Radeon RX 6500 vs UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 559 | 297 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 12 (2021−2023) | no data |
| GPU code name | Alder Lake Xe | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (3 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 | 64 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1400 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 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 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | 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 | 21
−162%
| 55−60
+162%
|
| 1440p | 11
−145%
| 27−30
+145%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 24
−171%
|
65−70
+171%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−158%
|
85−90
+158%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
−150%
|
45−50
+150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18
−150%
|
45−50
+150%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−166%
|
75−80
+166%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−158%
|
85−90
+158%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
−244%
|
60−65
+244%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
−139%
|
95−100
+139%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−150%
|
75−80
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 25
−136%
|
55−60
+136%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−176%
|
65−70
+176%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−90.4%
|
130−140
+90.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 13
−169%
|
35−40
+169%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−166%
|
75−80
+166%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−158%
|
85−90
+158%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
−106%
|
220−230
+106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11
−145%
|
27−30
+145%
|
| Dota 2 | 53
−100%
|
100−110
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
−226%
|
60−65
+226%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
−139%
|
95−100
+139%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−150%
|
75−80
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 22
−168%
|
55−60
+168%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12
−475%
|
65−70
+475%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
−255%
|
35−40
+255%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−176%
|
65−70
+176%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 23
−126%
|
50−55
+126%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−90.4%
|
130−140
+90.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−166%
|
75−80
+166%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−150%
|
35−40
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 49
−116%
|
100−110
+116%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
−244%
|
60−65
+244%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−150%
|
75−80
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−176%
|
65−70
+176%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
−373%
|
50−55
+373%
|
| Valorant | 22
−150%
|
55−60
+150%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
−139%
|
95−100
+139%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−145%
|
27−30
+145%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
−156%
|
130−140
+156%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6
−417%
|
30−35
+417%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−300%
|
24−27
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−156%
|
100−105
+156%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
−130%
|
170−180
+130%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−333%
|
50−55
+333%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14
−193%
|
40−45
+193%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−188%
|
45−50
+188%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−170%
|
27−30
+170%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 14−16
−200%
|
40−45
+200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
−83.3%
|
30−35
+83.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−206%
|
100−110
+206%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−367%
|
27−30
+367%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−167%
|
60−65
+167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−220%
|
30−35
+220%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
−171%
|
18−20
+171%
|
This is how UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 162% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 is 145% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 650% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) in all 44 of our tests.
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