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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H | AMD Radeon RX 6500M | 16.00" | 1.9 kg
The AMD Radeon RX 6500M is a mobile entry-level graphics card based on the Navi 24 chip (RDNA 2 architecture) manufactured in the modern 6nm process. It features 1024 cores (16 CUs - compute units) and 4 GB of fast GDDR6 graphics memory connected with a 128 Bit memory bus. The chip also includes 16 MB Infinity Cache. The game clock speed is specified at 2191 MHz. AMD specifies the theoretical performance at 9.97 TFLOPS (half precision +60% vs 6300M) and 4.98 TFLOPS (single precision). The 6500M supports Smart Access Memory and SmartShift Technology.
The performance should be similar to a mobile RTX 3050 (according to AMD) and therefore best suited for 1080p gaming with high settings.
The Navi 24 chip is manufactured at TSMC in the modern 6nm process and should offer a good energy efficiency. The RX6500M is specified at a TDP of 50 Watt and therefore best suited for normal multimedia laptops.
Radeon RX 6000M Series
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Architecture | RDNA 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 1024 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TMUs | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROPs | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 2191 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theoretical Performance | 9.97 TFLOPS FP16, 4.98 TFLOPS FP32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cache | L3: 16 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 18000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.4, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 2.2, Vulkan 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 50 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistor Count | 5.4 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Die Size | 107 mm² | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 6 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PCIe | 4.0 x4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | DisplayPort 1.4 w/DFSC, HDMI 2.0b, Radeon Media Engine (H.264 4K150 decode, 4K90 encode / H.265 4K90 decode, 4K60 encode / VP9 4K90 decode) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | medium sized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 04.01.2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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