Arc A770 vs Radeon RX 6500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with Arc A770, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500
19.85

Arc A770 outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking278155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.32
Power efficiencyno data10.34
Architectureno dataGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameno dataDG2-512
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateno data12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

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 coresno data4096
Core clock speedno data2100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2400 MHz
Number of transistorsno data21,700 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rateno data614.4
Floating-point processing powerno data19.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data256
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

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 6500 19.85
Arc A770 33.93
+70.9%

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 6500 7649
Arc A770 13075
+70.9%

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 HD65−70
−78.5%
116
+78.5%
1440p35−40
−85.7%
65
+85.7%
4K21−24
−95.2%
41
+95.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.84
1440pno data5.06
4Kno data8.02

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−47.7%
65
+47.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−179%
92
+179%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−30.8%
85−90
+30.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−32.5%
50−55
+32.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−28.3%
55−60
+28.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−26.4%
65−70
+26.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−21.1%
140−150
+21.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
−33.3%
50−55
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−22.9%
110−120
+22.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−26.4%
65−70
+26.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−33.3%
85−90
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−15.4%
100−110
+15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+41.9%
31
−41.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−139%
79
+139%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−30.8%
85−90
+30.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−32.5%
50−55
+32.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−28.3%
55−60
+28.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−26.4%
65−70
+26.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−21.1%
140−150
+21.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
−33.3%
50−55
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−22.9%
110−120
+22.9%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−109%
144
+109%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−26.4%
65−70
+26.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−291%
258
+291%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−24.4%
55−60
+24.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−15.4%
100−110
+15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−2.3%
45
+2.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−118%
72
+118%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−69.2%
110−120
+69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−28.3%
55−60
+28.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−69.8%
90−95
+69.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+435%
23
−435%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−60%
72
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+23%
74
−23%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Hitman 3 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−62.5%
65−70
+62.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−62.2%
60−65
+62.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−66.7%
55−60
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−62.5%
65−70
+62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−100%
40
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−233%
60
+233%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−57.9%
60−65
+57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−66.7%
50−55
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−34.5%
140−150
+34.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−23.9%
140−150
+23.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Hitman 3 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−28.2%
130−140
+28.2%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−295%
83
+295%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−265%
73
+265%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−150%
30
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−280%
38
+280%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−50%
30−33
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+238%
8
−238%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−363%
37
+363%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 216
+0%
216
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+0%
100
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 158
+0%
158
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 89
+0%
89
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and Arc A770 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A770 is 78% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A770 is 86% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A770 is 95% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 435% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A770 is 363% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • Arc A770 is ahead in 48 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.85 33.93

Arc A770 has a 70.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Arc A770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook card while Arc A770 is a desktop one.


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

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