Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce 9500M G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9500M G and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9500M G
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 20 Watt
0.29

RX 6500 outperforms 9500M G by a whopping 6214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1400335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.12no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)no data
GPU code nameG96no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 June 2008 (17 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 cores16no data
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Number of transistors314 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.000no data
Floating-point processing power0.04 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops60no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs8no data
L2 Cache32 KBno data

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no 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.

Memory typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)no data
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

9500M G 0.29
RX 6500 18.31
+6214%

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.

9500M G 121
Samples: 3
RX 6500 7606
+6186%
Samples: 95

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2433%
75−80
+2433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−914%
70−75
+914%
Valorant 24−27
−446%
140−150
+446%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−1654%
220−230
+1654%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Dota 2 9−10
−1089%
100−110
+1089%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2433%
75−80
+2433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−914%
70−75
+914%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−940%
50−55
+940%
Valorant 24−27
−446%
140−150
+446%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Dota 2 9−10
−1089%
100−110
+1089%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2433%
75−80
+2433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−914%
70−75
+914%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−940%
50−55
+940%
Valorant 24−27
−6054%
1600−1650
+6054%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−5900%
180−190
+5900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 130−140
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5900%
180−190
+5900%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4500%
45−50
+4500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−143%
30−35
+143%
Valorant 1−2
−10500%
100−110
+10500%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High

Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 10500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 performs better in 18 tests (42%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.29 18.31

RX 6500 has a 6214% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500M G in performance tests.

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