Radeon RX 6650M vs FirePro D500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D500 with Radeon RX 6650M, including specs and performance data.
6650M outperforms D500 by a whopping 267% 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 | 490 | 150 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.78 | 23.29 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (12 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (4 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 | 1536 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 2068 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2416 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 69.60 | 270.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.227 TFLOPS | 8.659 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 96 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 243.8 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
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 | 30−35
−283%
| 115
+283%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
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200−210
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 127
+0%
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127
+0%
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| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 95−100
+0%
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95−100
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
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120−130
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
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200−210
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 106
+0%
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106
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
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| Fortnite | 54
+0%
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54
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
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140−150
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
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140−150
+0%
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| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
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210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
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270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 120−130
+0%
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120−130
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 86
+0%
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86
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 167
+0%
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167
+0%
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| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
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| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+0%
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65−70
+0%
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how FirePro D500 and RX 6650M compete in popular games:
- RX 6650M is 283% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.88 | 36.30 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 120 Watt |
RX 6650M has a 267% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 167% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 128% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 6650M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6650M is a notebook one.
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