Radeon RX 6500M vs R5 M330

Place in performance ranking	974	270
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	RDNA 2 (2020−2023)
GPU code name	Exo Pro DDR3	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores	320	1024
Compute units	5	no data
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1030 MHz	2191 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.60	153.6
Floating-point performance	0.6592 gflops	4.915 gflops

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 size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.2
Mantle	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R5 M330 1.54

RX 6500M 20.24
+1214%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

R5 M330 595

RX 6500M 7809
+1212%

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.

R5 M330 1689

RX 6500M 17889
+959%

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.

R5 M330 922

RX 6500M 14018
+1420%

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.

R5 M330 4897

RX 6500M 88601
+1709%

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 HD

−611%

64
+611%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1550%

66
+1550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −720%	40−45 +720%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1575%	67 +1575%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −3025%	120−130 +3025%
Hitman 3	6−7 −917%	61 +917%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −553%	95−100 +553%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1700%	50−55 +1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −738%	65−70 +738%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −171%	90−95 +171%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −720%	40−45 +720%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −700%	32 +700%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −3025%	120−130 +3025%
Hitman 3	6−7 −867%	58 +867%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −553%	95−100 +553%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1700%	50−55 +1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1088%	95 +1088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −246%	45−50 +246%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −171%	90−95 +171%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −720%	40−45 +720%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −625%	29 +625%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −3025%	120−130 +3025%
Hitman 3	6−7 −817%	55 +817%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −553%	95−100 +553%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −938%	83 +938%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −255%	39 +255%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +36%	25 −36%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1700%

50−55
+1700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1850%	35−40 +1850%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1450%	30−35 +1450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%
Hitman 3	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −740%	40−45 +740%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −1400%	120−130 +1400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−750%

30−35
+750%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1400%

14−16
+1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	10−12
Far Cry 5	0−1	10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−500%

18−20
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +0%	62 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 +0%	45 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

This is how R5 M330 and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

RX 6500M is 611% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 M330 is 36% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 3025% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R5 M330 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 6500M is ahead in 48 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.54	20.24
Recency	7 May 2015	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	50 Watt

R5 M330 has 177.8% lower power consumption.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has a 1214.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M330 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.