Radeon RX 6500M vs Quadro T500 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with Radeon RX 6500M, including specs and performance data.

T500 Mobile
2020
2 GB GDDR6, 18 Watt
9.11

RX 6500M outperforms T500 Mobile by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking474269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency35.2028.01
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU117Navi 24
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date2 December 2020 (3 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 cores8961024
Core clock speed1365 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate94.92153.6
Floating-point processing power3.037 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs5664
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s144.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.21.3
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.

T500 Mobile 9.11
RX 6500M 20.14
+121%

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.

T500 Mobile 7996
RX 6500M 17889
+124%

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.

T500 Mobile 4225
RX 6500M 14018
+232%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

T500 Mobile 23453
RX 6500M 88601
+278%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

T500 Mobile 1788
RX 6500M 4372
+145%

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 HD36
−72.2%
62
+72.2%
1440p15
−100%
30−35
+100%
4K17
−106%
35−40
+106%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−371%
66
+371%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−377%
62
+377%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−148%
65−70
+148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−128%
40−45
+128%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−379%
67
+379%
Far Cry 5 30
−56.7%
45−50
+56.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−116%
50−55
+116%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−108%
120−130
+108%
Hitman 3 16−18
−259%
61
+259%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−96%
95−100
+96%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−116%
50−55
+116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−123%
65−70
+123%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−53.3%
90−95
+53.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−246%
45
+246%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−148%
65−70
+148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−128%
40−45
+128%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−129%
32
+129%
Far Cry 5 28
−67.9%
45−50
+67.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−116%
50−55
+116%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−108%
120−130
+108%
Hitman 3 16−18
−241%
58
+241%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−96%
95−100
+96%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−150%
70−75
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−116%
50−55
+116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−217%
95
+217%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−60.7%
45−50
+60.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−53.3%
90−95
+53.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−200%
39
+200%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−104%
55−60
+104%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−107%
29
+107%
Far Cry 5 27
−74.1%
45−50
+74.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−120%
55−60
+120%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−108%
120−130
+108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−105%
39
+105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+140%
25
−140%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Hitman 3 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−106%
35−40
+106%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−130%
21−24
+130%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−200%
110−120
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−111%
120−130
+111%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−192%
100−110
+192%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−155%
27−30
+155%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 55
+0%
55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 83
+0%
83
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how T500 Mobile and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500M is 72% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500M is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500M is 106% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T500 Mobile is 140% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 379% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • T500 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 6500M is ahead in 51 test (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.11 20.14
Recency 2 December 2020 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 50 Watt

T500 Mobile has 177.8% lower power consumption.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has a 121.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6500M is a mobile workstation one.


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