Arc A580 vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Place in the ranking	307	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	82
Power efficiency	14.41	12.06
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Navi 14	DG2-512
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2019 (5 years ago)	10 October 2023 (1 year 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	1536	3072
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1450 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	139.2	384.0
Floating-point processing power	4.454 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	96	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	512.0 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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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.

Pro 5500M 17.56

Arc A580 30.27
+72.4%

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 5500M 6774

Arc A580 11677
+72.4%

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.

Pro 5500M 14725

Arc A580 35210
+139%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro 5500M 10399

Arc A580 27574
+165%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro 5500M 65776

Arc A580 113974
+73.3%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro 5500M 364184

Arc A580 593548
+63%

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 HD	56 −87.5%	105 +87.5%
1440p	54 −1.9%	55 +1.9%
4K	27 −22.2%	33 +22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−60.7%

45−50
+60.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −158%	103 +158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −193%	85 +193%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −129%	130−140 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −133%	80−85 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −117%	85−90 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −113%	100−110 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −75.9%	190−200 +75.9%
Hitman 3	30−35 −162%	85−90 +162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −96.6%	170−180 +96.6%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −115%	130−140 +115%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75 −26.7%	95−100 +26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −166%	150−160 +166%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −55.3%	130−140 +55.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −155%	102 +155%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −152%	73 +152%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −129%	130−140 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 −68%	80−85 +68%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −117%	85−90 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −113%	100−110 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −75.9%	190−200 +75.9%
Hitman 3	30−35 −162%	85−90 +162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −96.6%	170−180 +96.6%
Metro Exodus	32 −309%	130−140 +309%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 −86.3%	95−100 +86.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −269%	214 +269%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −110%	85−90 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −55.3%	130−140 +55.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −60%	64 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −121%	64 +121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35 −140%	80−85 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −117%	85−90 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +28.7%	87 −28.7%
Hitman 3	30−35 −162%	85−90 +162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −25.3%	109 +25.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −205%	177 +205%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −74.4%	68 +74.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +41.7%	60 −41.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−75.9%

95−100
+75.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −138%	80−85 +138%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −137%	60−65 +137%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −200%	54 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −240%	51 +240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −158%	45−50 +158%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −140%	45−50 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −140%	230−240 +140%
Hitman 3	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −142%	87 +142%
Metro Exodus	41 −122%	91 +122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −282%	130 +282%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −175%	55 +175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	115 −72.2%	190−200 +72.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−106%

70−75
+106%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −147%	40−45 +147%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Hitman 3	12−14 −162%	30−35 +162%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −109%	180−190 +109%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −200%	50−55 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −259%	61 +259%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −250%	35 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −233%	30 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −133%	56 +133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −284%	73 +284%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −286%	27 +286%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−131%

35−40
+131%

This is how Pro 5500M and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 88% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 2% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 22% 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 Pro 5500M is 42% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 309% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 5500M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
Arc A580 is ahead in 64 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.56	30.27
Recency	13 November 2019	10 October 2023
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	175 Watt

Pro 5500M has 105.9% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 72.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 5500M is a mobile workstation card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.

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