Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 965M SLI
2015
2x 4 GB GDDR5
17.30

RX 6500 outperforms GTX 965M SLI by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking317278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (9 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 cores2048no data
Core clock speed924 MHzno data
Boost clock speed950 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno 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 width128 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12_1no 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 HD72
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−12.8%
40−45
+12.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−13.8%
30−35
+13.8%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−14%
65−70
+14%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−15%
45−50
+15%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−12.8%
50−55
+12.8%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−11.8%
120−130
+11.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
−18.2%
35−40
+18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−11.6%
95−100
+11.6%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−10.2%
65−70
+10.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−12.8%
50−55
+12.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−15.8%
65−70
+15.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−12.8%
40−45
+12.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−13.8%
30−35
+13.8%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−14%
65−70
+14%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−15%
45−50
+15%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−12.8%
50−55
+12.8%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−11.8%
120−130
+11.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
−18.2%
35−40
+18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−11.6%
95−100
+11.6%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−16.9%
65−70
+16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−12.8%
50−55
+12.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−15.8%
65−70
+15.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−12.8%
40−45
+12.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−13.8%
30−35
+13.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−15%
45−50
+15%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−11.8%
120−130
+11.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−10.5%
95−100
+10.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−14%
65−70
+14%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−15%
21−24
+15%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−17%
110−120
+17%
Hitman 3 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−12.5%
110−120
+12.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−15.7%
100−110
+15.7%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

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 965M SLI and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 11% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 52 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.30 19.85

RX 6500 has a 14.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 965M SLI in performance tests.


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