Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 765M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 765M SLI and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 765M SLI
2013
2x 2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
10.69

RX 6500 outperforms GTX 765M SLI by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking440294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.64no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 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 cores1536no data
Core clock speed850 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 2540 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattno 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
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2x 2 GBno data
Memory bus width2x 128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed4000 MHzno data
Shared memory-no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11no data
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 HD71
−83.1%
130−140
+83.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−75%
75−80
+75%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−90.9%
60−65
+90.9%
Fortnite 60−65
−65%
95−100
+65%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−76.7%
75−80
+76.7%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−94.4%
70−75
+94.4%
Valorant 90−95
−48.9%
140−150
+48.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−75%
75−80
+75%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 197
−15.2%
220−230
+15.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Dota 2 70−75
−50.7%
100−110
+50.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−90.9%
60−65
+90.9%
Fortnite 60−65
−65%
95−100
+65%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−76.7%
75−80
+76.7%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−81.6%
65−70
+81.6%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−94.4%
70−75
+94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Valorant 90−95
−48.9%
140−150
+48.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−75%
75−80
+75%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Dota 2 70−75
−50.7%
100−110
+50.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−90.9%
60−65
+90.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−76.7%
75−80
+76.7%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−94.4%
70−75
+94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Valorant 90−95
−80.9%
170−180
+80.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
−65%
95−100
+65%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
−76.3%
130−140
+76.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−129%
30−35
+129%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−80%
90−95
+80%
Valorant 110−120
−58.6%
170−180
+58.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−100%
40−45
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−91.7%
45−50
+91.7%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−100%
40−45
+100%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−61.9%
30−35
+61.9%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Valorant 50−55
−98.1%
100−110
+98.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−133%
27−30
+133%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Dota 2 35−40
−73%
60−65
+73%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−88.2%
30−35
+88.2%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%

This is how GTX 765M SLI and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 83% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed GTX 765M SLI in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.69 19.77

RX 6500 has a 84.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 765M SLI in performance tests.

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