Radeon RX 5500M vs GeForce GTX 580M SLI

Place in the ranking	435	360
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.25	11.74
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	N12E-GTX2	Navi 14
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	7 October 2019 (5 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 cores	768	1408
Core clock speed	620 MHz	1375 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1645 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	85 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	144.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	88

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).

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	224.0 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2.131

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.

GTX 580M SLI 10.48

RX 5500M 14.42
+37.6%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 580M SLI 6106

RX 5500M 16476
+170%

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:

900p	76 −31.6%	100−110 +31.6%
Full HD	91 +59.6%	57 −59.6%
1200p	81 −35.8%	110−120 +35.8%
1440p	40−45 −40%	56 +40%
4K	18−20 −50%	27 +50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−244%

55
+244%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −79.2%	43 +79.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −273%	56 +273%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −48.4%	45−50 +48.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −165%	53 +165%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −169%	43 +169%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −43.5%	30−35 +43.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −39.3%	35−40 +39.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −38.8%	90−95 +38.8%
Hitman 3	18−20 −205%	58 +205%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −165%	146 +165%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −50%	45−50 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −104%	57 +104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −39.4%	45−50 +39.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −168%	169 +168%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −73.3%	26 +73.3%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −9.7%	34 +9.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −140%	48 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −106%	33 +106%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −43.5%	30−35 +43.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −39.3%	35−40 +39.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −38.8%	90−95 +38.8%
Hitman 3	18−20 −205%	58 +205%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −162%	144 +162%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −12.5%	36 +12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −85.7%	52 +85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −148%	82 +148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −25.9%	30−35 +25.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −167%	168 +167%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −29.2%	31 +29.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +7.1%	14 −7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −30%	26 +30%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −87.5%	30 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −43.5%	30−35 +43.5%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −38.8%	90−95 +38.8%
Hitman 3	18−20 −163%	50 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −25.5%	69 +25.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −118%	72 +118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −66.7%	45 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +186%	22 −186%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−92.9%

54
+92.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −184%	54 +184%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −66.7%	10 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −62.2%	70−75 +62.2%
Hitman 3	12−14 −154%	33 +154%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −162%	55 +162%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −213%	47 +213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −92.3%	24−27 +92.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −159%	163 +159%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−135%

40
+135%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −222%	29 +222%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Hitman 3	6−7 −50%	9 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −51.2%	65 +51.2%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −250%	28 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−122%

20
+122%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

RX 5500M is 32% faster in 900p
GTX 580M SLI is 60% faster in 1080p
RX 5500M is 36% faster in 1200p
RX 5500M is 40% faster in 1440p
RX 5500M is 50% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M SLI is 186% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5500M is 273% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 580M SLI is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
RX 5500M is ahead in 70 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.48	14.42
Recency	6 January 2011	7 October 2019
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	85 Watt

RX 5500M has a 37.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 17.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 580M SLI in performance tests.

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