Radeon RX 6500 vs RX Vega 5

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Radeon RX 6500 Radeon RX 6500M Radeon RX 6550M Radeon RX 6550S

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
3.99

RX 6500 outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 322% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega 5 RX Vega 5
RX 6500 RX 6500

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking661297
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.01no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)no data
GPU code nameVegano data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)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 cores320no data
Boost clock speed1400 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

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.

Shared memory-no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_1no data

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 HD19
−321%
80−85
+321%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 14
−293%
55−60
+293%
Counter-Strike 2 43
−319%
180−190
+319%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−289%
35−40
+289%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 11
−309%
45−50
+309%
Battlefield 5 22
−250%
75−80
+250%
Counter-Strike 2 29
−314%
120−130
+314%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry 5 15
−313%
60−65
+313%
Fortnite 52
−88.5%
95−100
+88.5%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−275%
75−80
+275%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−241%
55−60
+241%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Valorant 55−60
−144%
130−140
+144%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7
−286%
27−30
+286%
Battlefield 5 18
−328%
75−80
+328%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−286%
27−30
+286%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50
−350%
220−230
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Dota 2 39
−172%
100−110
+172%
Far Cry 5 12
−417%
60−65
+417%
Fortnite 21
−367%
95−100
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−275%
75−80
+275%
Forza Horizon 5 15
−287%
55−60
+287%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−431%
65−70
+431%
Metro Exodus 4
−875%
35−40
+875%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−271%
50−55
+271%
Valorant 55−60
−144%
130−140
+144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
−381%
75−80
+381%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Dota 2 37
−186%
100−110
+186%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−417%
60−65
+417%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−275%
75−80
+275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−478%
50−55
+478%
Valorant 55−60
−321%
240−250
+321%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12
−717%
95−100
+717%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−303%
130−140
+303%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−675%
30−35
+675%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−306%
130−140
+306%
Valorant 45−50
−272%
170−180
+272%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2500%
50−55
+2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−360%
45−50
+360%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−425%
40−45
+425%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−106%
30−35
+106%
Valorant 21−24
−368%
100−110
+368%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Dota 2 14−16
−350%
60−65
+350%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−540%
30−35
+540%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how RX Vega 5 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 321% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 42 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.99 16.83

RX 6500 has a 321.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.

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