Radeon RX 6500 vs RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

RX Vega 11
2017
65 Watt
5.49

RX 6500 outperforms RX Vega 11 by a whopping 258% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking574266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.73no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)no data
GPU code nameVega Raven Ridgeno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)no data
Current price$475 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores704no data
Boost clock speed1240 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point performance1,760 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 11 and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfaceIGPno data
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memory-no data

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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 Vega 11 5.49
RX 6500 19.64
+258%

RX 6500 outperforms RX Vega 11 by 258% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX Vega 11 2120
RX 6500 7589
+258%

RX 6500 outperforms RX Vega 11 by 258% in Passmark.

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 HD29
−245%
100−110
+245%
1440p6
−250%
21−24
+250%
4K12
−233%
40−45
+233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
−95%
35−40
+95%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
Battlefield 5 23
−178%
60−65
+178%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Far Cry 5 22
−109%
45−50
+109%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
−112%
50−55
+112%
Forza Horizon 4 38
−134%
85−90
+134%
Hitman 3 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−189%
75−80
+189%
Metro Exodus 33
−233%
110−120
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−260%
50−55
+260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
−220%
60−65
+220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−146%
55−60
+146%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−144%
35−40
+144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−327%
60−65
+327%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Far Cry 5 19
−142%
45−50
+142%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
−179%
50−55
+179%
Forza Horizon 4 78
−14.1%
85−90
+14.1%
Hitman 3 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−189%
75−80
+189%
Metro Exodus 8
−713%
65−70
+713%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−260%
50−55
+260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−276%
60−65
+276%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−207%
40−45
+207%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−146%
55−60
+146%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−255%
35−40
+255%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Far Cry 5 14
−229%
45−50
+229%
Forza Horizon 4 29
−207%
85−90
+207%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−252%
95−100
+252%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
−233%
50−55
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−330%
40−45
+330%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−146%
55−60
+146%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 18−20
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−322%
35−40
+322%
Hitman 3 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Hitman 3 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4
−225%
12−14
+225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
−120%
10−12
+120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 4−5
Far Cry 5 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Forza Horizon 4 12
−125%
27−30
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

This is how RX Vega 11 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 245% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 250% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 233% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed RX Vega 11 in all 50 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.49 19.64

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 11 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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