51%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+71.4%
130−140
−71.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+106%
30−35
−106%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+104%
21−24
−104%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+84.2%
95−100
−84.2%
Valorant 230−240
+36%
170−180
−36%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+67.3%
50−55
−67.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+95%
40−45
−95%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+95.7%
45−50
−95.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 80−85
+100%
40−45
−100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+106%
30−35
−106%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+93.3%
14−16
−93.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+96.2%
24−27
−96.2%
Valorant 190−200
+93.2%
100−110
−93.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Dota 2 95−100
+57.1%
60−65
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+116%
18−20
−116%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+87.5%
30−35
−87.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%

This is how RX 6700M and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700M is 82% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6700M is 222% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6700M surpassed RX 6500 in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.78 18.16

RX 6700M has a 80.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6700M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

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