Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce MX350

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX350 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX350
2020
2 GB GDDR5, 20 Watt
7.29

RX 6500 outperforms MX350 by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking547291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.00no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP107no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (5 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 cores640no data
Core clock speed747 MHzno data
Boost clock speed937 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattno data
Texture fill rate29.98no data
Floating-point processing power1.199 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1752 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth56.06 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

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.

GeForce MX350 7.29
RX 6500 19.72
+171%

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.

GeForce MX350 2809
RX 6500 7599
+171%

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 HD27
−159%
70−75
+159%
1440p31
−158%
80−85
+158%
4K26
−169%
70−75
+169%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 31
−158%
80−85
+158%
Counter-Strike 2 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
−150%
40−45
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 24
−150%
60−65
+150%
Battlefield 5 37
−108%
75−80
+108%
Counter-Strike 2 11
−145%
27−30
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−145%
27−30
+145%
Far Cry 5 27
−133%
60−65
+133%
Fortnite 82
−20.7%
95−100
+20.7%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−105%
75−80
+105%
Forza Horizon 5 21
−148%
50−55
+148%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
Valorant 129
−8.5%
140−150
+8.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7
−157%
18−20
+157%
Battlefield 5 30
−157%
75−80
+157%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120
−89.2%
220−230
+89.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Dota 2 83
−28.9%
100−110
+28.9%
Far Cry 5 23
−174%
60−65
+174%
Fortnite 43
−130%
95−100
+130%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−192%
75−80
+192%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−225%
50−55
+225%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
−100%
70−75
+100%
Metro Exodus 12
−233%
40−45
+233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
−92.6%
50−55
+92.6%
Valorant 116
−20.7%
140−150
+20.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24
−221%
75−80
+221%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−140%
12−14
+140%
Dota 2 76
−40.8%
100−110
+40.8%
Far Cry 5 21
−200%
60−65
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 19
−300%
75−80
+300%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−225%
50−55
+225%
Valorant 70−75
−170%
200−210
+170%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27
−267%
95−100
+267%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−153%
130−140
+153%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−256%
30−35
+256%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Valorant 75−80
−126%
170−180
+126%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−300%
50−55
+300%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−200%
40−45
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−188%
45−50
+188%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−200%
40−45
+200%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−88.9%
30−35
+88.9%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Valorant 35−40
−200%
100−110
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−367%
27−30
+367%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 30
−113%
60−65
+113%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−200%
30−35
+200%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%

This is how GeForce MX350 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 159% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 158% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 169% faster in 4K

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 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed GeForce MX350 in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.29 19.72

RX 6500 has a 170.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX350 in performance tests.

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