GPU Comparison

AMD
RADEON

AMD Radeon RX 6500M

CORE STATE Navi 24
VRAM 4 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2400 MHz
TDP 50 W
BUS WIDTH 64 bit
ARCHITECTURE RDNA 2.0
nm
PROCESS 6 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2022
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

A2

CORE STATE GA107
VRAM 16 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1770 MHz
TDP 60 W
BUS WIDTH 128 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
38,586
35,357
geekbench_vulkan
43,837
34,023
passmark_directx_10
52
N/A
passmark_directx_11
70
N/A
passmark_directx_12
34
N/A
passmark_directx_9
92
N/A
passmark_g2d
385
N/A
passmark_g3d
7,531
N/A
passmark_gpu_compute
2,669
N/A

Analysis: AMD Radeon RX 6500M vs NVIDIA A2

Visual performance tests between the RX 6500 and NVIDIA NVIDIA A2 GPU indicate a obvious victor. the RX 6500 delivers considerably stronger performance throughout modern titles. The VRAM advantage and technical improvements convert into visibly smoother visual experiences. Benchmark results validates this assessment. Enthusiasts looking for maximum visuals should consider this.

NVIDIA NVIDIA A2 GPU has difficulty to match the RX 6500's pure throughput. In budget users, NVIDIA NVIDIA A2 GPU might yet offer reasonable performance, yet buyers wanting the best experience will gravitate toward the RX 6500. This performance difference is too large to ignore. Heavy workloads particularly highlight this margin. The price gap delivers dividends in frame rates.

NVIDIA NVIDIA A2 GPU isn't ignored entirely, yet the performance gap compared to the RX 6500 is difficult to dismiss. For budget-conscious builders, NVIDIA NVIDIA A2 GPU could still be sense assuming its smaller asking price accounts for the lesser power. But, for raw gaming throughput, the RX 6500 represents the obvious choice. This determination is clear. Capability seekers will gravitate toward the RX 6500.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
RX 6500M
A2
Core Specs
Shading Units
1,024
1,280 +25.0%
Shaders
1,024
1,280 +25.0%
TMUs
64
40 -37.5%
ROPs
32
32 0.0%
Compute Units
16
SM Count
10
Clocks
Base Clock
2000 MHz
1440 MHz
Boost Clock
2400 MHz
1770 MHz
Game Clock
2191 MHz
Memory Clock
2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective
1563 MHz 12.5 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
4 GB
16 GB
VRAM (MB)
4,096
16,384 +300.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Bus
64 bit
128 bit
Bandwidth
144.0 GB/s
200.1 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB per Array
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
1024 KB
2 MB
L3 Cache
16 MB
L0 Cache
32 KB per WGP
Performance
Pixel Rate
76.80 GPixel/s
56.64 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
153.6 GTexel/s
70.80 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
4.915 TFLOPS
4.531 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
307.2 GFLOPS (1:16)
70.80 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
9.830 TFLOPS (2:1)
4.531 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
16
10 -37.5%
Tensor Cores
40
Power
TDP
50 W
60 W
TDP (W)
50
60 +20.0%
Suggested PSU
250 W
Power Connectors
None
None
Architecture
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Ampere
GPU Name
Navi 24
GA107
Generation
Navi Mobile (RX 6000M)
Workstation Ampere (Ax000)
Process Size
6 nm
8 nm
Transistors
5,400 million
8,700 million
Die Size
107 mm²
200 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Samsung
Density
50.5M / mm²
43.5M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
2.2
3.0
CUDA
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
IGP
Single-slot
Outputs
Portable Device Dependent
No outputs
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
PCIe 4.0 x8
Other
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Polaris Mobile
Quadro Turing
Successor
Workstation Ada
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