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 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 479 | 273 |
| Place by popularity | 29 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 41.89 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | no data |
| GPU code name | Vega | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
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 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 | 16
−119%
| 35−40
+119%
|
| 4K | 10
−110%
| 21−24
+110%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
−68.4%
|
30−35
+68.4%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 20
−65%
|
30−35
+65%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−132%
|
65−70
+132%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
−129%
|
30−35
+129%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−119%
|
45−50
+119%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−104%
|
50−55
+104%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−102%
|
120−130
+102%
|
| Hitman 3 | 15
−160%
|
35−40
+160%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
−88.2%
|
95−100
+88.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
−114%
|
75−80
+114%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
−60.6%
|
50−55
+60.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 36
−83.3%
|
65−70
+83.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
−51.7%
|
90−95
+51.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16
−106%
|
30−35
+106%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−132%
|
65−70
+132%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
−220%
|
30−35
+220%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−119%
|
45−50
+119%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−104%
|
50−55
+104%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−102%
|
120−130
+102%
|
| Hitman 3 | 15
−160%
|
35−40
+160%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
−88.2%
|
95−100
+88.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 25
−176%
|
65−70
+176%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−112%
|
50−55
+112%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27
−144%
|
65−70
+144%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−80%
|
45−50
+80%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
−51.7%
|
90−95
+51.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14
−136%
|
30−35
+136%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−256%
|
30−35
+256%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−119%
|
45−50
+119%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−102%
|
120−130
+102%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24
−108%
|
50−55
+108%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 23
−117%
|
50−55
+117%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
−221%
|
45−50
+221%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12
−658%
|
90−95
+658%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−94.4%
|
35−40
+94.4%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−122%
|
20−22
+122%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 11
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
−120%
|
10−12
+120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−130%
|
21−24
+130%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−182%
|
110−120
+182%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 59
−98.3%
|
110−120
+98.3%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 13
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
−178%
|
100−110
+178%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−200%
|
21−24
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−233%
|
20−22
+233%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−120%
|
10−12
+120%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−145%
|
27−30
+145%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
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 119% faster in 1440p
- RX 6500 is 110% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 658% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 is ahead in 52 tests (78%)
- there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.04 | 20.02 |
RX 6500 has a 121.5% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (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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