Radeon RX 6500M vs RX 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6800 with Radeon RX 6500M, including specs and performance data.

RX 6800
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
55.34
+191%

RX 6800 outperforms RX 6500M by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking51298
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation49.75no data
Power efficiency15.6826.96
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$579 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores38401024
Core clock speed1700 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed2105 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate505.2153.6
Floating-point processing power16.17 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs24064
Ray Tracing Cores6016

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
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s144.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.21.3

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.

RX 6800 55.34
+191%
RX 6500M 19.03

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

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 6800 22147
+191%
RX 6500M 7615

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6800 55084
+208%
RX 6500M 17889

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 6800 106236
+104%
RX 6500M 52161

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6800 45441
+224%
RX 6500M 14018

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6800 205274
+132%
RX 6500M 88601

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 HD174
+185%
61
−185%
1440p102
+191%
35−40
−191%
4K62
+195%
21−24
−195%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.33no data
1440p5.68no data
4K9.34no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 350
+230%
100−110
−230%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+105%
66
−105%
Hogwarts Legacy 208
+478%
35−40
−478%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%
Counter-Strike 2 349
+229%
100−110
−229%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+71.6%
67
−71.6%
Far Cry 5 197
+163%
75
−163%
Fortnite 230−240
+137%
95−100
−137%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+170%
75−80
−170%
Forza Horizon 5 232
+130%
101
−130%
Hogwarts Legacy 167
+364%
35−40
−364%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+151%
70−75
−151%
Valorant 290−300
+109%
140−150
−109%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%
Counter-Strike 2 259
+144%
100−110
−144%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+22.5%
220−230
−22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+225%
32
−225%
Dota 2 145
+42.2%
102
−42.2%
Far Cry 5 186
+162%
71
−162%
Fortnite 230−240
+137%
95−100
−137%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+170%
75−80
−170%
Forza Horizon 5 210
+159%
81
−159%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+130%
69
−130%
Hogwarts Legacy 130
+261%
35−40
−261%
Metro Exodus 147
+194%
50
−194%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+151%
70−75
−151%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 269
+372%
57
−372%
Valorant 290−300
+109%
140−150
−109%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+104%
75−80
−104%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+241%
29
−241%
Dota 2 128
+34.7%
95
−34.7%
Far Cry 5 174
+164%
66
−164%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+170%
75−80
−170%
Hogwarts Legacy 96
+167%
35−40
−167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+151%
70−75
−151%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+290%
39
−290%
Valorant 290−300
+109%
140−150
−109%
Fortnite 230−240
+137%
95−100
−137%
Counter-Strike 2 175
+349%
35−40
−349%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+186%
130−140
−186%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+291%
30−35
−291%
Metro Exodus 89
+271%
24−27
−271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2.3%
170−180
−2.3%
Valorant 300−350
+85.9%
170−180
−85.9%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+145%
50−55
−145%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+335%
16−18
−335%
Far Cry 5 163
+308%
40−45
−308%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+257%
45−50
−257%
Hogwarts Legacy 73
+265%
20−22
−265%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+307%
27−30
−307%
Fortnite 140−150
+255%
40−45
−255%
Counter-Strike 2 47
+194%
16−18
−194%
Grand Theft Auto V 132
+288%
30−35
−288%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+200%
12−14
−200%
Metro Exodus 55
+267%
14−16
−267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+267%
27−30
−267%
Valorant 300−350
+191%
100−110
−191%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+221%
27−30
−221%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+331%
16−18
−331%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+386%
7−8
−386%
Dota 2 102
+59.4%
60−65
−59.4%
Far Cry 5 91
+355%
20−22
−355%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+261%
30−35
−261%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
+192%
12−14
−192%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+411%
18−20
−411%
Fortnite 75−80
+311%
18−20
−311%

This is how RX 6800 and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 is 185% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 is 191% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 is 195% faster in 4K

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

  • in Hogwarts Legacy, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6800 is 478% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6800 surpassed RX 6500M in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 55.34 19.03
Recency 28 October 2020 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 50 Watt

RX 6800 has a 190.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook one.

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