Radeon RX 6500 vs HD Graphics 4600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 4600 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 4600
2013
45 Watt
1.85

RX 6500 outperforms HD Graphics 4600 by a whopping 985% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking919279
Place by popularity64not in top-100
Power efficiency6.37no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)no data
GPU code nameHaswell GT2no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 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 cores160no data
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors392 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology22 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate22.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.352 TFLOPSno data
ROPs2no data
TMUs20no 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).

InterfaceRing Busno 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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-

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.

HD Graphics 4600 1.85
RX 6500 20.07
+985%

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.

HD Graphics 4600 710
RX 6500 7714
+986%

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:

900p14
−971%
150−160
+971%
Full HD11
−900%
110−120
+900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Elden Ring 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−750%
85−90
+750%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−667%
45−50
+667%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Dota 2 10
−610%
70−75
+610%
Elden Ring 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%
Far Cry 5 16
−319%
65−70
+319%
Fortnite 9−10
−1078%
100−110
+1078%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−750%
85−90
+750%
Grand Theft Auto V 4
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5300%
50−55
+5300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
−650%
130−140
+650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−475%
45−50
+475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
−1160%
60−65
+1160%
World of Tanks 27
−759%
230−240
+759%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Dota 2 3−4
−2267%
70−75
+2267%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−458%
65−70
+458%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−750%
85−90
+750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−611%
130−140
+611%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−983%
130−140
+983%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
World of Tanks 12−14
−983%
130−140
+983%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−956%
95−100
+956%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−800%
50−55
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Valorant 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−963%
170−180
+963%
Elden Ring 0−1 14−16
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Dota 2 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Valorant 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Elden Ring 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 4600 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 971% faster in 900p
  • RX 6500 is 900% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 5300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 36 tests (65%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (35%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.85 20.07

RX 6500 has a 984.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4600 in performance tests.


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