Radeon RX 6500 vs RX 580 Mobile

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Radeon RX 6300M Radeon RX 6500 Radeon RX 6500M Radeon RX 6550M Radeon RX 6600M Radeon RX 6600S Radeon RX 6650M Radeon RX 6650M XT Radeon RX 6700M Radeon RX 6700S Radeon RX 6800M Radeon RX 6800S Radeon RX 6850M XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 Mobile and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 580 Mobile
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
19.48

RX 6500 outperforms RX 580 Mobile by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 580 Mobile RX 580 Mobile
RX 6500 RX 6500

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking289279
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.19no data
Power efficiency13.41no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)no data
GPU code namePolaris 20no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$301.69 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores2304no data
Core clock speed1000 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1077 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate155.1no data
Floating-point processing power4.963 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs144no 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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no 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 amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD78
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
4K31
+3.3%
30−35
−3.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.87no data
4K9.73no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Elden Ring 60−65
−3.2%
60−65
+3.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−3.2%
60−65
+3.2%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−3.7%
85−90
+3.7%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+4%
50−55
−4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−2.2%
45−50
+2.2%
Valorant 75−80
−2.5%
80−85
+2.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−3.2%
60−65
+3.2%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Dota 2 66
−7.6%
70−75
+7.6%
Elden Ring 60−65
−3.2%
60−65
+3.2%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−1.5%
65−70
+1.5%
Fortnite 68
−55.9%
100−110
+55.9%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−3.7%
85−90
+3.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−3.8%
50−55
+3.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 198
+46.7%
130−140
−46.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−2.2%
45−50
+2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+7.9%
60−65
−7.9%
Valorant 75−80
−2.5%
80−85
+2.5%
World of Tanks 220−230
−1.8%
230−240
+1.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−3.2%
60−65
+3.2%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Dota 2 69
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−1.5%
65−70
+1.5%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−3.7%
85−90
+3.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 58
−133%
130−140
+133%
Valorant 75−80
−1.3%
80−85
+1.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Elden Ring 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
World of Tanks 130−140
+2.3%
130−140
−2.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−3.8%
50−55
+3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−4%
50−55
+4%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Elden Ring 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+5.5%
55−60
−5.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
Fortnite 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Valorant 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Elden Ring 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 3% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 Mobile is 3% faster in 4K

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 580 Mobile is 47% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 133% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 580 Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 41 test (73%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (23%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.48 20.07

RX 6500 has a 3% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 580 Mobile and Radeon RX 6500.

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

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Community ratings

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