Radeon RX 6500 vs HD 8690M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8690M and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8690M
2013
1 GB GDDR5
2.35

RX 6500 outperforms HD 8690M by a whopping 679% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking898335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)no data
GPU code nameSunno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 March 2013 (13 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 speed775 MHzno data
Boost clock speed825 MHzno data
Number of transistors690 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Texture fill rate16.50no data
Floating-point processing power0.528 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs20no data
L1 Cache80 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KBno 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

HD 8690M 2.35
RX 6500 18.31
+679%

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.

HD 8690M 984
Samples: 9
RX 6500 7606
+673%
Samples: 95

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 HD17
−665%
130−140
+665%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 7−8
−1014%
75−80
+1014%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−917%
60−65
+917%
Fortnite 12−14
−725%
95−100
+725%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−533%
75−80
+533%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−1080%
55−60
+1080%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−492%
70−75
+492%
Valorant 40−45
−238%
140−150
+238%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 7−8
−1014%
75−80
+1014%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−385%
220−230
+385%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Dota 2 24−27
−328%
100−110
+328%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−917%
60−65
+917%
Fortnite 12−14
−725%
95−100
+725%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−533%
75−80
+533%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−1080%
55−60
+1080%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−1280%
65−70
+1280%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−492%
70−75
+492%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−478%
50−55
+478%
Valorant 40−45
−238%
140−150
+238%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 7−8
−1014%
75−80
+1014%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Dota 2 24−27
−328%
100−110
+328%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−917%
60−65
+917%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−533%
75−80
+533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−492%
70−75
+492%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−478%
50−55
+478%
Valorant 40−45
−614%
300−310
+614%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−725%
95−100
+725%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−694%
130−140
+694%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−673%
170−180
+673%
Valorant 18−20
−826%
170−180
+826%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−667%
45−50
+667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%
Valorant 12−14
−783%
100−110
+783%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 6−7
−983%
65−70
+983%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High

Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how HD 8690M and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 665% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 3100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 performs better in 38 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.35 18.31

RX 6500 has a 679% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8690M in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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