Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

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

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
15.30

RX 6500 outperforms GTX 1050 Ti Mobile by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking347278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.98no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP107no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 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 speed1493 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1620 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate77.76no data
Floating-point processing power2.488 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth112 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.

Ansel+-

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-
CUDA+-

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
−25%
70−75
+25%
1440p25
−20%
30−35
+20%
4K17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
−2.3%
40−45
+2.3%
Battlefield 5 59
−10.2%
65−70
+10.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Far Cry 5 47
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
−15.2%
50−55
+15.2%
Forza Horizon 4 62
−98.4%
120−130
+98.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
−60.6%
50−55
+60.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 39
−69.2%
65−70
+69.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
−18.9%
40−45
+18.9%
Battlefield 5 49
−32.7%
65−70
+32.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Far Cry 5 44
−4.5%
45−50
+4.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
−26.2%
50−55
+26.2%
Forza Horizon 4 57
−116%
120−130
+116%
Metro Exodus 19
−263%
65−70
+263%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−26.2%
50−55
+26.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
−100%
65−70
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
−91.3%
40−45
+91.3%
Battlefield 5 42
−54.8%
65−70
+54.8%
Far Cry 5 40
−15%
45−50
+15%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
−39.5%
50−55
+39.5%
Forza Horizon 4 43
−186%
120−130
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Metro Exodus 12
−208%
35−40
+208%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−32%
30−35
+32%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−135%
40−45
+135%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 29
−31%
35−40
+31%
Far Cry 5 26
+13%
21−24
−13%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−37.5%
110−120
+37.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
−175%
10−12
+175%
Metro Exodus 7
−200%
21−24
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−175%
21−24
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 25% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 24% faster in 4K

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 18% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 263% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 5 tests (7%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 38 tests (57%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.30 19.86

RX 6500 has a 29.8% higher aggregate performance score.

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


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