Radeon RX 6500 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 499 | 294 |
| Place by popularity | 31 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 41.00 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | no data |
| GPU code name | Vega | 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 | 512 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 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 | 22
−105%
| 45−50
+105%
|
| 1440p | 17
−106%
| 35−40
+106%
|
| 4K | 10
−110%
| 21−24
+110%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 24
−108%
|
50−55
+108%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
−94.4%
|
35−40
+94.4%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 19
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 39
−97.4%
|
75−80
+97.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
−200%
|
60−65
+200%
|
| Fortnite | 47
−111%
|
95−100
+111%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−105%
|
75−80
+105%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21
−148%
|
50−55
+148%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−133%
|
70−75
+133%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
−66.7%
|
140−150
+66.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 11
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 33
−133%
|
75−80
+133%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 48
−373%
|
220−230
+373%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 51
−110%
|
100−110
+110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20
−215%
|
60−65
+215%
|
| Fortnite | 31
−219%
|
95−100
+219%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−105%
|
75−80
+105%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 13
−300%
|
50−55
+300%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 19
−263%
|
65−70
+263%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16
−150%
|
40−45
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−133%
|
70−75
+133%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21
−148%
|
50−55
+148%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
−66.7%
|
140−150
+66.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30
−157%
|
75−80
+157%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 48
−123%
|
100−110
+123%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
−232%
|
60−65
+232%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−105%
|
75−80
+105%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−133%
|
70−75
+133%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
−271%
|
50−55
+271%
|
| Valorant | 37
−116%
|
80−85
+116%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18
−450%
|
95−100
+450%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21
−538%
|
130−140
+538%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
−256%
|
30−35
+256%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 22
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
−85.3%
|
170−180
+85.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21
−148%
|
50−55
+148%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16
−163%
|
40−45
+163%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−130%
|
45−50
+130%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
−147%
|
40−45
+147%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
−240%
|
30−35
+240%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6
−150%
|
14−16
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−238%
|
27−30
+238%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−144%
|
100−110
+144%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−211%
|
27−30
+211%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 18
−256%
|
60−65
+256%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8
−150%
|
20−22
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−129%
|
30−35
+129%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
−138%
|
18−20
+138%
|
This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 105% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 is 106% faster in 1440p
- RX 6500 is 110% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 538% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in all 44 of our tests.
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