Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile Refresh vs Radeon RX 580 2048SP
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 341 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 38 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.42 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | TU104B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 15 October 2018 (7 years ago) | 8 June 2020 (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 | 2048 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 1168 MHz | 1035 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1284 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 164.4 | 296.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.259 TFLOPS | 9.492 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 4 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 448.0 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 October 2018 | 8 June 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 110 Watt |
RTX 5000 Mobile Refresh has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 17% more advanced lithography process, and 36% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 2048SP and Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile Refresh. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop graphics card while Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile Refresh is a mobile workstation one.
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