Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce G105M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce G105M with Radeon RX 6500 XT, including specs and performance data.
6500 XT outperforms G105M by a whopping 7094% 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 | 1378 | 271 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 67 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 47.28 |
| Power efficiency | 1.76 | 16.54 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 July 2009 (16 years ago) | 19 January 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 8 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 2610 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2815 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 107 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 180.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03424 TFLOPS | 5.765 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 38 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 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).
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 (DDR2)/700 (GDDR3) MHz | 2248 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 (DDR2)/11 (GDDR3) | 143.9 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 | VGADual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortHDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| 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.
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 | 0−1 | 63 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 31 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 17 |
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
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 281
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281
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 72
+0%
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72
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 80
+0%
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80
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Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
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90−95
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 194
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194
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 54
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54
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 102
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102
+0%
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| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 107
+0%
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107
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 60
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60
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
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90−95
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| Valorant | 160−170
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160−170
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Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 82
+0%
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82
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
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250−260
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 34
+0%
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34
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 145
+0%
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145
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 92
+0%
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92
+0%
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| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 81
+0%
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81
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 86
+0%
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86
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 48
+0%
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48
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 52
+0%
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52
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 92
+0%
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92
+0%
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| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
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160−170
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+0%
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30
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 110
+0%
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110
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 86
+0%
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86
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 33
+0%
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33
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+0%
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90−95
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+0%
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54
+0%
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| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
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160−170
+0%
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Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35
+0%
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35
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+0%
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160−170
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
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37
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 18
+0%
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18
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
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170−180
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| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
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200−210
+0%
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1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
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65−70
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 17
+0%
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17
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 57
+0%
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57
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
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60−65
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 23
+0%
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23
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
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35−40
+0%
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
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55−60
+0%
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4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7
+0%
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7
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 34
+0%
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34
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
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14−16
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| Metro Exodus | 11
+0%
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11
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+0%
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28
+0%
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| Valorant | 130−140
+0%
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130−140
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4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4
+0%
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4
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 67
+0%
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67
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 23
+0%
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23
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
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40−45
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 9
+0%
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9
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
|
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.32 | 23.02 |
| Recency | 16 July 2009 | 19 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 107 Watt |
GeForce G105M has 664.3% lower power consumption.
RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 7093.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G105M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce G105M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.
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