Radeon RX 6500M vs GeForce GTX 660M

Place in the ranking	703	271
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.23	28.06
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK107	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 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	384	1024
Core clock speed	835 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	30.40	153.6
Floating-point processing power	0.7296 TFLOPS	4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	32	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	large	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB/s	144.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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 660M 3.75

RX 6500M 20.13
+437%

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 660M 1447

RX 6500M 7767
+437%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 660M 2369

RX 6500M 17889
+655%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 660M 10971

RX 6500M 52161
+375%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 660M 1751

RX 6500M 14018
+701%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 660M 12861

RX 6500M 88601
+589%

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:

900p	32 −431%	170−180 +431%
Full HD	35 −77.1%	62 +77.1%
1200p	38 −426%	200−210 +426%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8

−843%

66
+843%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1967%	62 +1967%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −738%	65−70 +738%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −413%	40−45 +413%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −857%	67 +857%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −488%	45−50 +488%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −468%	120−130 +468%
Hitman 3	9−10 −578%	61 +578%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −277%	95−100 +277%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −500%	50−55 +500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −379%	65−70 +379%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −119%	90−95 +119%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1400%	45 +1400%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −738%	65−70 +738%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −413%	40−45 +413%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −357%	32 +357%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −488%	45−50 +488%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −468%	120−130 +468%
Hitman 3	9−10 −544%	58 +544%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −277%	95−100 +277%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −500%	50−55 +500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −579%	95 +579%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −200%	45−50 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −119%	90−95 +119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1200%	39 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −413%	40−45 +413%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −314%	29 +314%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −488%	45−50 +488%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −468%	120−130 +468%
Hitman 3	9−10 −511%	55 +511%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −277%	95−100 +277%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −493%	83 +493%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −160%	39 +160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +68%	25 −68%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−500%

50−55
+500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −457%	35−40 +457%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −3700%	110−120 +3700%
Hitman 3	8−9 −200%	24−27 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −367%	40−45 +367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −422%	120−130 +422%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−386%

30−35
+386%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Metro Exodus	0−1	21−24

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−260%

18−20
+260%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

This is how GTX 660M and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

RX 6500M is 431% faster in 900p
RX 6500M is 77% faster in 1080p
RX 6500M is 426% faster in 1200p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 660M is 68% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500M is 3700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 660M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 6500M is ahead in 62 tests (89%)
there's a draw in 7 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.75	20.13
Recency	22 March 2012	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm

RX 6500M has a 436.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.