Radeon RX 580 vs Pro W5700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5700 with Radeon RX 580, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5700
2019, $799
8 GB GDDR6, 205 Watt
33.78
+60.9%

Pro W5700 outperforms RX 580 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking174312
Place by popularitynot in top-1003
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.7014.58
Power efficiency12.838.83
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 10Polaris 20
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date19 November 2019 (6 years ago)18 April 2017 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RX 580 has 6% better value for money than Pro W5700.

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 cores23042304
Core clock speed1400 MHz1257 MHz
Boost clock speed1880 MHz1340 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate270.7193.0
Floating-point processing powerno data6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs144144
L1 Cacheno data576 KB
L2 Cache4 MB2 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors5x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.41.2.131

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.

Pro W5700 33.78
+60.9%
RX 580 20.99

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.

Pro W5700 14133
+60.9%
Samples: 417
RX 580 8782
Samples: 33550

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD150−16097
−35.3%
1440p65−70
+51.2%
43
4K55−60
+48.6%
37

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.332.36
+55.7%
1440p12.295.33
+56.7%
4K14.536.19
+57.4%
  • RX 580 has 56% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 580 has 57% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 580 has 57% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 55−60 55−60
Counter-Strike 2 120−130 120−130
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 45−50
Resident Evil 4 Remake 45−50 45−50

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 55−60 55−60
Battlefield 5 124 124
Counter-Strike 2 120−130 120−130
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 45−50
Far Cry 5 83 83
Fortnite 153 153
Forza Horizon 4 108 108
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85 85
Valorant 150−160 150−160

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 55−60 55−60
Battlefield 5 102 102
Counter-Strike 2 120−130 120−130
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250 240−250
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 45−50
Dota 2 110−120 110−120
Far Cry 5 76 76
Fortnite 106 106
Forza Horizon 4 101 101
Grand Theft Auto V 77 77
Metro Exodus 48 48
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70 70
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72 72
Valorant 150−160 150−160

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 93 93
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 45−50
Dota 2 110−120 110−120
Far Cry 5 71 71
Forza Horizon 4 82 82
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49 49
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44 44
Valorant 150−160 150−160

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 80 80

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50 45−50
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160 150−160
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40 35−40
Metro Exodus 28 28
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 170−180 170−180

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65 60−65
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 21−24
Far Cry 5 45−50 45−50
Forza Horizon 4 50−55 50−55
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35 30−35

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 50−55 50−55

4K
High

Atomic Heart 16−18 16−18
Counter-Strike 2 20−22 20−22
Grand Theft Auto V 57 57
Metro Exodus 18 18
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27 27
Valorant 110−120 110−120

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 37 37
Counter-Strike 2 20−22 20−22
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 9−10
Dota 2 70−75 70−75
Far Cry 5 26 26
Forza Horizon 4 41 41
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18 18

4K
Epic

Fortnite 23 23

This is how Pro W5700 and RX 580 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5700 is 55% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W5700 is 51% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W5700 is 49% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.78 20.99
Recency 19 November 2019 18 April 2017
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 185 Watt

Pro W5700 has a 61% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

RX 580, on the other hand, has 10% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5700 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580 is a desktop one.

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