Radeon RX 6500 vs RX Vega 5
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 323% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 616 | 265 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.53 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2021) | no data |
| GPU code name | Vega | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $287 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 320 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1400 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no 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.
| Shared memory | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | no data |
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 | 19
−321%
| 80−85
+321%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−343%
|
30−35
+343%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−333%
|
35−40
+333%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
−325%
|
30−35
+325%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−364%
|
65−70
+364%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−343%
|
30−35
+343%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−360%
|
45−50
+360%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−342%
|
50−55
+342%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−329%
|
90−95
+329%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
−333%
|
35−40
+333%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
−333%
|
75−80
+333%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−400%
|
20
+400%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−350%
|
50−55
+350%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
−357%
|
60−65
+357%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−392%
|
55−60
+392%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−333%
|
35−40
+333%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
−325%
|
30−35
+325%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−364%
|
65−70
+364%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−343%
|
30−35
+343%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−360%
|
45−50
+360%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−342%
|
50−55
+342%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−329%
|
90−95
+329%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
−333%
|
35−40
+333%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
−333%
|
75−80
+333%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−371%
|
65−70
+371%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−350%
|
50−55
+350%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
−357%
|
60−65
+357%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−330%
|
40−45
+330%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−392%
|
55−60
+392%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−333%
|
35−40
+333%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
−325%
|
30−35
+325%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−343%
|
30−35
+343%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−360%
|
45−50
+360%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−329%
|
90−95
+329%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
−367%
|
14
+367%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−330%
|
40−45
+330%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−392%
|
55−60
+392%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−500%
|
12
+500%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−400%
|
20−22
+400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−371%
|
30−35
+371%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−375%
|
35−40
+375%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−400%
|
14−16
+400%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 5−6
−340%
|
21−24
+340%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−400%
|
20−22
+400%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−350%
|
27−30
+350%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−364%
|
65−70
+364%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−342%
|
50−55
+342%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−400%
|
24−27
+400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−360%
|
21−24
+360%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−363%
|
35−40
+363%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−371%
|
30−35
+371%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−375%
|
35−40
+375%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−333%
|
35−40
+333%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−375%
|
18−20
+375%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−325%
|
16−18
+325%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−375%
|
18−20
+375%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−400%
|
14−16
+400%
|
This is how RX Vega 5 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 321% faster in 1080p
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