Radeon RX 6500 vs ATI E4690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon E4690 with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.


ATI E4690
2009
512 MB GDDR3, 30 Watt
0.97

RX 6500 outperforms E4690 by a whopping 1788% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1166335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.49no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)no data
GPU code nameRV730no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 June 2009 (16 years ago)no data

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 cores320no data
Core clock speed600 MHzno data
Number of transistors514 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)30 Wattno data
Texture fill rate19.20no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs32no data

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).

InterfaceMXM-IIno data
WidthMXM Moduleno 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.

Memory typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1400 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/sno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1no data
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.0no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

ATI E4690 0.97
RX 6500 18.31
+1788%

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.

ATI E4690 405
Samples: 3
RX 6500 7606
+1778%
Samples: 95

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
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75−80
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Far Cry 5 60−65
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60−65
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Fortnite 95−100
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95−100
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Forza Horizon 4 75−80
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75−80
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Forza Horizon 5 55−60
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55−60
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
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70−75
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Valorant 140−150
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140−150
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
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75−80
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
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220−230
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Dota 2 100−110
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100−110
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Far Cry 5 60−65
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60−65
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Fortnite 95−100
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95−100
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Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
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Forza Horizon 5 55−60
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55−60
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Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
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65−70
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Metro Exodus 40−45
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40−45
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
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70−75
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
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50−55
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Valorant 140−150
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140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
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70−75
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
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95−100
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
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130−140
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Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
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30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
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14−16
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
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27−30
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Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
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27−30
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
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65−70
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Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
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Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 18.31

RX 6500 has a 1788% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E4690 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon E4690 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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