Radeon Pro 580X vs NVS 5200M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 5200M and Radeon Pro 580X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

NVS 5200M
2012
1 GB DDR3, 25 Watt
1.29

Pro 580X outperforms NVS 5200M by a whopping 1385% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1037293
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.628.97
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF117Polaris 20
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)18 March 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 cores962304
Core clock speed625 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors585 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00172.8
Floating-point processing power0.24 TFLOPS5.53 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs16144

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXMPCIe 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 amount1 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.

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

NVS 5200M 1.29
Pro 580X 19.16
+1385%

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.

NVS 5200M 508
Pro 580X 7540
+1384%

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.

NVS 5200M 2169
Pro 580X 35758
+1549%

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 HD11
−1355%
160−170
+1355%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Fortnite 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1344%
130−140
+1344%
Valorant 30−35
−1371%
500−550
+1371%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−1329%
400−450
+1329%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Dota 2 16−18
−1371%
250−260
+1371%
Fortnite 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1344%
130−140
+1344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Valorant 30−35
−1371%
500−550
+1371%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Dota 2 16−18
−1371%
250−260
+1371%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1344%
130−140
+1344%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Valorant 30−35
−1371%
500−550
+1371%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Valorant 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1367%
220−230
+1367%
Valorant 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

This is how NVS 5200M and Pro 580X compete in popular games:

  • Pro 580X is 1355% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.29 19.16
Recency 1 June 2012 18 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 150 Watt

NVS 5200M has 500% lower power consumption.

Pro 580X, on the other hand, has a 1385.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 580X is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 5200M in performance tests.

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