RTX A500 vs Radeon RX 6850M XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6850M XT with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

RX 6850M XT
2022
12 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
45.19
+158%

RX 6850M XT outperforms RTX A500 by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking77316
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.8920.11
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 22GA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)10 November 2021 (3 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 cores25602048
Core clock speed2321 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed2581 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate413.0113.3
Floating-point processing power13.21 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16064
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Cores4016

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6

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 6850M XT 45.19
+158%
RTX A500 17.50

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 6850M XT 17369
+158%
RTX A500 6727

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 HD139
+178%
50−55
−178%
1440p87
+190%
30−35
−190%
4K67
+179%
24−27
−179%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+180%
35−40
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 160
+167%
60−65
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+178%
40−45
−178%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+180%
35−40
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 68
+183%
24−27
−183%
Forza Horizon 4 297
+170%
110−120
−170%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+185%
40−45
−185%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+160%
40−45
−160%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+187%
30−33
−187%
Valorant 180−190
+163%
70−75
−163%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+178%
40−45
−178%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+180%
35−40
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
+194%
18−20
−194%
Dota 2 122
+171%
45−50
−171%
Far Cry 5 44
+175%
16−18
−175%
Fortnite 180−190
+170%
70−75
−170%
Forza Horizon 4 259
+159%
100−105
−159%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+185%
40−45
−185%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
+180%
45−50
−180%
Metro Exodus 43
+169%
16−18
−169%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+163%
80−85
−163%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+187%
30−33
−187%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+175%
60−65
−175%
Valorant 180−190
+163%
70−75
−163%
World of Tanks 270−280
+179%
100−105
−179%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+178%
40−45
−178%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+180%
35−40
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+175%
16−18
−175%
Dota 2 95
+171%
35−40
−171%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+160%
40−45
−160%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+167%
85−90
−167%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+185%
40−45
−185%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+163%
80−85
−163%
Valorant 180−190
+163%
70−75
−163%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 89
+197%
30−33
−197%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+197%
30−33
−197%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+169%
65−70
−169%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
World of Tanks 280−290
+160%
110−120
−160%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+167%
18−20
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+164%
55−60
−164%
Forza Horizon 4 166
+177%
60−65
−177%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+185%
27−30
−185%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+177%
30−33
−177%
Valorant 150−160
+175%
55−60
−175%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Dota 2 99
+183%
35−40
−183%
Grand Theft Auto V 99
+183%
35−40
−183%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+173%
55−60
−173%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+183%
35−40
−183%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+160%
5−6
−160%
Dota 2 78
+160%
30−33
−160%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Fortnite 65−70
+183%
24−27
−183%
Forza Horizon 4 92
+163%
35−40
−163%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Valorant 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%

This is how RX 6850M XT and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6850M XT is 178% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6850M XT is 190% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6850M XT is 179% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.19 17.50
Recency 4 January 2022 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 60 Watt

RX 6850M XT has a 158.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has 175% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.


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