Radeon RX 6500 XT vs RX Vega M GL
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL with Radeon RX 6500 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 6500 XT outperforms RX Vega M GL by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 491 | 255 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 65 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 50.10 |
| Power efficiency | 10.80 | 16.28 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 22 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2018 (7 years ago) | 19 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1280 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 2610 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | 2815 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 107 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.88 | 180.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.588 TFLOPS | 5.765 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 2248 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 143.9 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 24−27
−163%
| 63
+163%
|
| 1440p | 12−14
−158%
| 31
+158%
|
| 4K | 6−7
−183%
| 17
+183%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.16 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.42 |
| 4K | no data | 11.71 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
−107%
|
110−120
+107%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−168%
|
90−95
+168%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
−76.4%
|
240−250
+76.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−113%
|
145
+113%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
−107%
|
110−120
+107%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
−146%
|
86
+146%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−168%
|
90−95
+168%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−283%
|
92
+283%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−61.8%
|
110
+61.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−168%
|
90−95
+168%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−125%
|
54
+125%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
−107%
|
110−120
+107%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−70%
|
34
+70%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−180%
|
28
+180%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−97.1%
|
67
+97.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−178%
|
24−27
+178%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
−178%
|
24−27
+178%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 281
+0%
|
281
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 194
+0%
|
194
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 102
+0%
|
102
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4
+0%
|
4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega M GL and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 XT is 163% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 XT is 158% faster in 1440p
- RX 6500 XT is 183% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 283% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 XT is ahead in 17 tests (26%)
- there's a draw in 48 tests (74%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.95 | 22.21 |
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 19 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 107 Watt |
RX Vega M GL has 64.6% lower power consumption.
RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 148.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.
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