Radeon RX 6500M vs RX 5600M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5600M and Radeon RX 6500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5600M
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
22.82
+13.3%

RX 5600M outperforms RX 6500M by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking247273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.4327.63
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 July 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores23041024
Core clock speed1035 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1265 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate182.2153.6
Floating-point processing power5.829 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs14464
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizedmedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s144.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.21.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

RX 5600M 22.82
+13.3%
RX 6500M 20.15

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.

RX 5600M 8795
+13.3%
RX 6500M 7765

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.

RX 5600M 24213
+35.4%
RX 6500M 17889

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 5600M 18582
RX 6500M 52161
+181%

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.

RX 5600M 17653
+25.9%
RX 6500M 14018

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.

RX 5600M 72335
RX 6500M 88601
+22.5%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 5600M 5934
+35.7%
RX 6500M 4372

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 HD86
+38.7%
62
−38.7%
1440p57
+14%
50−55
−14%
4K26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−83.3%
66
+83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+12.9%
62
−12.9%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+10.4%
65−70
−10.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 76
+85.4%
40−45
−85.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−86.1%
67
+86.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+10.6%
45−50
−10.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+11.1%
50−55
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+8.8%
120−130
−8.8%
Hitman 3 67
+9.8%
61
−9.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+8.2%
95−100
−8.2%
Metro Exodus 137
+95.7%
70−75
−95.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+40.7%
50−55
−40.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+13.4%
65−70
−13.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 221
+140%
90−95
−140%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+28.9%
45
−28.9%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+10.4%
65−70
−10.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+65.9%
40−45
−65.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+12.5%
32
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+10.6%
45−50
−10.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+11.1%
50−55
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+8.8%
120−130
−8.8%
Hitman 3 64
+10.3%
58
−10.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+8.2%
95−100
−8.2%
Metro Exodus 107
+52.9%
70−75
−52.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+29.6%
50−55
−29.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−25%
95
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 217
+136%
90−95
−136%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+15.4%
39
−15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+22%
40−45
−22%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+24.1%
29
−24.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+10.6%
45−50
−10.6%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+8.8%
120−130
−8.8%
Hitman 3 58
+5.5%
55
−5.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 101
+3.1%
95−100
−3.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−9.2%
83
+9.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+64.1%
39
−64.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 32
+28%
25
−28%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 67
+24.1%
50−55
−24.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+10.3%
35−40
−10.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+12.3%
110−120
−12.3%
Hitman 3 38
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+73.8%
40−45
−73.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+13.2%
35−40
−13.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+14.3%
40−45
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 197
+64.2%
120−130
−64.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+11.8%
30−35
−11.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Hitman 3 20
+25%
16−18
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+11.4%
100−110
−11.4%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

This is how RX 5600M and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5600M is 39% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5600M is 14% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5600M is 24% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5600M is 140% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 86% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5600M is ahead in 68 tests (94%)
  • RX 6500M is ahead in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.82 20.15
Recency 7 July 2020 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

RX 5600M has a 13.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.


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