FPSVersusGeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 6500M
Performance score
Radeon RX 6500M is 4% faster than GeForce GTX 970 by our estimate.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Real tests
What the test measures
Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.
Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.
Overview
| GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 6500M | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 9.75 | 10.1 |
| Ranking position | 158 | 154 |
| Power efficiency (0–100) | 32.23 | no data |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Architecture | Maxwell | RDNA 2 |
| Release date | no data | 2022-01-04 |
Specifications
| GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 6500M | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 1664 | 1024 |
| Base clock | 1050 MHz | no data |
| Game clock | no data | 2191 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1178 MHz | 2191 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 3.92 | 4.49 |
| Hardware ray tracing | no | yes |
| Upscaling | no data | FSR |
Video memory
| GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 6500M | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 128 GB/s |
| Infinity Cache | no data | 16 MB |
Power and connection
| GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 6500M | |
|---|---|---|
| Board power | 145 W | ≤ 50 W |
Pros and cons
GeForce GTX 970
- no notable advantages
Radeon RX 6500M
- 4% higher overall score
- has hardware ray tracing
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