Radeon RX 6500 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
2020
28 Watt
7.57

RX 6500 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking522271
Place by popularity48not in top-100
Power efficiency18.72no data
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)no data
GPU code nameTiger Lake Xeno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)no data (2024 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 cores80no data
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology10 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno 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.

Shared memory+no 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_1no data

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 HD18
−150%
45−50
+150%
1440p10
−140%
24−27
+140%
4K14
−150%
35−40
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14
−129%
30−35
+129%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−132%
40−45
+132%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
−73.7%
30−35
+73.7%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−195%
65−70
+195%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−146%
30−35
+146%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−171%
45−50
+171%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−152%
50−55
+152%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−151%
120−130
+151%
Hitman 3 16
−144%
35−40
+144%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−123%
95−100
+123%
Metro Exodus 38
−163%
100−105
+163%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−165%
50−55
+165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−164%
65−70
+164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
−46.8%
90−95
+46.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−132%
40−45
+132%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
−106%
30−35
+106%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−195%
65−70
+195%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−220%
30−35
+220%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−171%
45−50
+171%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−152%
50−55
+152%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−151%
120−130
+151%
Hitman 3 15
−160%
35−40
+160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−123%
95−100
+123%
Metro Exodus 27
−156%
65−70
+156%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−165%
50−55
+165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
−175%
65−70
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 49
−85.7%
90−95
+85.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−132%
40−45
+132%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−300%
30−35
+300%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−171%
45−50
+171%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−151%
120−130
+151%
Hitman 3 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
−150%
40−45
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
−150%
50−55
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−309%
45−50
+309%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−65.5%
90−95
+65.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−156%
21−24
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−307%
110−120
+307%
Hitman 3 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−150%
40−45
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−140%
24−27
+140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−149%
110−120
+149%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Hitman 3 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−312%
100−110
+312%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

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 Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 150% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 140% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 150% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 52 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.57 20.01

RX 6500 has a 164.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs in performance tests.


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