Radeon RX 6650M vs HD Graphics 500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 500 and Radeon RX 6650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 500
2015
8 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 10 Watt
0.77

RX 6650M outperforms HD Graphics 500 by a whopping 4995% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1152116
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.8022.41
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameApollo Lake GT1Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores961792
Core clock speed200 MHz2068 MHz
Boost clock speed650 MHz2416 MHz
Number of transistors189 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate7.800270.6
Floating-point processing power0.1248 TFLOPS8.659 TFLOPS
ROPs264
TMUs12112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 outputs

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 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3

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 500 0.77
RX 6650M 39.23
+4995%

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 500 298
RX 6650M 15115
+4972%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD Graphics 500 482
RX 6650M 32846
+6715%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD Graphics 500 363
RX 6650M 25739
+7000%

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 HD10
−1110%
121
+1110%
1440p1
−4900%
50−55
+4900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4133%
127
+4133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1560%
80−85
+1560%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3433%
106
+3433%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−9500%
95−100
+9500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1560%
80−85
+1560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1250%
160−170
+1250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 90−95
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2267%
140−150
+2267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−313%
120−130
+313%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1560%
80−85
+1560%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2533%
79
+2533%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−9500%
95−100
+9500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1560%
80−85
+1560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1250%
160−170
+1250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 90−95
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−3067%
190
+3067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−700%
80−85
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−313%
120−130
+313%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1560%
80−85
+1560%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2033%
64
+2033%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1560%
80−85
+1560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1250%
160−170
+1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2683%
167
+2683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−800%
90
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−100%
62
+100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 90−95

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 75−80
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−5800%
55−60
+5800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 40−45
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Hitman 3 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−2025%
85−90
+2025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−9450%
190−200
+9450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2133%
65−70
+2133%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 30−35

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24−27
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 500 and RX 6650M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6650M is 1110% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6650M is 4900% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6650M is 9500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6650M is ahead in 35 tests (55%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 39.23
Recency 1 September 2015 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 120 Watt

HD Graphics 500 has 1100% lower power consumption.

RX 6650M, on the other hand, has a 4994.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6650M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 500 in performance tests.


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