Radeon RX 6500 vs R7 350

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 350 with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

R7 350
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
5.16

RX 6500 outperforms R7 350 by a whopping 255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking672334
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.21no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)no data
GPU code nameCape Verdeno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 July 2016 (9 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 cores512no data
Core clock speed800 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)55 Wattno data
Texture fill rate25.60no data
Floating-point processing power0.8192 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache256 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1125 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth72 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

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-

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
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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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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
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
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75−80
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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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Forza Horizon 4 75−80
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75−80
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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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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
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95−100
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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
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Metro Exodus 24−27
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24−27
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Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra

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

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
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40−45
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
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30−35
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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
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100−110
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4K
Ultra

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

Fortnite 18−20
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18−20
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.16 18.31

RX 6500 has a 254.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 350 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.

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