AMD
Radeon RX 6500M
Device Type: Laptop
Prices shown are for the complete laptop, not just the GPU.
Hardware Profile
Overview
The Radeon RX 6500M is a budget mobile graphics card based on AMD's RDNA 2 architecture, carrying 4GB of GDDR6 memory at a TDP up to 50W. Designed for slim and affordable gaming laptops, actual performance will vary based on the laptop's cooling design and manufacturer-set power limits.
Built on RDNA 2, it includes hardware ray tracing and FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) upscaling support. Its narrow 64-bit memory bus and 4GB VRAM limit its headroom at higher resolutions and with texture-heavy titles, making it most effective at 1080p with moderate settings.
The RX 6500M is best suited to entry-level 1080p gaming in mainstream titles. It represents the RDNA 2 generation in the budget laptop segment, offering a discrete GPU option above integrated graphics for everyday gamers on a tight budget.
Technical Specifications
Architecture & Cores
- Architecture
- RDNA 2
- Process Node
- TSMC N6
- Stream Processors
- 1,024
- Ray Accelerators
- 16
- AI Accelerators
- 32
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 2,000 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 2,400 MHz
Memory
- VRAM Capacity
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR6
- Memory Bus
- 64-bit
- Memory Speed
- 16 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 128 GB/s
Connectivity & Power
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x4
- TDP
- 50 W
- Released
- Jan 4, 2022