Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 780M SLI

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Radeon RX 6500 Radeon RX 6500M Radeon RX 6550M Radeon RX 6550S

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M SLI and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780M SLI
2013
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
19.51

RX 6500 outperforms GTX 780M SLI by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 780M SLI GTX 780M SLI
RX 6500 RX 6500

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking298294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.69no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)no data
GPU code nameN14E-GTXno 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 cores3072no data
Core clock speed823 MHzno data
Number of transistors7080 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)200 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 4 GBno data
Memory bus width2x 256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed5000 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 HD99
−1%
100−110
+1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−1.6%
60−65
+1.6%
Fortnite 95−100
−1%
95−100
+1%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−1.3%
75−80
+1.3%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Valorant 130−140
−0.7%
140−150
+0.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 257
+13.2%
220−230
−13.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Dota 2 100−110
−0.9%
100−110
+0.9%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−1.6%
60−65
+1.6%
Fortnite 95−100
−1%
95−100
+1%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−1.3%
75−80
+1.3%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Valorant 130−140
−0.7%
140−150
+0.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Dota 2 100−110
−0.9%
100−110
+0.9%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−1.6%
60−65
+1.6%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−1.3%
75−80
+1.3%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Valorant 130−140
−0.7%
140−150
+0.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−1%
95−100
+1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−0.6%
170−180
+0.6%
Valorant 170−180
−0.6%
170−180
+0.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Valorant 100−110
−1.9%
100−110
+1.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
−1.6%
60−65
+1.6%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how GTX 780M SLI and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 1% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 780M SLI is 13% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 4% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 780M SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 31 test (70%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.51 19.77

RX 6500 has a 1.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 780M SLI and Radeon RX 6500.

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