Radeon RX 6500 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Aggregate performance score
RX 6500 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 621 | 272 |
| Place by popularity | 37 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2021) | no data |
| GPU code name | Vega Raven Ridge | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) | no data |
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 | 512 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 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 | 18
−317%
| 75−80
+317%
|
| 4K | 10
−300%
| 40−45
+300%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−233%
|
30−33
+233%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 15
−160%
|
35−40
+160%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10
−230%
|
30−35
+230%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 24
−171%
|
65−70
+171%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16
−213%
|
50−55
+213%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−233%
|
30−33
+233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
−317%
|
50−55
+317%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 13
−300%
|
50−55
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 26
−154%
|
65−70
+154%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
−450%
|
55−60
+450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12
−242%
|
40−45
+242%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12
−167%
|
30−35
+167%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12
−242%
|
40−45
+242%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12
−208%
|
35−40
+208%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 11
−255%
|
35−40
+255%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−1000%
|
30−35
+1000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 22
−195%
|
65−70
+195%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6
−400%
|
30−33
+400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10
−400%
|
50−55
+400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14
−271%
|
50−55
+271%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30
−120%
|
65−70
+120%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
−450%
|
55−60
+450%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−413%
|
40−45
+413%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7
−343%
|
30−35
+343%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−256%
|
30−35
+256%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10
−310%
|
40−45
+310%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
−223%
|
40−45
+223%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−640%
|
35−40
+640%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8
−388%
|
35−40
+388%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−1000%
|
30−35
+1000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 23
−183%
|
65−70
+183%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
−500%
|
30−33
+500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14
−271%
|
50−55
+271%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 23
−187%
|
65−70
+187%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8
−425%
|
40−45
+425%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−640%
|
35−40
+640%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−314%
|
27−30
+314%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−288%
|
30−35
+288%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−136%
|
24−27
+136%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−213%
|
24−27
+213%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−357%
|
30−35
+357%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−1133%
|
35−40
+1133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−680%
|
35−40
+680%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 20−22 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4
−200%
|
12−14
+200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6
−267%
|
21−24
+267%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−171%
|
18−20
+171%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9
−200%
|
27−30
+200%
|
This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 317% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 is 300% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 1133% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000).
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in all 60 of our tests.
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