Radeon RX 5500 vs Pro 580
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro 580 with Radeon RX 5500, including specs and performance data.
RX 5500 outperforms Pro 580 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 338 | 307 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.60 | 14.94 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | Navi 14 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (9 years ago) | 7 October 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1845 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 172.8 | 162.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.53 TFLOPS | 5.196 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 144 | 88 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 180 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1695 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 217.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.61 | 21.23 |
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 7 October 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 110 Watt |
Pro 580 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 5500, on the other hand, has a 14% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 36% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 580 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop one.
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