Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 970M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M SLI and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970M SLI
2014
2x 6 GB GDDR5, 162 Watt
22.28
+21.7%

970M SLI outperforms RX 6500 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking286335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.59no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (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 cores2560no data
Core clock speed924 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)162 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 6 GBno data
Memory bus width2x 192 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 support

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 HD88
+25.7%
70−75
−25.7%
4K41
+36.7%
30−35
−36.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+29%
100−105
−29%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 50−55
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 90−95
+16.7%
75−80
−16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+29%
100−105
−29%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+21.3%
60−65
−21.3%
Fortnite 110−120
+15.2%
95−100
−15.2%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+19.7%
75−80
−19.7%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+22%
55−60
−22%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+25.4%
70−75
−25.4%
Valorant 160−170
+12.7%
140−150
−12.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 90−95
+16.7%
75−80
−16.7%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+29%
100−105
−29%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+10.1%
220−230
−10.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Dota 2 110−120
+11.2%
100−110
−11.2%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+21.3%
60−65
−21.3%
Fortnite 110−120
+15.2%
95−100
−15.2%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+19.7%
75−80
−19.7%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+22%
55−60
−22%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+20.3%
65−70
−20.3%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+25.4%
70−75
−25.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+63.5%
50−55
−63.5%
Valorant 160−170
+12.7%
140−150
−12.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+16.7%
75−80
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Dota 2 110−120
+11.2%
100−110
−11.2%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+21.3%
60−65
−21.3%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+19.7%
75−80
−19.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+25.4%
70−75
−25.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
−8.3%
50−55
+8.3%
Valorant 160−170
+23.1%
130−140
−23.1%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+15.2%
95−100
−15.2%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+20%
130−140
−20%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+31.3%
30−35
−31.3%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+24.3%
140−150
−24.3%
Valorant 190−200
+12.5%
170−180
−12.5%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+20.8%
50−55
−20.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+23.8%
40−45
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+26.1%
45−50
−26.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+25.6%
40−45
−25.6%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+26.5%
30−35
−26.5%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Valorant 130−140
+24.5%
100−110
−24.5%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Dota 2 75−80
+16.9%
65−70
−16.9%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%

This is how GTX 970M SLI and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 26% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M SLI is 37% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M SLI is 63% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 8% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI performs better in 43 tests (98%)
  • RX 6500 performs better in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 22.28 18.31

GTX 970M SLI has a 22% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 970M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

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