Radeon RX 6500 vs RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
5.84

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 ranking591276
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.86no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)no data
GPU code nameVega Renoirno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 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 cores384no data
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno 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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_1no 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 HD21
−233%
70−75
+233%
1440p22
−218%
70−75
+218%
4K17
−224%
55−60
+224%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−273%
40−45
+273%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−237%
60−65
+237%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
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
−162%
65−70
+162%
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
−221%
45−50
+221%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−215%
40−45
+215%
Dota 2 40
−80%
70−75
+80%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−143%
65−70
+143%
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
−224%
120−130
+224%
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 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
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 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Dota 2 16−18
−224%
55−60
+224%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−100%
30−35
+100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
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 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
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 233% 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 Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 1267% 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 5.84 19.56

RX 6500 has a 234.9% 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.


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