Radeon Pro 580 vs Pro Duo
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro Duo with Radeon Pro 580, including specs and performance data.
Pro Duo outperforms Pro 580 by a small 9% 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 | 317 | 338 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.08 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.49 | 9.60 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Capsaicin | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 26 April 2016 (10 years ago) | 5 June 2017 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 4096 ×2 | 2304 |
| Compute units | 128 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 256.0 ×2 | 172.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.192 TFLOPS ×2 | 5.53 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 256 ×2 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 277 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 3x 8-pin | None |
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 | High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s ×2 | 217.0 GB/s |
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| CrossFire | + | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| Mantle | + | - |
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.
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 | 20.31 | 18.61 |
| Recency | 26 April 2016 | 5 June 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 150 Watt |
Pro Duo has a 9% higher aggregate performance score.
Pro 580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro Duo and Radeon Pro 580.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Duo is a workstation graphics card while Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation one.
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