Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
35.53
+79%

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking141278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency30.45no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameTU104no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 April 2020 (4 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 speed930 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1155 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattno data
Texture fill rate184.8no data
Floating-point processing power5.914 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no data
Tensor Cores320no data
Ray Tracing Cores40no 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
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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1375 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth352.0 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
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.140-
CUDA7.5-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 35.53
+79%
RX 6500 19.85

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.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 13689
+79%
RX 6500 7649

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 HD105
+90.9%
55−60
−90.9%
1440p70
+100%
35−40
−100%
4K47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+93.8%
30−35
−93.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+125%
40−45
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+145%
30−35
−145%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+76.9%
65−70
−76.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101
+153%
40−45
−153%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+93.8%
30−35
−93.8%
Far Cry 5 127
+176%
45−50
−176%
Far Cry New Dawn 137
+158%
50−55
−158%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+48%
120−130
−48%
Hitman 3 103
+164%
35−40
−164%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+58.3%
95−100
−58.3%
Metro Exodus 144
+80%
80−85
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+106%
50−55
−106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+93.9%
65−70
−93.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+35.2%
90−95
−35.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+72.7%
40−45
−72.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+112%
30−35
−112%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+76.9%
65−70
−76.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+128%
40−45
−128%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+93.8%
30−35
−93.8%
Far Cry 5 108
+135%
45−50
−135%
Far Cry New Dawn 97
+83%
50−55
−83%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+48%
120−130
−48%
Hitman 3 102
+162%
35−40
−162%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+58.3%
95−100
−58.3%
Metro Exodus 142
+106%
65−70
−106%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+71.7%
50−55
−71.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+93.9%
65−70
−93.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+64.4%
45−50
−64.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+35.2%
90−95
−35.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+40.9%
40−45
−40.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+81.8%
30−35
−81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+93.8%
30−35
−93.8%
Far Cry 5 76
+65.2%
45−50
−65.2%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+48%
120−130
−48%
Hitman 3 86
+91.1%
45−50
−91.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+89.1%
55−60
−89.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+82.9%
70−75
−82.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+66.7%
45−50
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
−54.2%
90−95
+54.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+84%
50−55
−84%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
+135%
20−22
−135%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Far Cry 5 54
+135%
21−24
−135%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+84.5%
110−120
−84.5%
Hitman 3 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
Metro Exodus 75
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+88.9%
45−50
−88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+54.7%
110−120
−54.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 71
+103%
35−40
−103%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
+93.3%
14−16
−93.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+66%
100−110
−66%
Metro Exodus 61
+190%
21−24
−190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+155%
20−22
−155%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+167%
12−14
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry 5 28
+155%
10−12
−155%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 36
+100%
18−20
−100%

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 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 91% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 96% 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 RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 190% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 54% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is ahead in 51 test (76%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.53 19.85

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q has a 79% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6500
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