Radeon RX 6500 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.46

RX 6500 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a whopping 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking466273
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Power efficiency23.55no 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 cores96no 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 HD26
−112%
55−60
+112%
1440p15
−100%
30−35
+100%
4K11
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20
−60%
30−35
+60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
−57.1%
30−35
+57.1%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−124%
65−70
+124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
−100%
30−35
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−109%
45−50
+109%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−104%
50−55
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−95.2%
120−130
+95.2%
Hitman 3 24
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 124
+29.2%
95−100
−29.2%
Metro Exodus 35
−100%
70−75
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−212%
50−55
+212%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−113%
65−70
+113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90
−1.1%
90−95
+1.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−91.3%
40−45
+91.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−124%
65−70
+124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
−25%
40−45
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−146%
30−35
+146%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−109%
45−50
+109%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−104%
50−55
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−95.2%
120−130
+95.2%
Hitman 3 23
−69.6%
35−40
+69.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 112
+16.7%
95−100
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 28
−146%
65−70
+146%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−104%
50−55
+104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
−120%
65−70
+120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
−8.3%
90−95
+8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
−214%
40−45
+214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−136%
30−35
+136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−191%
30−35
+191%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−109%
45−50
+109%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−95.2%
120−130
+95.2%
Hitman 3 20
−100%
40−45
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 23
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
−108%
50−55
+108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−221%
45−50
+221%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−49.2%
90−95
+49.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−168%
110−120
+168%
Hitman 3 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−111%
40−45
+111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−95%
110−120
+95%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−200%
14−16
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−164%
100−110
+164%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−66.7%
20−22
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−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 Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 112% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 91% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 29% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 50 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.46 20.02

RX 6500 has a 111.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.


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