AMD · Radeon RX 6000 Series

AMD Radeon RX 6500

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 is a graphics card. It scores 7,734 in the PassMark G3D benchmark.

1/10 key specs recorded · 5 facts

Depth: 12 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified July 25, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark. Coverage: 1 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Memory

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Boost clock

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Performance

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 scores 7,734 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 86% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #381), measured across 115 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 827.

PassMark G3D Mark

7,734

Rank #381
Faster than 86% of 2,658 GPUs
115 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 97 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 74.9% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 51 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 77% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 64 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 75.8% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 33 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 69.4% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 2,769 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 72.1% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon RX 6500 averages DirectX 9 97 fps, DirectX 10 51 fps, DirectX 11 64 fps, DirectX 12 33 fps and GPU Compute 2,769 ops/s, across 115 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

First benchmarked 2023-06-15

Samples 115

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

Not to be confused with

This page covers the AMD Radeon RX 6500 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, AMD Radeon RX 6500M, AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

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Segment Desktop

Series Radeon RX 6000 Series

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 7,734

PassMark G2D 827

Rank #381

Samples 115

Frequently asked questions

How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 6500?

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 scores 7,734 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 86% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #381. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 33 fps.