Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
13.86

RX 6500 outperforms GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking374278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.66no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP107no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2018 (6 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 cores768no data
Core clock speed1152 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1417 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate68.02no data
Floating-point processing power2.177 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs48no 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 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1752 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112.1 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.86
RX 6500 19.86
+43.3%

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.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 5340
RX 6500 7649
+43.2%

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 HD56
−42.9%
80−85
+42.9%
4K18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−45.5%
30−35
+45.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
−2.3%
40−45
+2.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−50%
30−35
+50%
Battlefield 5 46
−41.3%
65−70
+41.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−45.5%
30−35
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−43.8%
45−50
+43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
−10.4%
50−55
+10.4%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−35.2%
120−130
+35.2%
Hitman 3 24−27
−50%
35−40
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−33.3%
95−100
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−38.3%
65−70
+38.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−39.5%
50−55
+39.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+21.2%
65−70
−21.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−21.3%
90−95
+21.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 61
+38.6%
40−45
−38.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−50%
30−35
+50%
Battlefield 5 41
−58.5%
65−70
+58.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−45.5%
30−35
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−43.8%
45−50
+43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
−47.2%
50−55
+47.2%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−35.2%
120−130
+35.2%
Hitman 3 24−27
−50%
35−40
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−33.3%
95−100
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−46.8%
65−70
+46.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−39.5%
50−55
+39.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−46.7%
65−70
+46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−21.3%
90−95
+21.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−144%
40−45
+144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−50%
30−35
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−45.5%
30−35
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−43.8%
45−50
+43.8%
Forza Horizon 4 47
−162%
120−130
+162%
Hitman 3 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−38.9%
100−105
+38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−33.3%
60−65
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
−80%
45−50
+80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−21.3%
90−95
+21.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−42.9%
30−33
+42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−43.8%
21−24
+43.8%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−54.9%
110−120
+54.9%
Hitman 3 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Metro Exodus 29
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−36%
110−120
+36%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−51.5%
100−110
+51.5%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−25%
20−22
+25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 20
−35%
27−30
+35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 43% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 39% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 162% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 50 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.86 19.86

RX 6500 has a 43.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
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