Radeon RX 6500 vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
2022
4.34

RX 6500 outperforms Graphics (Ryzen 7000) by a whopping 361% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking670273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRDNA 2 (2020−2023)no data
GPU code nameRaphaelno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 September 2022 (1 year ago)no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores128no data
Boost clock speed2200 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology6 nmno 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_2no 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
−344%
80−85
+344%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−267%
40−45
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−411%
45−50
+411%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−342%
50−55
+342%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−373%
120−130
+373%
Hitman 3 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−231%
95−100
+231%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−382%
50−55
+382%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−313%
65−70
+313%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−107%
90−95
+107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−267%
40−45
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−411%
45−50
+411%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−342%
50−55
+342%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−373%
120−130
+373%
Hitman 3 10−11
−290%
35−40
+290%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−231%
95−100
+231%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−667%
65−70
+667%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−382%
50−55
+382%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
−500%
65−70
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−107%
90−95
+107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−267%
40−45
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−411%
45−50
+411%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−373%
120−130
+373%
Hitman 3 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9
−344%
40−45
+344%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
−344%
40−45
+344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−107%
90−95
+107%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Hitman 3 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−333%
110−120
+333%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Hitman 3 0−1 14−16
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−5050%
100−110
+5050%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 20−22

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 4−5
Far Cry 5 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

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

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
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 Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 344% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 5050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 48 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.34 20.02

RX 6500 has a 361.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) in performance tests.


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