Radeon RX 6500M vs RTX A2000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A2000 Mobile with Radeon RX 6500M, including specs and performance data.

RTX A2000 Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 95 Watt
25.71
+27.6%

RTX A2000 Mobile outperforms RX 6500M by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking211273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.5527.63
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA106Navi 24
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (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 cores25601024
Core clock speed893 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1358 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate108.6153.6
Floating-point processing power6.953 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs8064
Tensor Cores80no data
Ray Tracing Cores2016

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth176.0 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 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.6-

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.

RTX A2000 Mobile 25.71
+27.6%
RX 6500M 20.15

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.

RTX A2000 Mobile 9906
+27.6%
RX 6500M 7765

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.

RTX A2000 Mobile 18058
+0.9%
RX 6500M 17889

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX A2000 Mobile 63738
+22.2%
RX 6500M 52161

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.

RTX A2000 Mobile 13157
RX 6500M 14018
+6.5%

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.

RTX A2000 Mobile 60336
RX 6500M 88601
+46.8%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX A2000 Mobile 5016
+14.7%
RX 6500M 4372

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 HD79
+27.4%
62
−27.4%
1440p42
+40%
30−35
−40%
4K36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 74
+12.1%
66
−12.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
−12.7%
62
+12.7%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+25.4%
65−70
−25.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+26.8%
40−45
−26.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
−8.1%
67
+8.1%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+25.5%
45−50
−25.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+24.1%
50−55
−24.1%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+18.4%
120−130
−18.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
−17.3%
61
+17.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+19.4%
95−100
−19.4%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+25.7%
70−75
−25.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+22.2%
50−55
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+29.9%
65−70
−29.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+13%
90−95
−13%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 39
−15.4%
45
+15.4%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+25.4%
65−70
−25.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+26.8%
40−45
−26.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+56.3%
32
−56.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+25.5%
45−50
−25.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+24.1%
50−55
−24.1%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+18.4%
120−130
−18.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
−11.5%
58
+11.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+19.4%
95−100
−19.4%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+25.7%
70−75
−25.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+22.2%
50−55
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+13.7%
95
−13.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+13%
90−95
−13%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
−21.9%
39
+21.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+26.8%
40−45
−26.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+41.4%
29
−41.4%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+25.5%
45−50
−25.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+18.4%
120−130
−18.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
−5.8%
55
+5.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+19.4%
95−100
−19.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
+13.3%
83
−13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+28.2%
39
−28.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+16%
25
−16%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+22.2%
50−55
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+25.6%
35−40
−25.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+25.8%
30−35
−25.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+26.1%
21−24
−26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+108%
12−14
−108%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+26.1%
21−24
−26.1%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+28.9%
110−120
−28.9%
Hitman 3 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+26.2%
40−45
−26.2%
Metro Exodus 49
+28.9%
35−40
−28.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 63
+50%
40−45
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+19.2%
120−130
−19.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+26.5%
30−35
−26.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Hitman 3 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+24.8%
100−110
−24.8%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
+52.2%
21−24
−52.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

This is how RTX A2000 Mobile and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 27% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 40% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A2000 Mobile is 108% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500M is 22% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 Mobile is ahead in 65 tests (90%)
  • RX 6500M is ahead in 7 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.71 20.15
Recency 12 April 2021 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 50 Watt

RTX A2000 Mobile has a 27.6% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 90% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6500M is a mobile workstation one.


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