GeForce RTX 4050 vs Radeon RX 6500M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500M with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500M
2022
4 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
20.15

RTX 4050 outperforms RX 6500M by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking273124
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Power efficiency27.6325.71
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 24AD107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)2023 (1 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 cores10242560
Core clock speed2000 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed2400 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate153.6211.2
Floating-point processing power4.915 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6480
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Cores1618

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 sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s216.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9

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 6500M 20.15
RTX 4050 37.50
+86.1%

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 6500M 7765
RTX 4050 14451
+86.1%

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 HD62
−77.4%
110−120
+77.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
−77.4%
110−120
+77.4%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−82.9%
75−80
+82.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−84%
230−240
+84%
Hitman 3 61
−80.3%
110−120
+80.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−85.7%
130−140
+85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−84.8%
170−180
+84.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−82.9%
75−80
+82.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−84%
230−240
+84%
Hitman 3 58
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−85.7%
130−140
+85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
−78.9%
170−180
+78.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−84.8%
170−180
+84.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 39
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−82.9%
75−80
+82.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−84%
230−240
+84%
Hitman 3 55
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 83
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
−80%
45−50
+80%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−84.2%
210−220
+84.2%
Hitman 3 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−84.2%
70−75
+84.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−83.3%
220−230
+83.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Hitman 3 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−81%
190−200
+81%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−78.6%
50−55
+78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%

This is how RX 6500M and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 is 77% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.15 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt

RX 6500M has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 86.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 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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