Radeon RX 6500 vs Vega 7
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Vega 7 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 533 | 279 |
| Place by popularity | 12 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.44 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | no data |
| GPU code name | Cezanne | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 April 2021 (3 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 cores | 448 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 53.20 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.702 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 28 | no data |
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).
| Interface | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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.
| Memory type | System Shared | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | no data |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | no data |
| 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 outputs | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | - |
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 HD | 23
−161%
| 60−65
+161%
|
| 1440p | 25
−160%
| 65−70
+160%
|
| 4K | 15
−167%
| 40−45
+167%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Elden Ring | 14
−357%
|
60−65
+357%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−167%
|
60−65
+167%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 29
−193%
|
85−90
+193%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21
−162%
|
55−60
+162%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
−70.4%
|
45−50
+70.4%
|
| Valorant | 29
−179%
|
80−85
+179%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−167%
|
60−65
+167%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Dota 2 | 17
−318%
|
70−75
+318%
|
| Elden Ring | 16
−300%
|
60−65
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
−139%
|
65−70
+139%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
−141%
|
100−110
+141%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24
−254%
|
85−90
+254%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15
−260%
|
50−55
+260%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 46
−193%
|
130−140
+193%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
−119%
|
45−50
+119%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
−174%
|
60−65
+174%
|
| Valorant | 14
−479%
|
80−85
+479%
|
| World of Tanks | 58
−300%
|
230−240
+300%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−167%
|
60−65
+167%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−103%
|
65−70
+103%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21
−305%
|
85−90
+305%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
−125%
|
130−140
+125%
|
| Valorant | 25
−160%
|
65−70
+160%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
| Elden Ring | 10−11
−230%
|
30−35
+230%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−200%
|
18−20
+200%
|
| World of Tanks | 50−55
−159%
|
140−150
+159%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−215%
|
40−45
+215%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−238%
|
50−55
+238%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−271%
|
50−55
+271%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−150%
|
30−33
+150%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−163%
|
50−55
+163%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−150%
|
45−50
+150%
|
| Elden Ring | 4−5
−275%
|
14−16
+275%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−400%
|
14−16
+400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−150%
|
55−60
+150%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−160%
|
12−14
+160%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−88.9%
|
30−35
+88.9%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−233%
|
20−22
+233%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−189%
|
24−27
+189%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how Vega 7 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 161% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 is 160% faster in 1440p
- RX 6500 is 167% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 479% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 is ahead in 33 tests (59%)
- there's a draw in 23 tests (41%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.48 | 20.07 |
RX 6500 has a 168.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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