Radeon RX 6500 vs RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 595 | 280 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 27.79 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | no data |
| GPU code name | Vega Renoir | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (5 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 cores | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D 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 | 20
−225%
| 65−70
+225%
|
| 1440p | 22
−218%
| 70−75
+218%
|
| 4K | 17
−224%
| 55−60
+224%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−233%
|
50−55
+233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11
−273%
|
40−45
+273%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−237%
|
60−65
+237%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−233%
|
50−55
+233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−356%
|
40−45
+356%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 26
−231%
|
85−90
+231%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16
−238%
|
50−55
+238%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14
−221%
|
45−50
+221%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 22
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Valorant | 25
−228%
|
80−85
+228%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−237%
|
60−65
+237%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8
−200%
|
24−27
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3
−1267%
|
40−45
+1267%
|
| Dota 2 | 24
−200%
|
70−75
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 26
−158%
|
65−70
+158%
|
| Fortnite | 35−40
−197%
|
100−110
+197%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21
−310%
|
85−90
+310%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−315%
|
50−55
+315%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 15
−373%
|
70−75
+373%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−267%
|
55−60
+267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 39
−249%
|
130−140
+249%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
−161%
|
45−50
+161%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−237%
|
60−65
+237%
|
| Valorant | 12
−583%
|
80−85
+583%
|
| World of Tanks | 56
−318%
|
230−240
+318%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−237%
|
60−65
+237%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−233%
|
50−55
+233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−215%
|
40−45
+215%
|
| Dota 2 | 40
−80%
|
70−75
+80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−139%
|
65−70
+139%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18
−378%
|
85−90
+378%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−208%
|
40−45
+208%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
−172%
|
130−140
+172%
|
| Valorant | 19
−216%
|
60−65
+216%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 6−7
−200%
|
18−20
+200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
−371%
|
30−35
+371%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−233%
|
120−130
+233%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| World of Tanks | 40−45
−218%
|
140−150
+218%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−310%
|
40−45
+310%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−218%
|
35−40
+218%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−323%
|
55−60
+323%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−382%
|
50−55
+382%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−233%
|
30−33
+233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−200%
|
21−24
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−233%
|
30−33
+233%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−213%
|
50−55
+213%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−224%
|
55−60
+224%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1400%
|
14−16
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−224%
|
55−60
+224%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−225%
|
12−14
+225%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−100%
|
30−35
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−300%
|
20−22
+300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Dota 2 | 19
−84.2%
|
35−40
+84.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−271%
|
24−27
+271%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−400%
|
30−33
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−200%
|
12−14
+200%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−200%
|
18−20
+200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 225% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 is 218% faster in 1440p
- RX 6500 is 224% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 1400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 is ahead in 42 tests (79%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (21%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.86 | 19.63 |
RX 6500 has a 235% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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