Radeon Pro 580 vs GeForce 920M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 920M with Radeon Pro 580, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 920M
2015
4 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
1.87

Pro 580 outperforms 920M by a whopping 974% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking907270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.949.30
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK208BPolaris 20
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)5 June 2017 (7 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3842304
Core clock speed954 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors915 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate30.53172.8
Floating-point processing power0.7327 TFLOPS5.53 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs32144

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1695 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s217.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 920M 1.87
Pro 580 20.09
+974%

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.

GeForce 920M 720
Pro 580 7753
+977%

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.

GeForce 920M 3697
Pro 580 37723
+920%

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.

GeForce 920M 3215
Pro 580 43856
+1264%

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 HD15
−967%
160−170
+967%
4K9
−956%
95−100
+956%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
Hitman 3 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−959%
180−190
+959%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−956%
95−100
+956%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−900%
350−400
+900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
−967%
160−170
+967%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
Hitman 3 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−959%
180−190
+959%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−956%
95−100
+956%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−959%
180−190
+959%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−900%
350−400
+900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
Hitman 3 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−959%
180−190
+959%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−956%
95−100
+956%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−900%
40−45
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−900%
350−400
+900%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Hitman 3 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

This is how GeForce 920M and Pro 580 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 580 is 967% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 580 is 956% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 20.09
Recency 13 March 2015 5 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt

GeForce 920M has 354.5% lower power consumption.

Pro 580, on the other hand, has a 974.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 920M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 920M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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