Radeon 880M vs RX 6500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Radeon 880M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
20.02

880M outperforms RX 6500 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking273270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data93.82
Architectureno dataRDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameno dataStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)15 July 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 coresno data512
Core clock speedno data400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data34,000 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.80
Floating-point processing powerno data2.97 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
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 20.02
Radeon 880M 20.19
+0.8%

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 7723
Radeon 880M 7789
+0.9%

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 HD30−35
−16.7%
35
+16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+10%
40−45
−10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+6%
50−55
−6%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%
Hitman 3 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+1100%
8−9
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+6%
50−55
−6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+225%
27−30
−225%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+6%
50−55
−6%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%
Hitman 3 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+1100%
8−9
−1100%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+6.2%
65−70
−6.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+6%
50−55
−6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+225%
27−30
−225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+6%
50−55
−6%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+1.1%
90−95
−1.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Hitman 3 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+6.4%
110−120
−6.4%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+3%
100−105
−3%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11 0−1
Battlefield 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how RX 6500 and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 880M is 17% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500 is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 15 tests (65%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (35%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.02 20.19

Radeon 880M has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 6500 and Radeon 880M.


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