Radeon RX 6500M vs T1000 8 GB

Place in performance ranking	266	254
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.68	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	TU117	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 May 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$690	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	896	1024
Boost clock speed	1395 MHz	2191 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.12	153.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on T1000 8 GB and Radeon RX 6500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	10 GB/s	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

4x mini-DisplayPort

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

T1000 8 GB 19.70

RX 6500M 20.35
+3.3%

Radeon RX 6500M outperforms T1000 8 GB by 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

T1000 8 GB 7607

RX 6500M 7859
+3.3%

Radeon RX 6500M outperforms T1000 8 GB by 3% in Passmark.

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

60−65

−3.3%

62
+3.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

66
+1.5%

65−70

−1.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −1.9%	55−60 +1.9%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −3.3%	95−100 +3.3%
Hitman 3	61 +1.7%	60−65 −1.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 +3.6%	110−120 −3.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 +0%	45−50 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −1.9%	55−60 +1.9%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −3.3%	95−100 +3.3%
Hitman 3	50 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −2.9%	70−75 +2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95 +0%	95−100 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +1.7%	60−65 −1.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	39 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	29 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −3.3%	95−100 +3.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 −2.4%	85−90 +2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

+0%

55−60
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−2.9%

35−40
+2.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%