Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Radeon RX 6500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RX 6500 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 278 | 202 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | no data | 53.47 |
Architecture | no data | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
GPU code name | no data | AD107 |
Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
Release date | no data | 26 February 2024 (less than a year 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 cores | no data | 2048 |
Core clock speed | no data | 1485 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 2025 MHz |
Number of transistors | no data | 18,900 million |
Manufacturing process technology | no data | 5 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 129.6 |
Floating-point processing power | no data | 8.294 TFLOPS |
ROPs | no data | 32 |
TMUs | no data | 64 |
Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 |
Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 128.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
CUDA | - | 8.9 |
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
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−25%
|
40−45
+25%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
−36.4%
|
60−65
+36.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−36.4%
|
45−50
+36.4%
|
Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−30.8%
|
85−90
+30.8%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40−45
−37.5%
|
55−60
+37.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−25%
|
40−45
+25%
|
Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−30.4%
|
60−65
+30.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−32.1%
|
70−75
+32.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
−30.1%
|
160−170
+30.1%
|
Hitman 3 | 35−40
−28.2%
|
50−55
+28.2%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 95−100
−35.4%
|
130−140
+35.4%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
−32.1%
|
70−75
+32.1%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 65−70
−36.4%
|
90−95
+36.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
−31.9%
|
120−130
+31.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
−36.4%
|
60−65
+36.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−36.4%
|
45−50
+36.4%
|
Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−30.8%
|
85−90
+30.8%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40−45
−37.5%
|
55−60
+37.5%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−25%
|
40−45
+25%
|
Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−30.4%
|
60−65
+30.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−32.1%
|
70−75
+32.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
−30.1%
|
160−170
+30.1%
|
Hitman 3 | 35−40
−28.2%
|
50−55
+28.2%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 95−100
−35.4%
|
130−140
+35.4%
|
Metro Exodus | 65−70
−30.4%
|
90−95
+30.4%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
−32.1%
|
70−75
+32.1%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 65−70
−36.4%
|
90−95
+36.4%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
−33.3%
|
60−65
+33.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
−31.9%
|
120−130
+31.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
−36.4%
|
60−65
+36.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−36.4%
|
45−50
+36.4%
|
Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−30.8%
|
85−90
+30.8%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−25%
|
40−45
+25%
|
Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−30.4%
|
60−65
+30.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−32.1%
|
70−75
+32.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
−30.1%
|
160−170
+30.1%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
−33.3%
|
60−65
+33.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
−31.9%
|
120−130
+31.9%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
Hitman 3 | 21−24
−30.4%
|
30−33
+30.4%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
−37.5%
|
55−60
+37.5%
|
Metro Exodus | 35−40
−35.1%
|
50−55
+35.1%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
−36.4%
|
45−50
+36.4%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
−37.5%
|
55−60
+37.5%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−31.6%
|
50−55
+31.6%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−30.4%
|
30−33
+30.4%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
−33.3%
|
40−45
+33.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
−36.4%
|
150−160
+36.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
−36.8%
|
160−170
+36.8%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 100−110
−35.9%
|
140−150
+35.9%
|
Metro Exodus | 21−24
−28.6%
|
27−30
+28.6%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
−23.5%
|
21−24
+23.5%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
Battlefield 5 | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−29.6%
|
35−40
+29.6%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 19.86 | 27.31 |
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 37.5% higher aggregate performance score.
The RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook graphics card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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