Radeon RX 6500 vs RX Vega 7

Place in performance ranking	502	266
Place by popularity	10	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.91	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	no data
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	no data
Current price	$387	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 cores	448	no data
Boost clock speed	1800 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

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API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_1

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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	23 −161%	60−65 +161%
1440p	37 −157%	95−100 +157%
4K	15 −133%	35−40 +133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−72.2%

30−35
+72.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 −85.7%	35−40 +85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 −78.9%	30−35 +78.9%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −191%	60−65 +191%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 −135%	40−45 +135%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −121%	30−35 +121%
Far Cry 5	17 −171%	45−50 +171%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −141%	85−90 +141%
Hitman 3	14 −179%	35−40 +179%
Horizon Zero Dawn	41 −90.2%	75−80 +90.2%
Metro Exodus	27 −159%	70−75 +159%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	29 −121%	60−65 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	17 −247%	55−60 +247%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −129%	35−40 +129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 −127%	30−35 +127%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −191%	60−65 +191%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 −122%	40−45 +122%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −210%	30−35 +210%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −171%	45−50 +171%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −147%	85−90 +147%
Hitman 3	7 −457%	35−40 +457%
Horizon Zero Dawn	73 −6.8%	75−80 +6.8%
Metro Exodus	20 −225%	65−70 +225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20 −170%	50−55 +170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 −167%	60−65 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −126%	40−45 +126%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80 +35.6%	55−60 −35.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −160%	35−40 +160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −278%	30−35 +278%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −244%	30−35 +244%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −171%	45−50 +171%
Forza Horizon 4	27 −230%	85−90 +230%
Horizon Zero Dawn	22 −150%	55−60 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 −162%	55−60 +162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −231%	40−45 +231%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −103%	55−60 +103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−150%

45−50
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −186%	20−22 +186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −200%	30−35 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −192%	35−40 +192%
Hitman 3	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−131%

30−33
+131%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Hitman 3	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −175%	21−24 +175%
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	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−157%

18−20

+157%

This is how RX Vega 7 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

RX 6500 is 161% faster in 1080p
RX 6500 is 157% faster in 1440p
RX 6500 is 133% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 7 is 36% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games: